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Seraphim's brush bristle enhancer (patents pending)
OK, so I was thinking about going out and dropping some coin on a different brush. So, I read all the reviews, feedbacks, etc, etc.
One thing that seem to differentiate a really nice brush is bristle density (OK there are plenty of other things too, but let's concentrate on just this for now, OK?).
So, I bring my tried and true $45 Kingsley back to my laboratory to see what I could come up with....
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What I did was to take two rubber O-rings, and slip them up over the handle to slightly choke up the brush bristles (see pics below). This resulted in a tighter brush with higher density.
So if bristle density can be defined as inversely proportional to the radius of the brush we have for the standard Kingsley a 3" diameter (1.5" radius), which gives us 1/1.5^2=0.44 BDUs(Bristle Density Units).
That same brush, with the Seraphim bristle enhancer unit installed now has a diameter of 2.5" (1.25" radius), which gives us 1/1.25^2=0.64 BDUs, a 45% increase in bristle density!
I suppose this all depends on a person's taste, but I like a brush that puts the lather where I want it to go, not to splay out and coat my earlobes, nose, and other non-shaving areas with lather. Test run this morning showed a very nice performance improvement. Whipped up the Valobra like a champ and put it on my face where I wanted it to go.
I give this product a full endorsement! The guy who invented it must be some kind of genius or something!:w
Kits are available by Paypaling me $29.95. A bargain compared to what you'd have to spend on a high quality Plisson!
Or, you can simply go down to the hardware store plumbing section and pick up some O-rings for about 25 cents.:p
The beauty of it is that if you don't like the feel of it, you can either remove the O-ring and get your original brush back, or add another O-ring (or smaller diameter O rings) to firm it up even more.
This may also allow for personal taste depending on what lather you are going to use: some fiolks prefer a stiff brush for soaps, and a floppier one for creams. Add some rings for the soaps, or take them off for the creams, one brush can do it all!
