Semogue 2010 Badger Hair Shaving Brush

Semogue 2010 Badger Hair Shaving Brush is the entry point to Semogue's badger brushes, a 22mm knot in a natural ash handle.

The hair is graded Pure Black, the firmest badger Semogue makes. It's thicker in section than the finer grades and trimmed to shape rather than left with its natural tip, which gives the knot a scrubbier feel and considerably more backbone than people tend to expect from badger.

That firmness is particularly good for harder soaps. If you're coming to badger from a boar brush and would rather the feel didn't change completely, this is the one that bridges the gap, working a hard soap without any of the settling-in time boar needs.

Badger needs no break-in, so it performs the same on its first shave as its hundredth, and beyond rinsing the soap out properly it asks for nothing.

Key Features

• 22mm Pure Black badger knot at a 55mm knot height
• The firmest badger grade in the Semogue range
• Natural ash handle, matte, with a chrome plated ring
• Ready to use straight away with no break-in required
• 114mm overall, made in Portugal

How to Use

• Wet the knot under warm water and shake the excess out
• Load from a hard soap, where the firmer hair works best
• Build the lather on the face using moderate pressure
• Add water in small amounts until the lather loosens and shines
• Rinse the knot out completely and dry the brush bristles down

Specifications

• Filament: Badger, Pure Black quality
• Knot diameter: 22mm
• Knot height: 55mm
• Knot shape: Fan
• Ring: Chrome plated
• Handle: Ash, natural, matte
• Total height: 114mm
• Made in Portugal