Thread: Silvertip and English Hard Soaps

I have a Vulfix 374 silvertip. I was wonder
how well silvertips work with the English
hard soaps such as Trumper's and Harris?

My Vulfix works very well with Tabac soap
and Williams Mug soap.

If a stiffer bristle would work better, then
would one of the Vulfix best badger be
sufficent?


Terry

I'm sure you'll be fine. Do you soak your cake (by filling the mug with hot water) before you use it? If it's a milled soap (rather than glycerine) then you can do that with no problem and it will soften the top layer so that you can use whatever brush you want. If it's a glycerine soap, that'll make the soap dissapear, so don't do it.

Silvertips work fine with hard soaps. They take a little longer to build a lather than the stiffer bristled brushes, but it's not *that* big of a deal, a stiff brush might build a lather in 30 secs where the soft silvertip might take a minute.

Thanks for the info guys.

I will order a cake of either
Trumper's or Harris and give
it a try. Now to decide which
scent.


Terry

I have a Vulfix 2234 which I'm finding is a bit too big and mop-like for using with hard soaps. It does work, it just ends up making a fair amount of mess as it splays out and flings lather everywhere.

I just bought (yesterday) a small Simpson Duke 2 in Best Badger for using with hard soaps and it's much better, it's small and "scrubby", and even when it flares out it's still pretty small.

Well I went ahead and ordered a cake
of Trumper's Rose soap and used it
this morning. I had no problem at all
getting lather with my Vulfix 374 silvertip.
No soaking of the soap was needed - just
a few swirls of the brush and presto - lots
of lather.



Terry

I find that bristle density has more to do with how well brushes work generally than grade of hair.

For example, I have a Vulfix 2197 in pure that is on the floppy side - it takes me longer to work up a lather with this brush than my other brushes - regardless of the soap/cream

My Simpson Rover in pure has a knot of about 20mm (possibly slightly smaller), is very dense and has a short loft - this makes it a great brush for hard soaps.

To get to your question, I have a Saville Row 22mm silvertip that is a great all around brush - increasingly my go to brush - between the lightbulb shape and dense bristles, this thing can make lather from a stone. While it may take a few more swirls to load the brush up with hard soap, I find that it takes less time to go from soap to lather with this brush than my Simpson in pure.

However, as with most things, YMMV. More to the point, any decent brush can make later from any soap/cream if used properly. For my taste, the Vulfix brushes are too floppy, as I prefer a stiffer/denser brush, regardless of the grade of hair.

Anyhow, just my $.02