I found an interesting link that i thought I would share with the TSD forum, Hope that it helps someone.
http://menshair.about.com/od/shavingadvice/a/shavingface.htm

Interesting that they only specified a badger hair brush and didn't include the boar option as well.

This seems to be the common recommendation in both 'print' and video when explaining the basics of wet-shaving. Probably the 'KISS' principle is involved here.

Or synthethic. Cant say i enjoy wiping a filthy dead animal on my face.

Although trying to wipe one on your face while it is in this live state would be far, far worse than if it were dead!

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I found it interesting that they did not mention Shaving Soaps, but were really on Shaving Creams.

Touche