Head Latherers: What brush do you recommend?

[bmilcs]

I've been looking at the Semogue line of brushes; Pure Badgers sound great for face and head lathering.

What's your weapon of choice? Any recommendations? My only real experience with brushes is with the B&B Essentials Boar Brush and a lousy, floppy Col Conk Pure Badger with a 30 lb handle.

 

[ajc347]

Silvertip / Best / Super is the best way to go IMHO.

I find that big brushes make head shaving considerable easier as they allow me to generate enough lather to do both my face and head with ease.

 

[Dirk-Lerxst-Pratt]

There is no perfect brush for both face and head lathering. I happen to prefer slightly bigger brushes, so it makes covering the real estate faster.

 

[cpacamper]

There is no perfect brush for both face and head lathering. I happen to prefer slightly bigger brushes, so it makes covering the real estate faster.

YMMV, becuase I prefer smaller brushes.

What works on my face well seems to work real well on my head.

 

[Reevers]

What works on my face well seems to work real well on my head.

+1 At the moment my whole routine is dictated by my face, I might try and mix it up in the future?

 

[Khelben]

Another vote for using the same brush you use on your face. I shave both face and head at the same time, so why add the complication of preparing a second brush during a shave session?

 

[Face&Head]

While it's a personal choice, I wouldn't use a prickly pure on my head unless I had some reason to look like like I'd just lost a fight with an angry cat. I too favor a larger brush for the job; L to R, Kent BK 12, Shavemac XXL and custom M&F. For a more all purpose brush that does the job well, the Kent BK 8 is excellent. I should add that when I'm shaving my head, I use these monsters to do my face as well. Any of them fully loaded will produce enough lather to cover a good sized barn.

 

[MaxP]

I don't care for prickly or moppy brushes.

That said, whatever I use on my face works just fine on my head.

 

[Graybeard57]

Omega B&B boar, or the Omega 10049 boar.

 

[Rothman]

I bounce between a Prorasso professional boar (Large Omega) and a 28mm finest from TGN. I have tried smaller brushes but the large guys are far easier.

 

[Mandina]

I prefer more scrub on my scalp (so I use an Omega boar) than on my face (I use a Muhle HJM black fibre), though the latter works fine on my head. I'm sure that a bigger brush would be an advantage for head shaving.

 

[ironfisted]

I tend to use the same brush for both face and head but I'm less likely to use a floppy brush like my WSP High Mountain White for my head. I really love the M&F Chief for my head these days, with a TGN silvertip as my second choice.