Can't say I have had any problems using a Simpsons brush in Manchurian badger to face lather hard soaps, creams or shave sticks. Then again I can say the same for my other silver tip badgers, boars and one synthetic brush. The Commodore X2 should have more backbone than any of my silver tip badgers being it is best badger grade. Maybe if you adjust the technique you are using for making lather you might get better results. Every brush type is a little different and sometimes you need to fine tune a bit to get the best out of them.

Bob