Boar Brush

[n2hql]

I've been wetshaving off and on for 45 years, using old spice or williams soap. I also have been using a boar brush all of that time. Would a badger brush make that much difference in my lather ?
I also plan to try some of the newer soaps, any suggestions?

 

[demaro]

I believe any decent brush badger or boar will make a decent lather , the exeption being a boar brush will do a better job on some of the italian soft soaps like Cella. With Proraso , either badger or boar works very well.

 

[nav]

I believe a broken boar will provide a better lather than a badger, with less work. There are some major differences in how the two hair hold the water and this is probably the critical factor that, for me, leads to a fantastic lather from boar brushes. I have actually been using badgers for 4 years and even though I have had many boars in that time, it's only recently I started using them on a daily basis and will continue to do so.

My current favourites are: Semogue 1305 and the Omega Premium boar.

 

[celestino]

It really depends on you. You may actually find the badger brush too soft depending on which one you get. Why not get yourself a new Semogue boar.
Mike's Natural, Mystic Water, and Jabonman soaps are fantastic ones and there are many more. Good luck.

 

[musicman1951]

I have both and my Kent BK8 badger makes lather faster and easier, but in the end you end up with the same thing.

 

[jsj_297]

Get an Omega Pro 49 boar, in which ever color you like. Their $9 at WCS, and with bandb Discount code 10% off, u save an entire 90 cents!!! Heres a link:
Oh yeah, the 10098 with the longer black handle, and the 20107 is my personal favorite. Hard to beat for 10 smackers!
http://www.westcoastshaving.com/Boar_c_78.html

 

[imfallen_angel]

I started with a few cheap brushes that were supposed to be boar, didn't like them, so went with a low price badger ...average size, and for a long time, absolutely loved it.

Then decided to get a big badger that was a bit higher in the price range, to see what a better quality would be like, found that it's great, but so big that it's floppy and I can cover half my face with it.

Then decided to try out an Omega (local store) (boar), and since then, I find it hard to use any other now.

The reason: the badgers are great, but compared to the badger, too soft, just no spine to them, I find that I have trouble making them work as well as the boar's now.

I do use my badgers once in a while still for the heck of it, but my go-to is my Omega boar. The other 2 boars I have aren't very good at all, so I do really use them anymore, but are handy for a good facial scrub.

 

[SAPed]

I get a consistently good lather from my Semogue 610 boar and Omega 31064 boar. I have one high end badger, a M&F style 2 size 1, and I struggle to get a good consistent lather with it. The handle is great, the tips feel great, but it just seems like it doesn't want to release the lather. If you have been with a VDH boar this whole time, maybe try a Semogue boar for a change of pace.