Posted on 6th October 2009 by admin in Shaving
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Shaving brushes have been around since the 1700’s. Bristles are genreally made from badger hair, boar hair, or synthetic materials. Shaving brush handles are available in wood, porcelain, pewter, tortoise shell, and plastic. Shaving soap in a shaving mug is lathered using the shaving brush and applied to the skin. This softens and lifts the facial hair making it easier to shave.
Badger hair has been a major industry of China for many years. China exports badger hair to shaving brush manufacturers in other countries and sells badger meat in their markets. Therefore, the badger population is carefully watched. Badger hair is more expensive due to the higher cost of removing the hair from the badger. The different grades of badger hair are pure, best, super, and silver tip.
Pure badger hair is firmer and coarser than the other grades of badger hair. This grade works well to remove dead skin cells from the skin before shaving. Pure badger hair ranges in color from light tan to almost black with some silver. Best badger hair is finer and more flexible. This hair is slightly longer in length than pure badger hair and lighter in color. Super badger hair is softer on the skin. This grade has slightly grayish-white tips and is often mistaken for the silver tip grade. Shaving brushes made from this grade are more expensive. Silver tip badger hair is the most expensive and rarest of badger hair. This grade is extremely soft and has white tips.
Boar bristles are also used to make shaving brushes. Boar hair is stiffer and less expensive than badger hair. Synthetic materials such as nylon are also used for shaving brushes. This is also much less expensive than badger hair.
Depending on the grade of bristles and the material of the handle, shaving brushes range in price from $5 to over $1,000. Shaving brushes can be purchased in local department stores, drug stores, beauty supply stores, and barber shops. Better quality shaving brushes can be purchased online from manufacturers all across the world.
Utilizing a shaving brush is more beneficial and favorable than using a razor with shaving cream. The motion to use the shaving brush softens and lifts the facial hair. Applying shaving cream mats or unevenly raises facial hair. A multiple-blade razor is needed when using shaving cream whereas only a straight razor is needed when using a shaving brush.
Posted on 5th October 2009 by admin in Shaving
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These days, facial hair is conformist, and choosing the best shaving set is next to a male ritual. Having a beard or mustache is widely accepted on a professional level, and with so many men sporting some type of beard, goatee, or “chin mail”, presenting yourself as classy and mustached is a nice attribute to men’s appearance; therefore your choice of shaving set, contained accessories, a set’s ease of travel use, and where to get them from should all be factors you consider as principal.
Shaving brushes are important to any male shaving set. A good shaving brush can dictate neatness and cleanliness, while at the same time be merciful to those men with sensitive facial skin. It’s size in comparison with the kit is also an important consideration. A few more qualities to be on the look out for are quality-made craftsmanship, allergen concerns, and size dimension.
When buying a shaving set price is almost always imperative. Most shaving sets men buy to do their mirror-trim ritual, include a mug, shaving soap, safety razor, and, of course the shaving brush-the pinnacle effect of an entire sets’ price tag. The value of the shave brush is dictated by it’s bristle type. Prices can range from a synthetic 5 dollar dabber to a costly 1,000 dollar Cadillac-parallel-handled shave brush. This, in turn, will decide the difference in how much you will decisively pay for the entire shaving set and additional accessories.
The shaving soap should adhere to the user’s skin needs. Different skin types for different men require a variety of shaving creams and razors. Sensitive skin requires more moisturizer containing lotions prior to shaving, and less of a bite when sterilizing skin due to the shave afterwards. The razor should be of multi-blade form, because the more each blade achieves in removing facial hair on the first stroke, leaves less chance in having to do the same areas again, which can undesirably cause common rashes and bumps.
Lastly, and a luxury more than anything, is the shaving mug. Unless it’s gold plated or made of gold itself, I wouldn’t worry you and state it will make your set pricey. It won’t, and it’s attributes excel in hard slog habits when traveling. This is the hard-working still anchor of the shaving set. Depending on how you shave, when traveling, it can be very worthy and a great shaving aid.
On a final note, easy storage and nifty traveling abilities of your shaving set are equally important as the price. You can buy a good, low-cost shaving set with a handy shave brush and store it most conveniently for years and years of business trips and never undergo any type of difficulty with your 20 dollar brush. On the other hand, if you’re fortunate enough to afford a pricy brush, you may find the most expensive bristles cost you the most time consuming grief.
