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Why
is Badger the best material in the world for holding water and heat? The end of every Badger bristle examined
under a microscope looks like it has been exploded in all directions at once. These are called "flanges". In the wild, these flanges have been
designed by Nature to hold the water at the tips of the bristle, thus keeping
the body of the Badger dry and warm.
Therefore, since shaving demands a brush that retains both water and
heat, you cannot get any better material than Badger for a brush. Further, the Winter Coat Badger contains
twice as many flanges at each end than Summer Coat.
Boar
Bristles contain few flanges, so they are not nearly as effective in holding
water and heat as are Badger bristles.
However, Boar bristles hold a lot more water and heat than any man-made,
synthetic materials. We do not carry
any of the inferior synthetic materials.
Most
of our gift sets contain a Boar or a Boar/Badger combination brush. This feature allows us to keep our retails
lower on the gift set. Once you begin
to shave with one of these brushes that has come in a gift set, you might
want to trade up to a Winter or Summer Coat Badger Brush. You will not believe
the difference a pure Badger brush will make in holding heat and water so
you can whip up a frothy lather to soothe your face.