Charles Nicholls offers this shaving brush as an alternative to badger hair brushes - but be warned you get what you pay for. Read on and then see if you still want to buy this item. Synthetic bristles are used in the least expensive brushes made and in general are worth about what you pay for them. One of the primary tasks your brush must perform is to be able to hold water, which will be whipped into the lather produced, and serves to moisten and soften the beard. Without sufficient moisture your razor will drag and pull causing an uncomfortable none-too-close shave. The water and lather also serve as a lubricant allowing the razor to glide over the skin effortlessly rather than skipping and hopping and missing hairs as it does. The pure synthetic materials used in widely available inexpensive brushes do not load and hold sufficient water to produce a moist lather. Without sufficient moisture or a proper lather consistency a quality shave is unattainable. Aside from the poor performance characteristics, the synthetic bristles are stiffer and tend to pick and poke and are generally not pleasurable or comfortable to use.
See what we mean! Go on, treat yourself to one of the luxury, premium quality badger brushes we are keeping for you.
