Thread: Boar brushes? (Pros and Cons)

Hi, I was just wandering around and saw a couple of Semogue brushes that caught my eye (1305 and the 830). I have never owned a boar brush before and I would like to know if there are any advantages or disadvantages versus badger brushes.

In my highly biased opinion boars are the best. I have had only one badger, a Silvertip AOS model. It was nice, but I soon gravitated towards a boar brush. I got a Semogue 830. I even liked it during the 'break-in' period, where the user is waiting for the bristles to become a little softer. Anyway, as far as pros for boar: the expensive ones are not that expensive, they are stiffer/more backbone, once they are broken in they can be as soft as a badger, they are great for loading soaps and face lathering. My silvertip would not be able to handle the soaps I throw at my boar. I have no cons for boars. I am biased. I love boar brushes, especially Semogue brushes. I will say this about my AOS Silvertip experience, it was like having a piece of silk wiped across my face.

I find a boar to be functionally superior to badger, for my hair type (coarse and wiry)-- I use my Omega boar 90% of the time. The only con that I have found, is that boar brushes stink to high heaven when they're new; but you will be greatly rewarded for enduring the putrid stench.

Pros. Inexpensive. Hold less water than badgers. Easy to rinse clean. Good backbone.
Cons. Stinky when new. Hold less water than badgers. Take a little more effort to lather.

Even more stinky than badger brushes when new?

Originally Posted by HoracioAR

Even more stinky than badger brushes when new?

Lets just say that they smell the same as the animal they came from.

Originally Posted by HoracioAR

Even more stinky than badger brushes when new?

They can be pretty bad

Originally Posted by Mephisto

In my highly biased opinion boars are the best. I have had only one badger, a Silvertip AOS model. It was nice, but I soon gravitated towards a boar brush. I got a Semogue 830. I even liked it during the 'break-in' period, where the user is waiting for the bristles to become a little softer. Anyway, as far as pros for boar: the expensive ones are not that expensive, they are stiffer/more backbone, once they are broken in they can be as soft as a badger, they are great for loading soaps and face lathering. My silvertip would not be able to handle the soaps I throw at my boar. I have no cons for boars. I am biased. I love boar brushes, especially Semogue brushes. I will say this about my AOS Silvertip experience, it was like having a piece of silk wiped across my face.

Totally agree. I own a Semogue 2000 and it is simply my best brush, especially when you compare the costs of a boar and silvertip badger. You can lather hard soaps way better with a boar brush. And when you have coarse and wiry hair (that grows pretty much parallel to the skin) like me, boar bristles help to lift whiskers a little.

Originally Posted by Rori

Totally agree. I own a Semogue 2000 and it is simply my best brush, especially when you compare the costs of a boar and silvertip badger. You can lather hard soaps way better with a boar brush. And when you have coarse and wiry hair (that grows pretty much parallel to the skin) like me, boar bristles help to lift whiskers a little.

I have coarse and wiry hair that grows almost in a parallel direction to the skin, that does it, I'm placing my order!

Originally Posted by HoracioAR

I have coarse and wiry hair that grows almost in a parallel direction to the skin, that does it, I'm placing my order!

Then you definitely won't be disappointed!
Let us know what you think, after you get it.