| Quality shaving brushes are filled with the finest grades | | | | shape. |
| of badger hair, particularly well suited to shaving with | | | | How a Shaving Brush is Made |
| traditional shaving soaps and creams. | | | | The average brush will contain approximately 14000 |
| Prior to their first use, a new shaving brush should be | | | | hairs, weighted precisely to fit the securing ring that |
| washed well using warm soapy water. After daily use, | | | | holds the brush together. The manufacturing process |
| rinse the shaving brush under clean, warm water. To | | | | is highly skilled and most of the work is done by hand |
| dry, place the shaving brush in its holder with the | | | | using traditional tools. |
| bristles facing down. Allow the shaving brush to dry | | | | The bundle of hair is combed to remove any hairs not |
| thoroughly before storing, as wet and damp may | | | | lying straight. The hairs are then placed tip-first into a |
| damage the bristles. | | | | heavy metal forming block which has a concave |
| Silver-Tip Badger Shaving Brush | | | | interior to give it the distinctive dome shape of a quality |
| The softest, rarest and most expensive badger hair | | | | brush. The end of the brush is tied securely with strong |
| shaving brush with natural untrimmed silver tips is the | | | | thread and then glued into a ring. This fixes the hairs in |
| highest quality available in shaving brushes worldwide. | | | | the finished shape of the brush. |
| The pure colouring of this hair, enhanced by careful | | | | The base or the shaft-end of the hairs are sheared |
| hand grading and filling, originates from the neck of the | | | | off (the tips are never cut as is the fine tips that give |
| animal. The shape of our silver tip filled shaving brush is | | | | the softness in a brush of true quality). The clamped |
| created by hand not trimming. The long hair is ultra soft | | | | bundle is then carefully cemented into the chosen |
| and very flexible guaranteeing the most discerning wet | | | | brush handle, creating a luxurious toll that will last for |
| shaver many years of luxurious shaving. | | | | many years. |
| Super Badger Shaving Brush | | | | How to Look After Your Shaving Brush |
| This is a very high quality grade of badger hair, only | | | | A badger shaving brush is a natural product that with |
| used in a hand filled shaving brush. Visually, the badger | | | | loving care should last ten to fifteen years. when you |
| bundle displays a distinctive black band capped with | | | | get a new brush it is quite natural for a few lose hairs |
| pure white tips and is presented in a natural fan shape, | | | | to come away from the brush in the first few weeks; |
| using the natural hair end to create the shape. The | | | | these are shorter hairs that did not quite reach the glue |
| shape of Edwin Jagger Super Badger filled brushes is | | | | base and this should not be a cause for concern. |
| created by hand and is not trimmed to create the | | | | Wet your brush throughly before use, dip the tip of the |
| overall badger bundle shape, which is a time saving | | | | brush into the shaving cream or soap and lather gently |
| method used by many other suppliers. Therefore we | | | | using a light circular or up and down motion; when |
| can guarantee our Super Badger shaving brush is very | | | | applying the shaving cream or soap do not apply too |
| soft due to the fact that the naturally tapering tips of | | | | much pressure, causing the badger hair to splay. |
| the hair have not been removed. Super Badger | | | | After shaving rinse the brush gently but throughly in |
| shaving brush is extremely soft and flexible and will | | | | clean water, flick the excess water away and place |
| guarantee the wet shaver many years of shaving. | | | | the brush in a stand with the hair pointing down. If |
| Best Badger Shaving Brush | | | | you do not have a stand, leave the brush pointing out |
| This is a good quality of pure badger hair, machine | | | | rather than horizontal, so that air can get to all hairs |
| graded for machine filled brushes. It is normally | | | | and dry the brush naturally. |
| regarded as the benchmark standard of shaving brush | | | | Natural hair that is left wet can develop mildew; try to |
| manufacturers. The white/brown colour in our shaving | | | | avoid enclosing a wet brush in a too small space. If |
| brush indicates an above average standard and also | | | | you keep it in the bathroom cabinet make sure that it |
| confirms that the mixture of hair is very pure. The hair | | | | has sufficient space to dry. If you shave away from |
| is stiffer to the touch and is always very popular with | | | | home and keep your shaving brush in a travel tube or |
| wet shavers who use their brush to exfoliate their skin | | | | kit bag, give it an opportunity to dry as soon as you |
| at the same time as preparing it for shaving. Our | | | | can. If your brush becomes affected by mildew or a |
| standard of Best Badger shaving brush will also last | | | | build up soap, soak it in a solution of Borax, which can |
| many years and is presented with a natural tapered | | | | be obtained from a pharmacy. |