Thread: Boar Vs Badger opinions

Originally Posted by dhat

Hello all,
I have a nice badger brush that is my main brush but picked up a cheapo boar brush for travel recently and haven't been that happy with it. I do like the firmness of the boar but it doesn't lather like the badger at all. I am wandering if it is because I bought a super cheap boar brush versus my nice badger or if it is just because I will always prefer badger. Anyone have a similar experience?

I had a similar experience when I first started wet shaving. I got a cheapo boar brush at the local pharmacy and used it as my main brush. I was never satisfied with the lather. I kept thinking that I was doing something wrong. Well, the day that I got and used my first badger brush I noticed a significant difference in my lather. I switched back and forth between boar and badger brushes during different shaves and noticed that my badger always gave me the best lather. So, my guess is that the cheapo boar brush isn't working out for you.

A few months ago I got a cheapo ($13) Shea Moisture badger brush at Target for travel purposes and noticed that it gives a great lather, despite its price. Check them out.

IMHO It's all in the individual brush, and what works for you.

I started out with a cheap Boar brush and wasn't satisfied at all.

I bought a Semogue 2015 Silvertip Badger Brush, and although it makes good lather I wasn't really happy with it either. To be honest, I couldn't see what all the hype was about.

So I decided to give another boar brush a shot. I bought an Omega 49 boar, Wow, am I a happy shaver. Took around 15 shave break in period, but what a lather monster. I couldn't be happier, the silvertip spends a lot of time in the rack.

YMMV

Sounds like I need to break the boar brush in a bit before I make a decision. Thanks for all the posts. Ill update after twenty or so more shaves to see if this thing can change my mind.