Badger brush is the most preferred choice for use as a shaving brush.
This has got to do with its properties and natural makeup. When badger brush
knots are being discussed, these are some things that should be taken note of.
Badger brush tips
This is one way to check for the quality of your badger brush. A good
quality badger brush will have the natural tips of the bristle. As a result of
this, the tips will feel softer. When dealing with cheaper, inferior badger
brushes, they usually have their bristle tips clipped and trimmed into a
desirable shape. Such brushes have harsher edges than their natural high
quality counterparts.
Brush knot density
Usually the denser the knots of a badger brush, the more it would be able
to retain water and lather creams or soap effectively. Although in some few
cases, a dense knot could act as lather hogs.
Machine or hand made
Badger brushes are either handmade or machine made. Machine made badger
brushes usually have issues like clipped ends, excessive shedding of bristles,
and poor knot density. As a result of this, they're usually cheaper to buy than
handmade types. Handmade types usually do not have these issues.
Knot size
The knot will feel a whole lot firmer in the face if the knot is
larger. Larger knots are formed by accumulating more badger hair. Obviously,
this would make a badger brush with a large knot size more expensive.
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