Synthetic Shaving Brush

A shaving brush is a tool specifically designed to be used during the shaving process.  In modern times, shaving foam is sold in pressurised cans; there is no need to lather the foam up since it comes out of the can ready-to-use.  Before this style of shaving foam was invented, shaving soap was exclusively used. These shaving soap bars required the soap to be lathered up and then the lather to be applied to the area to be shaved; this is where the shaving brush comes into use.

Shaving brushes are thought to have first made their appearance in France during the 1750s, or at least this is the first historical record of them, and were called blaireau, meaning badger.  Their name comes from the fact that they were initially made from badger hairs, and these are the first examples of what are now known as shaving brushes.  Modern-day shaving brushes now come in a range of different types of hair, including synthetic hair.

A shaving brush has many benefits; it helps to soften the stubble of your beard prior to shaving by hydrating the hairs of your beard fully, thus making the shaving process far easier and giving better results.  They also help to exfoliate and massage the skin of the beard area, encouraging blood flow and general health of the skin; they help to lather up and apply the shaving soap itself; and finally, they help to keep your hands clean of shaving foam.

At Well Groomed Wizard, we made the choice to only stock shaving brushes that are made from 100% synthetic hairs, as opposed to shaving brushes made from badger hairs.  As famous and traditional as badger hair shaving brushes may be, it is an unfortunate truth that the badgers themselves are often farmed for their hairs and 'disposed of' as a result of the harvesting process.  Synthetic fibres are 100% vegan, which is, in our opinion, the correct choice.