[DougofTheAbaci]

How does horse hair compare to badger hair for shaving brushes? I did a little looking around and it seems the best horse hair brushes only cost $30 or so which makes them rather inexpensive.

 

[music_man]

i feel the badger is much better if it is a good one. sometimes their are decisions one has to make. even tough ones. i assure you they do not harm a horse unless it is dying naturally. they are too expensive. unfortunately badgers mean nothing to those that farm them. i wish he had not posted that video even though it is reality. i mean no offense but maybe the poster or a mod could remove it. i'd rather not see that here of all places. i suppose i just don't want to face the truth.

try van der hagen soap. 57 cents at walmart. it honestly performs like some $50 soaps. my experience at least. completely vegan,no testing and made in usa! how it is that price i will not ask. my problem with it is i cannot use it to the last drop but who really cares. it is 57 cents. it smells bad but just put a few drops of your favorite cologne on it.

 

[Proglover]

 

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Look into horse hair brushes by Vie Long.
 
The are part of the natural grooming process and don't harm the animal. I have a Turkish Horse Hair brush no. 6 and it has become my favorite brush.
 
Here is a good site:
 
http://www.bullgooseshaving.net/vica0prhohab.html
 
and here is where I got my No. 6 (best $3 I ever spent!):
 
http://shop.bestshave.net/wooden-handled-shaving-brushes-no6-p-67.html
 
 

That's a great suggestion! I'm going to order this for 3 bucks immediately...
Edit: it's sold out
 
So you actually prefer this over your (quiet more expensive) badgers? Animal friendly and good quality, sound like THE perfect deal.
 

 

[LFF]

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How does horse hair compare to badger hair for shaving brushes? I did a little looking around and it seems the best horse hair brushes only cost $30 or so which makes them rather inexpensive.

Horse hair was the traditional hair used in shaving brushes until there was an anthrax scare in the early part of the 1900's.
 
Horse hair feels like the best parts of a boar brush and badger brush put together.
 


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That's a great suggestion! I'm going to order this for 3 bucks immediately...
Edit: it's sold out
 
So you actually prefer this over your (quiet more expensive) badgers? Animal friendly and good quality, sound like THE perfect deal.
 

If the wooden one is sold out, get the one with the plastic handle. Same knot, different handle.
 
I actually do prefer it over my more expensive badgers. I haven't even touched any other brush since I got that Turkish brush. Nothing will touch the luxurious feel of a top notch badger brush BUT for all practical purposes, that cheap horse hair brush works wonders with both soaps and creams.

 

[music_man]

the van der hagen is actually pretty good. here is what you have to do. have a microwave safe dish. put it in on 20 seconds with a few drops of your favorite cologne. as it is used put it back in the micro sometimes for 7 seconds. after that it works darn good for a vegan soap that is 57 cents. i may get the horsehair brush. sure, the best badger is better but i feel really bad about it now that this has been brought up here. i mean i knew it at the time but i did not really think it over much. even if you are not a vegan i'd hope most people would agree cruelty to animals sucks. i really did not want to see that video.

 

[DougofTheAbaci]

There's a reason I didn't. It's the same reason I only eat free-range chicken when I can help it...
 
I saw the bit about the anthrax. I doubt that's a problem anymore. I'd feel rather bad about outright replacing my badger brush now. Would be a total waste so I'll keep using it but when the time comes to replace it I think horse hair sounds like a viable alternative.
 
I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with using animal-related products. It's all about responsibility.

 

[Proglover]

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If the wooden one is sold out, get the one with the plastic handle. Same knot, different handle.
 
I actually do prefer it over my more expensive badgers. I haven't even touched any other brush since I got that Turkish brush. Nothing will touch the luxurious feel of a top notch badger brush BUT for all practical purposes, that cheap horse hair brush works wonders with both soaps and creams.

Excellent, I've ordered both; the wooden one was available again today. I'd like something that works for face lathering in the shower as well as bowl lathering, sometimes I use cream, sometimes stick/soap, sometimes both. A good allrounder, nice for the animal and very nice for my wallet sounds like a dream deal. 
 

 

[Uncle Erik]

I was in LA over the weekend and got out the Fatboy. I had forgotten how good it is.

Lately, I've been using the Feather SS or Pils, but decided to give my first DE another try. Set at 3, it was more aggressive than the other two and wiped clean a few trouble spots. Hmm, I think I'll stick with it for awhile. It is giving me some wonderful shaves.

 

[Chromako]

Just to note: I'm pretty sure that horse hair shaving brushes are from the horse tail. Just like the bowstrings on a violin! 
 
They don't kill the horse for that 

 

[LFF]

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Just to note: I'm pretty sure that horse hair shaving brushes are from the horse tail. Just like the bowstrings on a violin! 
 
They don't kill the horse for that 

They are made from grooming the tail and the mane. The brushes usually consist of 50% mane hair and 50% tail hair.
 
Of course...the horse remains alive and happy during all that time.
 

 

[music_man]

this is the exact opposite. horses are actually happy to be groomed. trust me i know lol. you don't kill a horse unless it is dying on it's own. they are too expensive. luckily they have that going for them. farmers for profit rarely care about animals other than a bull and a horse. i don't know about a horse brush but a boar brush is not even close to high mountain badger or even silver tip. i think i better use mine anyways because it would be even more wrong imo to shelf it.

 

[bjrnrb]

I don't even grow a beard at the age 25 xD

 

[DougofTheAbaci]

Don't or can't? I have a friend who can't grow a beard that's not patchy and rather sad looking.

 

[bjrnrb]

Edit.
A friend of mine Headfi-raped me when I was AFK XD

 

[Proglover]

too much information