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My wife gave me a antique mug and brush this morning for Valentine's Day (I've mentioned this in two other posts Junk Shop Finds and Valentine's Day Present):
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So what I am trying to determine now is what sort of bristles are on the brush:
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They are very soft and pliable.
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Does anyone have any ideas?
It is either boar of some synthetic. I never used a synthetic brush, so I'm not strong there. My guess would be boar, just because they are more common than synthetic brushes.
I suppose there would be a burning hair test of sorts, perhaps someone else will chime in? My guess is a synthetic would smell of burning plastic but let's hear what the others have to say.
I also think it is synthetic, boar bristles are much thicker. As a test you can do a test lather, if it stinks a little bit it is definitely a boar. If there´s no sting at all maybe it is a synthetic brush. IMO
Boar, not at all;
that's Baby Virgin Badger, very rare, the little guy never lived long enough to get his bands. :boohoo:
;)
I used this white hair Valentine's Day present brush for the first time today -
Results: it turned into a mass of knotted hair that took me 15 minutes to brush and comb out -
I won't know the results until it drys.
That's a typical result with horse. it doesn't look like it but to tell you the truth I have a horsehair shoe brush made in Brazil and it looks exactly like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrBlimp
Horsehair; baby virgin badger; whatever it is, the one thing it isn't, is a good brush to work up a lather and spread the lather on your face. That is, unless you want to spend time combing it out after every use.
