Ah, the mythical badger hair shaving brush. What is the reason for it’s popularity from London to Bombay?
Normally shaving brush bristles are made out of a nylon synthetic, boar’s hair, or badger hair. It’s your face, and your morning ritual takes a lot of time over the years, so the decision as to the one that is best for you is not to be taken lightly. Questions you should ask yourself if you are running a little comparison between the three are: How well does the brush hold water? How long will the brush last? How do the brush bristles feel on the skin of my face?
So let’s take these one at a time. First, water retention: as you might imagine a plastic brush is really terrible at holding water. The plastic actually seems to repel water and that’s pretty much the opposite of what you want when you’re trying to make a nice thick foam for your face. On the other hand, since it is real hair the boar’s hair brush does hold water better, being an organic material. The fact is though, that that there is very little debate among shaving aficionados as to the fact of the badger hair brush retaining water the most efficiently. Read the rest of this entry »









































