Synthetic v. Badger - soap/cream consumption
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:02 am
I have documented that soaps and creams last longer by a factor of almost 2:1 when I load my brushes directly on the product. The SilkSmoke synthetic depletes the product half as much as the Manchurian Rooney. I have watched the seconds tick off the clock and I load both types of brushes an average of 8 to 12 seconds. Some creams are almost as dense as some soaps and vice-versa. If the cream is not dense but just creamy, only the tips of the brush make light contact with the cream. Bottom line, synthetics make lather equally as plentiful and dense as badger with half the amount of product.
Before we begin defending our lovely badgers, I want to be the first to say I don't care how long they (the soaps and creams) last or don't last! I love them all, no matter what the brush bristles are made of. On a scale of interest, I have zero interest in making any particular soap or cream last longer. I bought them to use, and that's what I do every day. I've logged 60 shaving creams and soaps that have been used up since I began keeping track in 2012. Of course, I may be wrong! What are your documented results? Let's compare notes.
Before we begin defending our lovely badgers, I want to be the first to say I don't care how long they (the soaps and creams) last or don't last! I love them all, no matter what the brush bristles are made of. On a scale of interest, I have zero interest in making any particular soap or cream last longer. I bought them to use, and that's what I do every day. I've logged 60 shaving creams and soaps that have been used up since I began keeping track in 2012. Of course, I may be wrong! What are your documented results? Let's compare notes.