Thread: Semogue boar brush scent

Few hours ago I recived my first Semogue 830 boar brush.
First that I fell when opened the package was a very fine scent not usual smell of the boar.
So anybody have idea what kind of scent could that be?

I would imagine when it was sanitized they also sprayed it with some deodorizer of some kind. Most brushes whether badger or boar have a smell to them from the animal while new so if it doesn't they played with it.

Wait until you get the chance to smell a new badger brush. As someone once described the smell as "weasel Butt". Hmmm sounds grand dont it!

Originally Posted by king1976

Few hours ago I recived my first Semogue 830 boar brush.
First that I fell when opened the package was a very fine scent not usual smell of the boar.
So anybody have idea what kind of scent could that be?

I had a Semogue LE that smelled very nice as well. I wondered if that would become a standard practice. If it is, I think it's a fantastic move. However, when it was used, some of the funk still came through. It is a nice little "value added" feature of Semogue boars, IMO, though.

I'm getting ready for another purchase (Semogue 1250) as a matter of fact

My 1305 smelled great until I first used it. And the black dye on my Semogue also ran for about 3 or 4 rinsings with soap.

I just got a new Semogue 830 as well. The smell from the box is not an animal smell and not unpleasant, so I would think that it is some kind of deodorant or sanitizer smell. It should wash off after a few uses, right?

Anyway, I can't wait to get up tomorrow and give this puppy a try!

I too had been prepared to have to deal with both the smell and the process of "defunkifying" a new boar brush. But such was not the case with separate buys of Marvy's #5 aka Omega 80005 beechwood handled boar brushes. Both arrived without any stink at all. (The second was a presento for my youngest son who is a face latherer using a Shavemac brush.)

Been breaking mine in for the last few weeks and have found it to be a marked departure from my ugly memories of almost 50 years ago with a short lived stint with a porcupine errr boar brush. It was terrible. This Marvy/Omega is both nothing like that of decades ago and an interesting diversion from my standard use 2002 Shavemac 23mm silvertip custom thuja wood and 2007 Rooney 22mm super 2/1 faux ivory brushes. As an aside I've never experienced the new badger brush "weasel butt" stink alluded to in an earlier post either.

I must say that my Semogue LE was sweet smelling too. "Ho hum", I thought, "it'll honk when I get it wet", but no, it was fine. The dye bled for a few latherings though, but that was no problem as I wasn't using it for shaving, just running in and trying to encourage the bristle tips to start splitting. I can't find the reference now, but I seem to remember reading that Semogue are preparing the bristles to avoid the boar brush smell, a refinement which they brought in about the same time as they upgraded the handle lacquer.

The foulest brush ever in terms of smell was an Omega Pro 49. It might as well have been made of skunk and needed multiple shampooings before it was housetrained.

Ladies and gentlemen:

I seem to recall my Semogue brushes, the boars and the silvertip, held less than the usual pungent smell of animal hair. I would assume, then, they were sanitized and the smell somewhat removed.

Yet, I still prefer to let the pungent smell of a new brush wear off naturally. For me, the process is part of the colorful ritual in the world of traditional wet shaving.

Regards,
Obie

Originally Posted by king1976

Few hours ago I recived my first Semogue 830 boar brush.
First that I fell when opened the package was a very fine scent not usual smell of the boar.
So anybody have idea what kind of scent could that be?

Sometimes the nature of a scent is in the nose of the beholder.