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I picked this brush up from Old Dominion Soap company. Having exclusively used badger hair brushes, I thought I'd give a synthetic a try, and this one was available cheaply. I know when comparing a badger brush to a nylon brush, you aren't really comparing apples to apples, but I have to say, I did expect a bit more from this brush.
Clearly, if you are sensitive to animal rights issues or wish to limit your use of animal products, a synthetic brush is the way to go. However, this brush isn't even in the same category as a badger hair brush. That being said, the nylon tips are softer than I expected, and the brush is fairly dense for something under $20.
The brush itself does hold a little more water that I expected, but the water it does hold drips all over the place. Shaking the brush to get rid of excess water is of no use; I still end up with it dripping down my arm after soaking. When wet, the tips clump together into a single, solid mass with no spread at all.
Lathering is a bit of a pain. While I could create plenty of "suds" with my Mama Bear's shaving soap, that's about as far as I could get. Nowhere near the super-saturated, luxuriously slick lather I create with my Shavemac badger brush.
Cleaning the brush after a shave is also a pain. No matter how much I rinse, I'm still left with a soap residue that I have to physically work out of the brush under running water.
I wouldn't recommend this brush. It's the only experience I've really had with synthetic brushes and probably the last. Nylon, in my book, just doesn't seem to cut it by any means.
Clearly, if you are sensitive to animal rights issues or wish to limit your use of animal products, a synthetic brush is the way to go. However, this brush isn't even in the same category as a badger hair brush. That being said, the nylon tips are softer than I expected, and the brush is fairly dense for something under $20.
The brush itself does hold a little more water that I expected, but the water it does hold drips all over the place. Shaking the brush to get rid of excess water is of no use; I still end up with it dripping down my arm after soaking. When wet, the tips clump together into a single, solid mass with no spread at all.
Lathering is a bit of a pain. While I could create plenty of "suds" with my Mama Bear's shaving soap, that's about as far as I could get. Nowhere near the super-saturated, luxuriously slick lather I create with my Shavemac badger brush.
Cleaning the brush after a shave is also a pain. No matter how much I rinse, I'm still left with a soap residue that I have to physically work out of the brush under running water.
I wouldn't recommend this brush. It's the only experience I've really had with synthetic brushes and probably the last. Nylon, in my book, just doesn't seem to cut it by any means.
