Thread: Synthetic superior to badger.

No need to rub it in, Lynn. I wasn't aware that Men-U only makes synthetic brushes.

This thread shows how closed minded I am. I didn't watch the video because even if the synthetics were better ...... big IF ..... I'd still stick with my badgers and my boars. IOW, I wouldn't even try the synthetic.

My badger would tune that synthetic lol!!!! Simpsons will tower over these things. And my new semouge boar brush...well lol, I can't stress how crazzzzy this thing is for lathering up a triple milled soap cake

Well thank you Men-U for making that advert it has convinced me that I should try a synthetic shaving brush just to satisfy my curiosity. So I have ordered one...............from Frank Shaving

Don't show that to the badgers. They might just pack up and leave and then what would we do.

It is now quite a while I am thinking about buying a synthetic brush, just to try the difference, as I keep on reading they are good if not better than natural brushes.
Do you gentlemen have any good suggestion on what synthetic brush should I buy?

YMMV, but the new Muehle brushes (their black fibre and silvertip fibre) are generally considered the current best synthetics ( synthetic brushes are an area with a lot of innovation these days), albeit a bit pricey compared to most other synthetics (though still cheaper than most silvertip badger brushes).

I can't view the video because I am at work but I have the Jack Black brush, it is very good...

I still like my Vulfix more.

At the end, I could not resist and bought a synthetic brush. I want to test the things out by comparing a badger, boar and synthetic and see what happens in my bowl.

It is a an Omega Synthetic "Syntex" Shaving Brush 90081. Very cheap, I paid less than 4 euros for that.

First impression: fibers are waved (not straight) and the feeling I have on my face is similar to a regular "dry" boar brush.

I have one too. They need breaking in. At first the hairs cling together too much. After a while the they will begin to spread at he top. SInce using a Syntex I have never had a bad lather day.