I started examining the older ways of shaving out of an overall interest in the older ways of doing things in general. At the moment, I am awaiting with anticipation the arrival of some shaving items including a Badger hair brush and a DE safety razor. Eventually, I will likely transition to a straight razor.
Meanwhile, I have retrieved from cold storage an old brush which I used years back and have been trying various techniques of pre-shave preparation. The tutorials on this site have been extremely helpful!
I believe the brush I am now using (pending the arrival of my badger brush) is horse hair. When I first bought it, is was advertised only as a "natural bristle brush". I found a Van der Hagen puck in the local chain drug store outlet to go with it. It's nice, but after trying the sample from the AOS store in Bellevue, WA, I will be purchasing one of their "gourmet" soaps in the next few days.
Meanwhile, I have retrieved from cold storage an old brush which I used years back and have been trying various techniques of pre-shave preparation. The tutorials on this site have been extremely helpful!
I believe the brush I am now using (pending the arrival of my badger brush) is horse hair. When I first bought it, is was advertised only as a "natural bristle brush". I found a Van der Hagen puck in the local chain drug store outlet to go with it. It's nice, but after trying the sample from the AOS store in Bellevue, WA, I will be purchasing one of their "gourmet" soaps in the next few days.