Thread: Boar vs Badger Shaving Brushes Which is Best ?

I think it is kinda like asking which is better...Chevy or Ford.
Each will do the job...it comes down to personal preference.

Originally Posted by Chevhead

I think it is kinda like asking which is better...Chevy or Ford.
...

yeah because the answer is Dodge.










(there's one in every crowd)

I have been looking at Omega Professional boar brushes or maybe Vulfix Pure Grey Badger brush heck the price is right for both that I just get one of each.

Originally Posted by Giorgio

I have been looking at Omega Professional boar brushes or maybe Vulfix Pure Grey Badger brush heck the price is right for both that I just get one of each.

I have a Badger and Blade edition Omega brush, that I love using on Mitchells Wool Fat. I also have a couple of pricey badger brushes. They are nice, but the boars are my favorites, at a small fraction of the price.

I was just on a local website here in Canada that sells shaving products and noticed the newest shaving brushes made with horse hair. Has anyone tried yet the new horse hair shaving brush and how it compares to the traditional boar or badger brushes?

Originally Posted by Giorgio

I was just on a local website here in Canada that sells shaving products and noticed the newest shaving brushes made with horse hair. Has anyone tried yet the new horse hair shaving brush and how it compares to the traditional boar or badger brushes?

I tried one a year or so back, a Vie-Long at the lower end of the selection. My example was floppy, and went to live in the country ... I did read decent reviews before it was purchased, just seemed Vulfix to me .. so there's no horse (sp) here, but boars and badgers abound

But seriously after about 8 years of wetshaving I've only recently bought my first two badger brushes. They're both OK but they feel a little mushy to me, I prefer the coarser feel of a boar brush. Probably just personal preference but I'd say boar but I'm still test driving the badger. My front runner at the moment is a VDH boar that is just a tad too soft to remove paint from a car. I love it.

Hey now, I will stand for no badger bashing...

Now if you like it scritchy, try using one when the hair is still on the badger. You will get all the scritchiness that you can handle but they are a little hard to lather with.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

But seriously after about 8 years of wetshaving I've only recently bought my first two badger brushes. They're both OK but they feel a little mushy to me, I prefer the coarser feel of a boar brush. Probably just personal preference but I'd say boar but I'm still test driving the badger. My front runner at the moment is a VDH boar that is just a tad too soft to remove paint from a car. I love it.

Originally Posted by Giorgio

I was just on a local website here in Canada that sells shaving products and noticed the newest shaving brushes made with horse hair. Has anyone tried yet the new horse hair shaving brush and how it compares to the traditional boar or badger brushes?

Was looking at that too, probably from the same site.

Here's an SRP FORUM link that might be helpful: http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...xperience.html

Originally Posted by Giorgio

I have been looking at Omega Professional boar brushes or maybe Vulfix Pure Grey Badger brush heck the price is right for both that I just get one of each.

I have an Omega 10005 boar and it is a great brush. The knot is 24mm and the loft is 55mm.

Badger brushes to me are softer and more absorbent. My favorite brush, period is Finest Badger because I want more scritch than from the more expensive Silvertip Badger.