Hello All!
I have noticed since I started using Boar brushes that lathering is so much easier (and of better consistency) than with Badger Brushes. My prep time has been drastically reduced and I don't feel rushed in the morning when I shave as I used to. My routine is as follows:
I take a Marine Corps Shower - you Former Marines know what I'm talking about...![Tongue]( "Tongue")
While I'm rinsing I fill my cup with hot water and drop in my brush for a 1-minute soak...
I top the soap with about a tea spoon of water (Hard soaps only), and shake out my brush.
I pour the residual water through my brush and re-shake it.
I load for 10 to 20 seconds - until the froth spills over the container walls
I go to my face to lather adding drops of water as I go...I lather using quick to and fro motions and occasionally swirl the foam back into the mix.
All in all it is about 2 minutes from brush soak to end of 1st pass, with enough lather left in the brush to shave like 6 guys...lol! After the my first pass I rinse and lather again mixing more water in if needed, (which I usually don't need).
With my badgers I was always going back to the soap after my third pass! Granted I never really had a super large Badger brush, and I prefered two-band brushes over super 3-bands so those could be contributing factors, too, but I have found that what used to take me 20 to 25 minutes now only takes about 15, and I make more passes now with more touch-ups and I'm not as rushed.
Case in point of why I think that boars are easier to lather and make better lather:
My wife has an injury that prevents her from bending way down, so I help her shave her legs. I used to have to reload two to three times using my Shavemac D01 2-band 24mm brush, but recently I used my Semogue Owners Club Boar and her favorite soap (Pre de Provence) and was surprised that I did not have to reload the soap at all! I lathered both her legs twice and made a bunch of touch-ups, too! Also, in case you are wondering, she is 5' 2", so while not incredibly tall, she is not overtly short, either.![Angel]( "Angel")
I really was amazed at how much lather was left in the brush even after all the passes and touch-ups! i suppose the bristle size and # of bristles has something to do with it..also I'm noticing that my boars are actually softer, yet with MUCH more back-bone than the badgers I have tried! I'm Hog Wild for sure!![Piggy_214]( "Piggy_214")
Comments are welcome! Especially from you hardcore badger gents - I was one of you before being converted to the Way of the Hog!
Cheers!
Matt
I have noticed since I started using Boar brushes that lathering is so much easier (and of better consistency) than with Badger Brushes. My prep time has been drastically reduced and I don't feel rushed in the morning when I shave as I used to. My routine is as follows:
I take a Marine Corps Shower - you Former Marines know what I'm talking about...
While I'm rinsing I fill my cup with hot water and drop in my brush for a 1-minute soak...
I top the soap with about a tea spoon of water (Hard soaps only), and shake out my brush.
I pour the residual water through my brush and re-shake it.
I load for 10 to 20 seconds - until the froth spills over the container walls
I go to my face to lather adding drops of water as I go...I lather using quick to and fro motions and occasionally swirl the foam back into the mix.
All in all it is about 2 minutes from brush soak to end of 1st pass, with enough lather left in the brush to shave like 6 guys...lol! After the my first pass I rinse and lather again mixing more water in if needed, (which I usually don't need).
With my badgers I was always going back to the soap after my third pass! Granted I never really had a super large Badger brush, and I prefered two-band brushes over super 3-bands so those could be contributing factors, too, but I have found that what used to take me 20 to 25 minutes now only takes about 15, and I make more passes now with more touch-ups and I'm not as rushed.
Case in point of why I think that boars are easier to lather and make better lather:
My wife has an injury that prevents her from bending way down, so I help her shave her legs. I used to have to reload two to three times using my Shavemac D01 2-band 24mm brush, but recently I used my Semogue Owners Club Boar and her favorite soap (Pre de Provence) and was surprised that I did not have to reload the soap at all! I lathered both her legs twice and made a bunch of touch-ups, too! Also, in case you are wondering, she is 5' 2", so while not incredibly tall, she is not overtly short, either.
I really was amazed at how much lather was left in the brush even after all the passes and touch-ups! i suppose the bristle size and # of bristles has something to do with it..also I'm noticing that my boars are actually softer, yet with MUCH more back-bone than the badgers I have tried! I'm Hog Wild for sure!
Comments are welcome! Especially from you hardcore badger gents - I was one of you before being converted to the Way of the Hog!
Cheers!
Matt