Thread: Gents, what exactly is Super Badger?

Hello all, I have used a Vulfix Super Badger brush for some time now but never really put much thought into the grade of hair in the knot. I was doing some browsing today and read that super badger is actually pure badger hair at a higher grade? Is this true or does it come from a different part of the fur than pure? I can clearly distinguish the difference in my pure badger brush and my super badger. The super is much softer and whips a better lather, slower than my pure, but thicker. Any thoughts? I know this is getting down to minute details that shouldn't really matter but I am a little confused on what the "actual" difference is between pure and super. Thanks, Jeremy-

I think you'd have to check out what the manufacturers definitoin of grades is/are. Seems like each company has their own grading system for badger. One company's super badger is going to be another companys super duper badger. I'm sure some of the more experienced gents around the forum will have a better answer.

Michael

Well I'll tell you, when superman came here a badger stowed away on his ship and you'll see that little fella flying around meting out justice to folks who don't treat those critters right.

It's just a name a manufacturer came up with. There are few standards so you just need to know what every outfit calls their various grades. It usually refers to silvertip.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Well I'll tell you, when superman came here a badger stowed away on his ship and you'll see that little fella flying around meting out justice to folks who don't treat those critters right.

LOL I was thinking about the same thing...

Ya heard of Mighty Mouse right??? well his cousin is Super Badger

I think that we have all forgotten about underdog. He was later entered into the CIA interspecies breeding program. You see it takes many sources to provide the quantity that we require.

As was said before check the manufacturer. for some it is just three band, others it refers to a grading and others it refers to a treatment.

A limited group of manufacturers also use this term do describe their organic, live harvested hairs from the perineal area of intergalactic purple people eaters.

Up up & away !

Ah, but we do have fun here

The SImpson's 'Super' was the top of the line with the 'Best' being the next down on the scale. Many prefer the Best to the Simpson Super.

Rooney's top of the line was the "Finest" and their next tier was the Heritage followed by the Super below that in the pecking order. Rumor is that the Finest is a thing of the past as Lee Sabini can't get that bristle anymore and won't compromise the quality. I don't know if that is correct.

Plisson calls their top of the line the 'High Mountain White' with the European White second in line and the European Gray and Pure Badger on down the line. One of my favorite brushes in the world is a Plisson Pure that I bought second hand from a forum member. I use it more than my HMW.

I don't know about other brands but they all seem to have their own nomenclature. Too bad it isn't more standardized but they all seem to get what they can when they can so one year to the next the grades may be the same in name only.

Yeah, it gets confusing. MY Kent BK8 is "Pure Badger," but is certainly silvertip.

Originally Posted by pcb01

Yeah, it gets confusing. MY Kent BK8 is "Pure Badger," but is certainly silvertip.

Kent is another case altogether. They label their brushes "Pure Badger" to indicate that the brush is composed only of badger hair. Some brushes have knots made of a combination of badger hair and boar bristle. Just check the price to determine the grade of hair in a Kent branded brush.

Well, I am just as confused as I was before but I appreciate the serious answers, as well as the entertaining superhero answers too! I do see now that the different makers all have different grading systems and so on. I think I'll just appreciate my brushes for what they are, not what they are called.