I am interested in hearing about your experiences with the "Longevity" of synthetic shaving brushes in general, and especially the MÜHLE Travel Brush (Silvertip Fiber), see
muhleshaving.com
I already have this brush, but never used it much. I found it too small, and I am no fan of synthetic brushes, so acquiring this brush was kind of a mistake in the first place.
But now that I have it, I might as well use it, and the obvious occasion is for traveling of course. I have so far carried a smaller boar when traveling, but I would like to cut down volume to an absolute minimum, and I concede that synthetics have advantages when traveling.
What I'd like to know more specifically, is your experience with "longevity", of this brush in particular, but also with synthetic brushes more generally, given that I have virtually no experience with these.
Does it just "keep going", or do they start to shed after a couple of years use, or do they get more floppy, or do the hairs start to pierce the skin (I am really suspicious of synthetics ..!) ...?? Or, do they get better over time, like boars..?
Any feedback is welcome -- on this MÜHLE Travel brush in particular, but also on synthetic shaving brushes more generally, though in this specific "longevity" regard.
Just to avoid an overload of information and discussion:
I already know that some of the great advantages of synthetics are that they need no breaking in, do not need soaking before use, dry fast after use, and are generally very robust. I also know that many people like them not only because of this, but also because they are very soft, and very cheap compared to badgers.
As far as I am concerned, this is all fine, YMMV. For me however, the very idea of a synthetic brush has no appeal at all, "there is anough plastic in the world already" as I like to rhetorically put it. I generally prefer a "natural" brush, and have stuck to boars and badgers through all my years as a wet shaving hobbyist.
So we do not even need to get into a broader debate about whether "to synth or not". But I concede that for the purpose of travel, a small synthetic brush has advantages which have convinced me to try one out in that context.
And so, to reiterate, what I specifically want to know, is how synthetics in general, and this travel brush more specifically, behave over time, with use ... hence "Longevity" in my title.
MÜHLE Travel Silver Anodized Aluminum Silvertip Fiber Travel Shaving Brush
The high-quality synthetic Fibers represent a world first of our own invention. We offer a synthetically produced premium quality whose material characteristics are analogous to those of the precious natural hair, silvertip badger.
I already have this brush, but never used it much. I found it too small, and I am no fan of synthetic brushes, so acquiring this brush was kind of a mistake in the first place.
But now that I have it, I might as well use it, and the obvious occasion is for traveling of course. I have so far carried a smaller boar when traveling, but I would like to cut down volume to an absolute minimum, and I concede that synthetics have advantages when traveling.
What I'd like to know more specifically, is your experience with "longevity", of this brush in particular, but also with synthetic brushes more generally, given that I have virtually no experience with these.
Does it just "keep going", or do they start to shed after a couple of years use, or do they get more floppy, or do the hairs start to pierce the skin (I am really suspicious of synthetics ..!) ...?? Or, do they get better over time, like boars..?
Any feedback is welcome -- on this MÜHLE Travel brush in particular, but also on synthetic shaving brushes more generally, though in this specific "longevity" regard.
Just to avoid an overload of information and discussion:
I already know that some of the great advantages of synthetics are that they need no breaking in, do not need soaking before use, dry fast after use, and are generally very robust. I also know that many people like them not only because of this, but also because they are very soft, and very cheap compared to badgers.
As far as I am concerned, this is all fine, YMMV. For me however, the very idea of a synthetic brush has no appeal at all, "there is anough plastic in the world already" as I like to rhetorically put it. I generally prefer a "natural" brush, and have stuck to boars and badgers through all my years as a wet shaving hobbyist.
So we do not even need to get into a broader debate about whether "to synth or not". But I concede that for the purpose of travel, a small synthetic brush has advantages which have convinced me to try one out in that context.
And so, to reiterate, what I specifically want to know, is how synthetics in general, and this travel brush more specifically, behave over time, with use ... hence "Longevity" in my title.
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