The Brush: Basic Information Everyone Should Know

[TobyC]

Laundry day for real men!

 

[DesertIguana]

Brushes are simple, they make & apply lather to face.

Brushes are either FUNCTIONAL, or FUNCTIONAL FANCY.

Big QUESTION does Boar Hair come in Grades like USDA Meat, Select, Choice, Prime, and Super Great YUM YUM.

 

[adrian ivanovici]

Brushes are simple, they make & apply lather to face.

Brushes are either FUNCTIONAL, or FUNCTIONAL FANCY.

Big QUESTION does Boar Hair come in Grades like USDA Meat, Select, Choice, Prime, and Super Great YUM YUM.

Yes: you got unbleached, selected white fibers only, plisoft etc.

 

[DesertIguana]

Yes: you got unbleached, selected white fibers only, plisoft etc.

Well they are still functional but boring like $5.00 Boar.

Or functional n fancy like some of Highlands, or Chisle n Hound. Two name two.

Knott does the work.

 

[Mike Smart]

Boar is the best knot available
and on that note
I would go with Highlander all day long

 

[DesertIguana]

Boar is the best knot available
and on that note
I would go with Highlander all day long

Bleached, or UNBleached Boar?

 

[Mike Smart]

Bleached, or UNBleached Boar?

I like them all the scritcher the better

 

[DesertIguana]

What is best is what you like. Some people like Boar, some people like Synthetic, and last but only last is Badger.

Everyone has favorite material.

Knot does the work of making Lather, and Applying.

Handle is just a Knot holder, Handle Shape is what work BEST, and Feels best in your hand, making and applying lather.

JMHO

 

[Holyzeus]

You said something simple & truthful.

You’re quoting yourself

 

[DesertIguana]

My goof.

 

[Sideburns]

Wish I’d found this before buying some brushes. At the time of purchase, ignorance was bliss.

 

[DesertIguana]

I often wonder the Need for a $300.00 Zia’s Plus Brush.

This am I used my Free, gifted PAA Moon Stryker.

It Made Lather..

It Applied Lather.

it Exfolated Beard.

Same as my Omega 10019 Boar.

 

[Gairdner]

I often wonder the Need for a $300.00 Zia’s Plus Brush.

This am I used my Free, gifted PAA Moon Stryker.

It Made Lather..

It Applied Lather.

it Exfolated Beard.

Same as my Omega 10019 Boar.

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Never heard of Zia’s brushes. Expensive are they?

 

[TobyC]

No one "needs" the Mona Lisa, but many would pay dearly for the privilege.

 

[TobyC]

Bleached, or UNBleached Boar?

Unbleached is best, but both are good as long as they aren't overly processed. Thicker hair shafts are also preferred amongst boar aficionados.