Hello,
I recently purchased two Yaqi Badger brushes: the 24 mm HMW Silvertip with Aqua Handle, and 26 mm 2-band Mocha with Mocha Handle. I have used each brush about 6 times.
The 2-band is wonderful. It retains heat and feels like a cloudy pillow massaging the face. The HMW Silvertip, however, is a bit of an enigma. After soaking, each hair stands erect, almost quill-like. The tips were extremely sharp for the first two or three lathering cycles, too sharp for face lathering. Now, it can be used for some scrubbing but the poking sensation is not completely gone. I would imagine that consistent use would cause irritation. Will this eventually break-in?
I can scrub with my Omega 49 without any issues. Shouldn’t the Silvertip be softer than the boar and the two band? Incidentally, it is softer than the other brushes in the dry state, but soaking doesn’t seem to cause the hairs to relax as much as with the other brushes.
Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
I recently purchased two Yaqi Badger brushes: the 24 mm HMW Silvertip with Aqua Handle, and 26 mm 2-band Mocha with Mocha Handle. I have used each brush about 6 times.
The 2-band is wonderful. It retains heat and feels like a cloudy pillow massaging the face. The HMW Silvertip, however, is a bit of an enigma. After soaking, each hair stands erect, almost quill-like. The tips were extremely sharp for the first two or three lathering cycles, too sharp for face lathering. Now, it can be used for some scrubbing but the poking sensation is not completely gone. I would imagine that consistent use would cause irritation. Will this eventually break-in?
I can scrub with my Omega 49 without any issues. Shouldn’t the Silvertip be softer than the boar and the two band? Incidentally, it is softer than the other brushes in the dry state, but soaking doesn’t seem to cause the hairs to relax as much as with the other brushes.
Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
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