Why We Stopped Buying Badger Hair Shaving Brushes | Executive Shaving Company Statement
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- As from 22nd November 2019, The Executive Shaving Company will no longer be purchasing badger hair shaving brushes. Instead, we will promote and sell only animal friendly synthetic fibre shaving brushes.
A recent investigation by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) into the badger-hair industry, which supplies hair for makeup, shaving, and paintbrushes, revealed hellish living conditions, including badgers imprisoned in cramped wire cages. Wild animals kept in confinement often suffer from captivity-induced psychosis and gaping, untreated wounds. One badger was found to be missing a leg. At the slaughterhouse, a worker beat crying badgers over the head with a chair leg, and then slit their throats. One badger was still convulsing after his throat was cut.
After PETA shared the video footage with Procter & Gamble-which owns The Art of Shaving-Morphe, NARS, The New York Shaving Company, and several others, these companies made the decision to ban badger hair brushes. I understand that GB Kent a leading UK retailer of shaving brushes has also stopped buying in badger hair brushes.
The Executive Shaving Company has been told for many years by the Chinese manufactures of badger hair shaving brushes that the badgers were bred in captivity for their meat and the coat of the animal was a waste by-product of the meat. The PETA investigation has proved beyond a doubt that this is not the case. A quick search on the internet for the search term ‘badger killing for shaving brushes’ will reveal various horrific videos showing the appalling way these animals are bred and killed.
For the past five years The Executive Shaving Company has actively promoted synthetic fibre shaving brushes and as a result, sales on our website for synthetic fibre brushes are significantly higher than badger hair brushes. This blog post from October 2015 being a case in point.
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Had two in my cart.... $23.76 shipping killed the deal. Thanks though.
So much respect for you and the company Brian in doing this. This is why you are the greatest Shaving Company in the World because you genuinely care.
Thank you for your kind words!
Brian
Great business decision!! I started using badger brushes when I started wet shaving 11 years ago, being told they were the best. I tried synthetic after learning the horrible cruelty of the badgers 5 years ago, and its seriously a better brush all around. My synthetic doesn't need to pre soak in hot water, it had no break in time, doesn't smell the way animal hair brushes do, dries incredibly fast, and hasn't lost its shape or any bristles in the whole 5 years I've owned it. Many "purists" will say badger is the only way, but just because its the old way, doesn't mean its the right or best way. For me, synthetic is superior in every way, cruelty free, and a lot cheaper! I recommend synthetic all the way!
We couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching Conan.
Very ethical of your company. For this reason alone I’ll definitely be purchasing your quality products in the future. 👏🏻
Thank you Ben, it was the right thing to do.
I respect your decision. Synthetic is the way to go. No stink and no irritation for me. 👍🏼
Agreed, synthetics are far better.
Brilliant decision Brian . That treatment of the animal is deplorable , hopefully all company’s follow suit and they are banned world wide . Keep up the good work .
We hope so too. Thanks for watching Dean!
You did the right thing Brian 👍👍 We all support you on that!
Thank you, Majed.
Speak for yourself! I love my badger brush.
Tim Smith OK (I, instead of we all)
@@majed8058
Awesome 👍
I appreciate your courage to make the decision. A wisdom leap👍🙏
Thank you.
Best not to use anything made in China these days even just parts......I just don't feel comfortable supporting a country like that
your house must be empty. everything is made in china
@@TheJhg123456 Nope plenty of stuff not made in China and I don't need to replace stuff as often since Chinese stuff is often shoddy as hell. If you want to support an evil government that is your choice....I choose not to.
@@Bungle2010 You realize that many are made in Taiwan now. many companies are moving away from China......enjoy your cheap Chinese stuff until it breaks.
@@grandpad4197 You should probably smash whatever you are typing on since there are some Chinese components in it.
@@dl1094 Sorry sunshine but no my stuff doesn't have Chinese components. Korean, Taiwan( which isn't the CCP) and Japanese.
It should be noted that China produces the synthetic shaving brush knots/complete shaving brushes which are Chinese branded or for the OEM market (incl. UK shaving brush companies). Again shaving product companies need to source domestically or from countries which adopt ESG standards. Ideally all shaving product companies need to adopt a common stance in respect of this issue.
You make a very fair point William, this is something we are doing much more of in 2020.
Simpson MILK CHURN on 30% off was a fantastic purchase for me. Yes I also agree with your decision not to stock badger hair anymore. All I can say is that I'm absolutely loving the brush and i only have 2 brushes, 1 synth and 1 badger. Brian is an epitome of good business man, his company is very ethical and environmentally friendly as much as they can do. I'll always be a customer.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
As a dog lover and ex-hunter, I'm glad you call a spade a spade about some Chinese businesses lying and being evil to animals. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for your kind words and thanks for watching.
Brian
Very happy to hear this decision and this only enhances the reputation of your company. Your shaving tutorial years ago made me leap into DE shaving and I will always be grateful to you for that. I buy quality synthetic brushes and all are superior to the one badger brush I bought as a beginner. Keep up all the great work and know you have fans across the pond.
Thanks for your support Bob.
Brian
That’s a big business decision to make Brian and it’s good to hear you’ve made the right choice. I have badger hair brushes as I was under the ‘by product’ understanding. It pains me to hear of the stories of badgers in cages and being beaten to death like they are nothing and have no feelings. I wouldn’t be able to watch the videos. Are we certain that this is the case for the source of all badger hair? I guess a part of me hopes that although this happens it is not the norm. I suppose any chance that this was the case for a brush that was available to purchase then that’s enough reason to stop buying them. I do have a couple of synthetic brushes but I’m one that doesn’t like how they don’t soak/hold on to water like real hair. I can get a half decent lather but not as good. I’ve always used synthetic for travel though as they dry super quick. I have a Zenith horse hair brush which is a nice compromise, though the knots are often on the long side...and they can smell too, like horse funny enough 😊 Any way good on ya 👍
To our knowledge, all badger hair brushes are farmed in China and this is the case. Thanks for watching!
Excellent decision. Synthetic brushes are in my opinion far superior to badger.
We couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching!
Great decision you have made. I actually prefer synthetic brushes. Well done guy’s.
Yes, these days synthetics are far better than badger hair brushes. Thanks for watching!
My hat off for this company.
Cheers guys you are great.
Thanks for your kind words Jeroen.
You guys deserve respect for this decision. I have a synthetic brush from Muhle; it looks great and it does a very good job.
Muhle were one of the pioneers and you're right, their brushes are very good indeed.
Thanks for watching.
Brian
Great Video Brian!! Thank you so much for another great video!! I just recently started using a safety razor, and when I went to get a shaving brush, I went straight for synthetic. The quality of them are so good, we really don't need to be taking the hair from a badger.
Thank you Idin. Synthetic are far better than badger hair anyway... Thanks for watching!
I'm pleased you're doing the right thing, good on you. Even with the generous discount I can't bring myself to buy badger hair though, especially when synths are so damn good.
Same as that, the synthetic brushes are the best! (and cheap!)
David Harper how about making a donation to the NHS instead prick?
@@poketfull hey bellend how's your day going? Still making irrelevant unconnected digs at people about the NHS I see? So random. Keep up the virtue signalling, congrats for being so amazing.
Thank you, David. That's why we've been recommending synthetic brushes over badger hair for the last couple of years now!
@@hughneek12 Agreed.
Good decision but Peta is a horrible organisation in itself. They kill a huge amount of animal each year.
It's good to know you guys aren't focused exclusively on profit. Mad respect.
In fact, we are selling many 100s of our own brand synthetic brushes every month so financially we have not been negatively affected but it was a big risk.
Thanks for your kind words and thanks for watching.
Brian.
@@ExecutiveShaving Good to know! One of those in house models is definitely gonna be bought by me soon enough. I'm not going for a synth because of the price advantage though. I'm getting one because of ethical concerns (I'm a vegetarian), so I'm definitely willing to spend up to 80€. Which one of your brushes should I get?
P. S. :thanks a lot for replying, especially on a video that's already a year old. Didn't expect that.
@@despacito4668 This is he one for you:
www.executive-shaving.co.uk/executive-shaving-ultimate-g4-synthetic-shaving-brush
Brian
@@ExecutiveShaving Thanks! Just what I was looking for. You're a lifesaver Brian. I did some research yesterday, but couldn't anything that really appealed to me. Now I've finally got the right brush to buy!
@@ExecutiveShaving Just arrived in the mail. I'll pick it up tomorrow. Thank you so much!
I appreciate you bringing this to my attention
A good decision!Well done, Mr Brian!
I've seen a video a few days ago with dogs!Same treatment for them,beaten to death with sticks in the head,been thrown alive in boiled oil and the list could go on!People with serious menthal disease!
I have a synthetic brush which is very good!Again a good decision for stoping selling animal hair brushes!
Yes, I've seen the videos. It hurts watching them. I strongly believe we made the right decision and stand by it 100%.
I changed to a horse hair brush for ethical reasons as well. Ballsy move but I think financially it will work in your favour.
Thank you, yes we hope so too as it's the right thing to do.
@@ExecutiveShaving it will work out well.
Having now used a synthetic shaving brush I realise that the badger brush previously used did in fact irritate my skin. I believe my synthetic is using the plisson brush. The synthetic is very soft on the skin but with a good backbone. Using the synthetic has meant a small change to my technique. Synthetic doesn't need to be soaked and now I just sprinkle a few drops of water in to the soap (Proraso) introducing the brush to the soap it generates a good lather. Therefore I can fully endorse your comments in respect of synthetic brush.
Yes, many others don't think about the fact their irritation may be from using a badger brush. Thanks for watching!
I completely support your decision to stop stocking badger brushes, with good alternatives it’s something that’s simply unnecessary. I will certainly look to buy from your store in the future based on your ethical policy’s.
How I look at it is - what are the options? Boar and horse hair brushes. Or also synthetic brushes which are supposedly cruelty free - which means introducing more and more plastic into the environment, which in the long run is a silent killer. One can Read about micro plastics in oceans and every corner of earth. To avoid torture and cruelty to one animal I may end up affecting many more life forms for a very very long period of time! Also the industrial emissions for making these plastics...
Just my way of looking at things
YMMV 😜
I expect my synthetic brushes to last 20 years plus - a much longer lifespan than a badger brush.
The handles or synthetic brushes and badger brushes are made from the same materials - wood, plastic, resin or metal alloy.
No matter which way I cut the cake, synthetics come out best for the animals, the planet and my wallet.
Brian.
hi thanks for the video i'm off badger brushes now too. hey with your other videos think about lowering the music because to us hearing impaired folks the music competes with the spoken word. thx
Hi Luis, glad to hear it! We'll also look at the volume issue with the music. Thanks for watching and your feedback!
Thank you for the information on the badger brushes. I think I will no longer talk about badger brushes on my channel. Thanks again for the info.
You are welcome. We recently took on a range of shaving brushes from a company called Vielong. They make sustainable, environmentally friendly, vegan friendly and cruelty free shaving brushes. You may want to talk about some of their brushes.
www.executive-shaving.co.uk/brands/vielong
I have a synthetic brush from you guys its awesome thanks i totaly agree have a great day and stay safe
Synthetic brushes are far superior to badger. Stay safe too. Thanks for watching!
I absolutely support this. I have only used synthenic brushes so far (both Mühle). While a first generation a few years back was a bit stiff, the current silver tip fibre thing they have feels really nice on the skin. Now, it might be, that real badger hair feels even better (I wouldn't know), but at this point, the sythetic replacement have become so good, that the cruelty is not justifiable any more (if it ever was).
Hi, we find that the new G4 synthetic brushes we have are better than badger now.
I only have one and it’s an Omega pure badger which is softer than I really like but it’s a beauty. I always thought badger was the way to go because all the guys in the forums loved them but the best ones are very expensive. I have two Semogue Boar brushes which are perfect but my favorite brush is a €3 horsehair that I bought on Bestshave in Turkey in 2012. It’s unbeatable and I’ve used it far more than all the others! I just bought a Simpson T3 today to see what the fuss is all about with synths!
Synthetic brushes are a great standard nowadays. Thanks for watching.
Good on ethics. I never understood why someone wanted smelly badger hair on their face using expensive artisan soaps anyway.
For me I just go for horse hair and bore brushes. I can‘t understand synthetic brushes. They‘re good of course. As well badger brushes are. But it‘s still plastic and I don‘t like rubbing old oil in my face.
Please consider this as well. Yes you will use them longer than a waste bag. But in the end it‘s a product being produced and therefore around in the world. Even if you use this brush for like 10 years. For now it‘s there and produced in masses. We should reduce the consume in every aspects. Hell gosh, I‘m sounding like a damn hippie.
Anyways, cheers to yall. Happy easter.
I understand your concern but for me personally, I would rather be using a synthetic than a badger when I've seen how they are treated. We recently took on a range of shaving brushes from a company called Vielong. They make sustainable, environmentally friendly, vegan friendly and Cruelty free shaving brushes.
www.executive-shaving.co.uk/brands/vielong
Executive Shaving yeah I can understand that. But for me theres whether badger nor synthetic. At the moment I go fully horse and boar.
Good for you Brian!
Thanks Hugh.
Good to hear. 👍
Thanks for watching Patrik.
Does the discontinuation count for boar & horse hair as well ?
Yes! Since late 2019 we only stock, sell & recommend synthetic shaving brushes!
@@ExecutiveShaving just a honest curious question; I don’t know what the process is for obtaining the boar hair to make the boar brushes, but why discontinue the horse hair? As far as I know, the horse isn’t harmed in obtaining the hair for the brushes as horses normally just get a routine hair cut. Just curious as all!
Much respect, this is great !
Thanks for your support Paul.
Brian
Does anyone know which brush was the 3rd brush that he mentioned?
The third brush is the Wee Man which is no longer in production. It was made with 3D printed nylon. A new version was launched in aluminium in red and shiny:
www.executive-shaving.co.uk/wee-man-red-g4-synthetic-fibre-shaving-brush
www.executive-shaving.co.uk/wee-man-synthetic-travel-shaving-brush-in-case
Thanks for watching.
Brian
Hi! I came to know that the Chinese have been eating badgers for a long, long time and that the badger hair used for making shaving brushes, is a by-product. Is that true? If yes, then we can all go back to using them without feeling guilty, I guess. Do let me know. Thanks and regards, Dr. Basu ( India)
The evidence I have seen leads me to believe the badgers are bred for their hair and not their meat.
Brian.
@@brianm1967 Thanks Brian!
There is no evidence to show that this is the case. Thanks for watching.
I can get behind that... won't be buying a badger hair brush, or any animal hair brush for that matter if it involves killing or hurting an animal... I've tried all kinds of brushes and while some feel better than others, at the end of the day you can get a good lather with just about any brush
Some brushes are better than others. Thanks for your support.
Brian
Best explanation ever... straight to the point...no bs just the fact. Great
There's no point in faffing around the issue, once we knew the truth we had to ban these brushes.
Thanks for watching and thanks for your support.
Brian
Just about to buy a new brush and, because of this video, it will be a synthetic from your company. I hope many others make the same decision.
Thank you for doing this. I very much appreciate this.
Our pleasure and thank you for watching!
I really commend you taking input from animal rights/animal welfare organizations like PETA into account. Because many consumers are simply unaware how atrocious many of these animal operations are. The companies that continue to offer these products are taking advantage of their customers' ignorance. When it comes time to replace my brush - I will order through your site.
Another aspect that many people do not think about is how dehumanizing many of these animal operations are to those who have to work in them. The turnover rate in slaughter houses is tremendously high, even though they tend to be situated in regions that don't have many other opportunities.
Thank you for your comment, we appreciate that you share the same sentiment as us. We're very happy to have made the decision to no longer sell badger hair brushes, no animal should be harmed for your shave!
Synthetic are by far the best quality for the price at this point. You can buy INCREDIBLE synthetics for cheap. I love my Simpson t2 and t3.
For me - synthetic too, animal-friendly, softer on the skin, no hair shedding and no horrible smells.
Thanks for watching.
Brian
I am very glad you made this choice. Any time it is possible to replace a product that requires animal cruelty with one that does not, I strongly believe we should choose mercy for animals.
Badger brushes are still being sold. There must be a way to buy badger hair from a company that does not hurt the animal. And the badgers only need to be shaved for the hair there is no need to kill them so you should probably not buy from China then...
Thanks for your input, do you have any idea where we can buy some badger brushes that are not made from hair that originated in China?
Brian
I tried a synth brush and didn't get on with. So I took advantage of your 30% offer. As others have written in the comments, we should boycott China anyway.
Their treatment of humans is woeful, I trust them even less with animal rights.
Brian
Synthetics have come a long way and I own a nice one myself…but I do have 2 older silver tip badger brushed and they are nice. But this is a big decision for a shaving supply company and I respect this company for making the hard choice and further limiting their offering.
Thanks Mike! We take pride in our decision to stop selling badger brushes. Our range of synthetic brushes are top quality with no harm caused to animals - so that's a win for us all!
Humane and sensitive! Excellent philosophy. As for the remaining badger brushes; I think the animals who met such a cruel end; should at least be honored for their sacrifice thus using existing stock does not contribute to the past cruelty. What's done is done but going forward with a understanding of why this behaviour/action should be concluded and using the brushes forces human to confront their cruelty as well as a way to demonstrate the slain badgers lives did not end in completely in vain. This is my opinion of the matter.
That's a fair point. Thanks for watching!
Nice video Brian. I think in this volatile world we live in, that’s the right decision to make.
I’ve just posted my first wet shaving video and outlined some of the benefits of synthetic over badger and horse. I did briefly showcase the feather razors I got from you guys, but forgot to give you a shoutout. I’m planning on buying from you again so I’ll make sure I give you that free marketing where I can 👍🏻.
Thank you, I really appreciate that. Good luck with your RUclips channel! A great tool to use to help with your videos is 'TubeBuddy', I'd recommending checking it out, it's free as well.
Been using TubeBuddy for the last few days. Definitely helps in keeping track on what works and what doesn’t. Great app to use in conjunction with growing your channel.
I love the awareness.
Thanks for the video, Brian. I won't buy a badger brush. Synthetics are fine, and cheaper, too. My shave is not worth an animal's suffering.
Hi Dan, you are welcome. For many years e have found synthetic brushes to perform as well as and even better than badger hair. You won't be disappointed.
Huge respect!!
Thanks for your kind words and for watching.
Brian
Boycott Chinese manufactured products period. Good choice 😊
your house must be empty. everything is made in china
@@TheJhg123456 you've made the same copy and paste response on multiple comments here. What's your deal? We all know most things are made in china...What's wrong with trying to buy products made elsewhere?
You're a moron
100% !
Whenever possible.
I'll gladly pay double to avoid Chinese made products or products from Chinese owned companies.
What about horse hair? Are they farmed humanely? I was under the impression they are. (QUESTION)
We sell Vielong horse hair brushes from Spain, the wild horses are rounded up each year and washed then groomed, this is where the hair comes from, the horses are not killed.
Thanks for watching.
Brian
what a very kind gesture. Super nice.
Thanks for watching!
By how good synthetic brushes have got I don't see a need for badger anymore. Especially when synthetic costs a lot less. Have a great day
Absolutely! They have advanced hugely since the days of the awful, scratchy Wilkinson Sword synthetic.
Thanks for watching.
Brian
Respect
Thank you Joshua.
I ceased buying new badger brushes some time ago for the very reasons you mention.
The result being I have discovered and appreciate some excellent boar brushes.
We recently took on a range of shaving brushes from a company called Vielong. They make sustainable, environmentally friendly, vegan friendly and cruelty free shaving brushes. You may want to try out one of their brushes.
www.executive-shaving.co.uk/brands/vielong
@@ExecutiveShaving I have one of their horse hair brushes that I am very happy with.
Just right brian well done on making astand. Your own jock brushs is one of the best i bought was shocked at the quality for only £24
Thank you, Taylor. Our Jock range of shaving brushes are our top-selling brushes by far!
Very respectable and I hope more companies will follow this
What an excellent choice Sir. Synthetic brushes really are the way to go.
Thank you Rick and thank you for watching.
Not necessary with background music. Disturbing noise.
It drowns out the office background noise which would be more distracting.
Thanks for watching.
Brian
@@ExecutiveShaving It's just difficult to hear your wise advice when you drown it in background music. Maybe you could move your 'video studio' to another location - or tell your employees to be quiet - or record your videoes when the office is empty. Sound is very important on video.
@@videopoul We'll keep that in mind for the next video Paul.
Brian
A very wise decision Brian. I hope all other companies do the same and it will eventually stop them from such brutality. Secondly, I want to buy the Braveheart safety razor head from you but due to high shipping costs, I can't afford it. So I wanted to know that when will put a sale after the current outbreak.
We don't be having a sale any time soon, use the code - DIPEN2019 - at checkout for a discount ;)
@@ExecutiveShaving Thanks, Brian.
Stay safe
Badgers are people too! Good for the company!!
Thanks!
@@ExecutiveShaving Not only is ES a serious company, facts, science not hype and the hard-sell, but it's got my business. Too bad re the shipping costs to Canada. I don't know what happened but as little as three years ago it was considerably less expensive to receive post from the UK.
Shit, I just ordered my first badger from German NOM, I wonder if they are any better...
Nope, badger hair is exported worldwide from China only.
Go synthetic!
Brian
Good call brian! 👍❤
Thank you Jamie.
We are in year 2021, we send spacecrafts to Mars and we still hunt and kill animals just to make shave equipment. I use a synthetic brush and is fine! Respect for your decision sir! Greetings from Greece.
Thank you for your support and for watching Larsoti.
100& support from DK! The anthropocentric backward approach of using animals exclusively for people's excess luxury goods should always be abandoned when possible.
Thanks Peter. I couldn't agree more.
I have one of your "Big Jock" synthetic brushes, also an earlier Exec Shaving Badger hair one, if anything the synthetic is softer, I would trust it to clean a camera or telescope lens its that soft
You're absolutely right Baz. Super-soft on the skin yet with lots of backbone due to the high density of hair.
Thanks for watching.
Brian
The badger brush I was gifted a decade ago is easily the scratchiest brush in my collection, so I say good riddance. Boar and synthetics are king. I’d like to see synthetics with a stiffness nearer to boar eventually.
There may be a limited market for that type of brush, our customers seem to appreciate super-soft on the face and with high density to deliver backbone.
Brian
Thank you so much for posting this🙏 Now I can get a real badger hair brush from a different company.
Well, even though I support the decision of not killing the badger for fur, you have to know that the asian counterpart might not have lied; remember reading long time ago that in some asian cuisine it is considered that the meat is tasting better if the animal is beaten heavily before death...and if this is the truth, you might just have increased the scale of this "farming" since in the absence of a bigger profit from fur, more meat would have to compensate for the loss...
Even if someone can prove to me they can supply legal, cruelty free badger hair brushes we will would not buy them, synthetics are way better.
Thanks for watching.
Brian
Can't hear you over the music
Thanks for posting - good decision
I respect your decision sir. How do you feel about boar's hair brushes?
Hi Ivan, we decided to stop stocking all animal hair brushes and only stock synthetic brushes. Synthetic brushes perform just as well, don't shed hair, don't smell, are vegan friendly and don't involve harming any animals.
Why didn’t you just change suppliers instead of not selling badger? Seems like the problem is dealing with China, not selling badger hair brushes
We do not know of a single supplier who does not use Chinese hair. Not one.
There is no downside to switching to synthetic.
Thanks for watching.
Brian
I didn't know that I am new to this and I just bought a badger hair brush. It is my very first one but I don't think I will buy another one.
A synthetic G4 will perform just as well, if not better, for you! Thanks for watching.
Don´t worry about that, in Chinese people eat badger so that´s why a lot of brush business buys his knots even European company. Never a silvertip brush can compare with a sinthetic brush even 4th generation. To me plastic it´s more important to reduces that badger hair so the badger animal that as I said Chinese people eat it.
Point of the weird muzak??
Point of weird spelling?
I just saw this and it is awesome news! 🤓
I was just about to buy a Badger hair shaving brush set. Thank you for posting this. I'm definitely going to buy synthetic.
Glad it was helpful!
Well done I don't think that the majority of badger hair brush users actually know how they harvest the badger hair and it is a damned disgrace an should be stopped I bet if they could they would slaughter Panda bears to make brushes because they have no scruples about anything they do. I only use synthetic brushes anyway so I don't have anything to do with the rotten trade in defenceless animals.
Well said, John.
Amazing Thankyou
Thanks for watching.
Brian
My respect for your company has gone up manifold. May God bless you. I have one badger brush and regret having brought it after watching your video. I will not add any more to my collection. But I do have boar and horse brushes. Can you tell me that it's ok to buy them? Are those animals being killed or mistreated as well, for making us happy? Dr. Basu( India)
P S.: When will you ship to doorsteps in India?
Thank you Kausik. We have nothing to say that boar brushes are ethical, however we know that horse hair brushes are as the hair is obtained when cutting the horses hair (i.e. mane and tail). Thank you for watching.
@@ExecutiveShaving Thanks for making me feel a little less guilty. Regards, Dr. Basu
Thank you - it is so unnecessary to use animal hair brushes.
Especially when the new generation synthetics perform so well.
Brian
I've used synthetic brushes and haven't found one tthat's as good as my badger brushes so for now I will stick to badger knots
I would be interested to know which synthetic brushes you have used.
Thanks for watching.
Brian
I have two synthetics right now a Mühle classic medium silvertip and a $14 knot that I bought off ebay for a marble handle I had, I use the ebay synthetic to clean the sink before I shave.
@@jeremymitchell9970 Muhle synthetic brushes lack hair density so they do flop around - alternatives from Alpha and Executive Shaving benefit from denser knots that do deliver backbone yet are pillow soft on the skin.
Brian
I would be willing to try once more if I could find a knot that preforms as well as my 26mm Maggard two band after a year of break in 👍
@@jeremymitchell9970 This: www.executive-shaving.co.uk/executive-shaving-ultimate-g4-synthetic-shaving-brush
I support your decision. Thank you!
Thank you.
Dave, You sold me a Mûhle synthetic hair brush and it's brilliant. I will replace it with another next year probably. This video just conforms what I'd long believed about badgers in China. If I knew brushes were made here in the UK that would be my preference! Thanks for the informative video!
You are welcome. Thanks for watching!
Background music was too loud..
Great choice tho,happy to see you making it🙏🙏
Brilliant decision!
Thank you Jordan and thank you for watching.
I always find that there isn't much backbone in synthetics
We find the new G4 bristles are on par, if not better, than badger! Thanks for watching.
Wise decision! Well done! 👏🏻👍🏻
Nice decision, I'll keep my opinions of China to myself just for your channel. Thanks. 👍
Thanks for your support Hamish.
Brian
The music is very fitting to the badger story in China
Hi, thank you.
I've tried watching 2 or 3 of your videos, and I couldn't hardly understand what you are saying because of that intrusive elevator music.
Thats awesome. Very cool decision.