Utilize our Shaving Brush, which was created expressly to increase lather and maximise the effects of shaving cream, to get the most out of your shaving regimen. This is the perfect accouterment to our Softening Shaving Cream because it is extremely pleasant to the touch and manufactured from FSC wood.
By using a shaving brush to create the ideal lather, you can soften and lift that beard. Browse our NEWEST and TOP 10 Shaving Brushes. Boar hair, horse hair, Silvertip badger, Super badger, Best badger, Pure badger, and Synthetic are some of the several types of badger hair.
Why You Should Use A Shave Brush
Brushes reach the area below your facial hair, allowing shaving cream or soap to fully penetrate and shield your skin from the razor. Brushes assist in creating a fantastic lather with the shaving cream that will soften the hair much more than just using your hands, resulting in a smoother shave with no razor burn or tugging.
Brushes aid in raising facial hair so that it can be thoroughly removed by the razor. This will considerably lessen the number of ingrowns. Using your hand usually results in a poorer shave since you push the hair down. Brushes assist remove minute particles of dirt and dead skin from the dermis, making your skin cleaner before you shave.
Brush Basics
Hair Type
There are several different kinds of shaving brushes, including synthetic, horse hair, boar, and badger. The hair of the badger is a bit softer and holds water better than the others, making for an excellent lather and shave. Of course, there are varying levels of badger, but any of them will provide you the greatest shaving brush experience possible.
Brush Life
Although there are several factors at play, all but the most affordable shave brushes ought to last you for several years of regular usage. Some extremely expensive brushes may last a lifetime, but most will begin to function noticeably worse after five to ten years.
A good brush will stop shedding after 10 to 15 shavings, but a new brush always sheds initially. After shaving, the brush needs to be properly cared for. Use the shave stand while keeping the bristles down.
Knot & Loft Size
Each shaving brush has a unique size. The knot size, which is the knot’s base diameter, and the loft height, which is the distance between the knot’s base and top, are the two most important factors. As you might expect, longer hair will feel softer, but the thickness of the hair can also affect this. While some people favour a large loft, others favour a smaller one. However, big diameter knot brushes with a high loft are typically softer and more expensive than the smaller brushes. Ultimately, it all boils down to personal opinion.
Badger Hair Shaving Brushes
The best brushes are badger brushes because they have softer bristles that hold more water, produce better lather, and are more opulent overall. Badger brushes come in a wide range of pricing ranges and quality levels.
Synthetic Shaving Brushes
Traditionalists often dislike synthetic brushes since they are more recent to the market and because of this, but they have made major advancements in recent years and may eventually be competitive with boar and badger brushes.
The use of synthetic brushes is gradually gaining prominence.
Boar Bristle Shaving Brushes
The least expensive type of brush often has dense, stiff bristles. They produce a lower-quality lather and contain less water than badger brushes, although as was already said, they are less expensive.
Due to the lesser quality, we don’t sell boar shaving brushes at Cut Throat Club. Simply put, they fall short of the high calibre standards we set for ourselves.
Horse Hair Shaving Brushes
Horse hair brushes are also available, but they are far less frequent. They are often only used if the other brush kinds cause an allergic reaction in you. Before making a choice, you should think about your needs in terms of quality, bristle stiffness, and cost.
Boar
The most typical brushes seen in mass market establishments like medicine stores and supermarkets are boar hair brushes, sometimes known as “natural bristle” brushes. Most of these brushes are not made very well, and it usually takes more effort to get a good lather out of them. That does not mean, however, that all boar hair brushes are poor quality. On the contrary, a well-made boar hair brush will last for years and perform admirably once it has had time to break in. Although you can use them with shaving creams as well, they work particularly well with shaving soaps. These brushes are occasionally coloured to resemble brushes made of badger hair.
