I was wondering after finally getting a decent Boar brush, an Omega 10048, how many others use primarily badger brush(s) for creams and primarily boar brush(s) for soaps?
Badger for creams, Boar for soaps?
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I've thought about getting a boar brush to try on soaps, but still haven't gotten around to it. So as of now, badger for both cream and soap, with the intention of trying a boar.
I only use a badger. I would purchase a boar, but do not see why I need one. A good badger brush should be able to lather on creams and soaps.
Use my Rooney 1/1 for soaps.
OldSaw
The wife's investment
I use both.
I have three different badger brushes, and they all seem to work great with most soaps. But my Il Ceppo "real" badger brush, which is probably just a high grade "pure", may be the best of the lot in terms of function -- it makes tons of fantastic lather in seconds from any soap with which I have tried it.
I use a Rooney Emillion for everything. It is the ONLY badger brush I will own. I also have a collection of EJ synthetics. Both types of brush are excellent for either soap or cream.
I find boar hair too "scrubby" and it ends up irritating my face, especially if I face lather.
I only have a badger brush, but thinking of buying a boar brush. Sometime I do have a bit of a problem to get a good lathe with different soaps but that's because of the water/soap combination NOT the brush.
Marc
Marc
I've got both. I find that because the boar bristles are stiffer, you can "charge" the brush quicker when using a soap. Definitely doesn't mean you can't do it with a badger brush- and it doesn't take much more time either. The benefit is limited, but having said that, I always reach for my boar brush when I'm lathering on soap so that probably says something there.
Beaverboy- maybe if you tried "painting" the lather on using sort of the top/side of the brush rather than using the traditional scrubbing motion that people use when using a badger you may find things more comfortable. That's how I do it- maybe it'll work for you.
Beaverboy- maybe if you tried "painting" the lather on using sort of the top/side of the brush rather than using the traditional scrubbing motion that people use when using a badger you may find things more comfortable. That's how I do it- maybe it'll work for you.
A rooney finest will do any soap no matter how hard. I had use boar and badger and IMHO the little creature outperform the boar. It all comes to finding the right badger hair for your needs
Right now I only have a badger,...some day I may get boar.
I have 3 Omega boars as well as the Semogue 730 silver tip. Agreed the badger is the supreme one in my collection, but somehow I end up reaching out for the Omega every time.
I am a cream guy who only face lathers.
Nice poll btw.
I am a cream guy who only face lathers.
Nice poll btw.
I just use a badger on creams and soaps. i have an old cheap wilkinson sword boar that is very coarse. It does the job but is no way near as good as my £18 Taylors shaving brush.
I agree that a decent not particularly expensive badger brush should be able to lather both soap & cream. Also the badger retains heat better than a boar.
I agree that a decent not particularly expensive badger brush should be able to lather both soap & cream. Also the badger retains heat better than a boar.
I have only used a boar brush and one soap so far but I imagine both would be fine for whichever you want to use
for me it's badger for cream and soft soaps - Proraso and the like
and for hard soaps it's a badger/boar mix
just to be awkward
and for hard soaps it's a badger/boar mix
just to be awkward
Bofus ub dem.
marty
marty
Never thought I'd do it but I've gone over to badger brushes exclusively.. Usually use my silvertips for glycerin triple-milled (Trumpers) and melt-n-pour (Ogallala, TGQ, etc.) type soaps and my B&B Essential for the tallow soaps.
