Hey all,

For personal reasons I tried to use a synthetic material brush but I'm finding it very hard to get good lather with it. I've tried soaking the brush in hot water for a couple minutes, I've used the 3-finger hold for loading the brush and also for applying on my face and I pre-soak the soap in warm/hot water before loading. I either get a really dry lather or I spend ages to get something that's creamy and thick but which dries out rather quickly (I'm not the fastest shaver in the West either...).

Which brush do you recommend? If there is a high quality synthetic brush I'd prefer to give that a go but if no such option exists then I'll go for a badger/boar brush.

If you think my lather issues are not because of the brush but something else then I'm all ears!

Many thanks!