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Yes, my "pure badger" brush would be brutal for face lathering, but it does a great job in the bowl. Relax, no one every got good at SR shaving the first week. I didn't get comfortable with it...

your skin is not any one else's skin. You have to learn to determine what substances it does/doesn't like (and this may change over time and with diet/health).

I suggest: don't face lather, try...