Shave brushes

From ShaveWiki

The shave brush is the brush used to generate lather from a shaving soap or shaving cream.

Shaving brushes come in a few different materials, there are three main groups: badger, boar and synthetic. Boar brushes are generally firmer and pricklier than badger brushes and also usually quite cheap (~$5-15). Badger brushes are the type of brush most talked about on the traditional wet shaving forums, they come in various "grades" that look and feel different, in addition to being priced differently. Badger brushes start at about $10 and go all the way up to the Art of Shaving's $1200 silver handled shaving brush. Finally there are synthetic brushes which come in two groups, the cheaper one with nylon-like fibres which sell for about $10 and the more expensive ones which are often better built and sometimes have a blend of different fibres for about $40-50.

Shave brush handles are most often made of synthetic materials, the two most common colours are black (often called "ebony") and off-white (called "faux ivory" or similar). Less common materials include different types of wood and sometimes horn. Vintage shaving brushes may have handles made of genuine ivory or even porcelain.

See also

• Brands of Shave Brushes
• Shave Brush Hair Grades

External links

Shave brush basics video