While seeking out some information on knots, I found this page. http://www.made-in-china.com/compan...rd=shaving+brushes&comProvince=nolimit&code=0 This page is to a trade website for company information for Chinese firms. I began looking around and here is the data that found for some companies we are familiar with. I posted seven company listings because there were a lot of smaller companies that were listed but did not have sufficient images of products. There are for many of these several layer pages providing detailed information that is provided by each company to provide trade information. I decided to post this to provide members a chance to get more information on the companies we discuss on a daily basis. Note this is taken from the webpages including spelling errors intact. 1. Ace Shaving Products Co., Ltd Source pages: http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/baotie11 http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/baotie11/companyinfo/Ace-Shaving-Products-Co-Ltd.html Here is member page including the continued text found on the link marked [ Click for Details ]. We are one of the leading shaving products suppliers in China. Our main products are shaving razor and shaving brush, and above all we are also able to make customer-tailored products. We have the most experienced elite and the equipments, thus can provide the most qualified products at the most competitive price. Over the years, our products have gained much reputation by our customers, and we have never stopped progressing. We are willingly and sincerely ready to cooperate with friends all over the world and set up a prosperous future together! Member Info Business Type: Manufacturer, Trading Company Number of Employees: 5 ~ 50 Business Scope: Arts & Crafts, Construction & Decoration Member Since: 2007 Last Sign In Date: Nov 26, 2012 2. Lijun Brushes Source pages: http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/baojie-brush http://www.made-in-china.com/showro...ianjin-Lijun-Manufacture-Brushes-Co-Ltd-.html http://www.made-in-china.com/showro...QvEHCbfpI/China-Badger-Hair-Knot-900202-.html Here is member page including the continued text found on the link marked [ Click for Details ]. Tianjin Lijun Manufacture Brushes Co., Ltd. has been a leading shaving brush manufacturer in China since 1980. We are specialized in making MID and high grade shaving brushes including hog bristle brush, badger hair brush, synthetic hair brush, shaving set etc. We production's high quality is due to the great experience in manufacturing and to the careful selection of raw materials. Therefore, attracts a large number of European and American customers, and we have established long-term cooperative relations with customers all over the world. We always recognize customers as our most important asset. Our mission is to exceed the customers' expectations and believe they deserve nothing less. Individually, we are proud of our work and our history of innovation. Together, we are a team of dedicated people working to honestly and professionally serve our customers. Open communication with our customers promotes understanding; Which in turn, improves our efficiency and performance. Our policy is to continue to listen to our customers and to distinguish ourselves by exceeding their expectations. Our views, beliefs, and actions speak for themselves. Member Info Business Type: Manufacturer, Trading Company, Other Number of Employees: 51 ~ 200 Business Scope: Agriculture & Food, Light Industry & Daily Use Member Since: 2008 Last Sign In Date: Mar 04, 2012 3. Frank Shaving Source pages: http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/franklm8188 http://www.made-in-china.com/showro...fo/The-Frank-Grooming-Industrial-Limited.html Here is member page including the continued text found on the link marked [ Click for Details ]. We engaged in producing various kinds of shaving brush. Such as badger hair shaving brush, bristle hair shaving brush. After almost 10 years of development, I offer and extensive range of high quality shaving brush, shaving sets, shaving razor shaving products. My products demonstrate some of the most important features in Wet shaving performance, process-friendly, consistent in quality and cost-effective. My maintain and enhance these features with QC, strong R&D team and high efficiency work. My quality products and science service win trust and support from many leading and famous shaving company worldwide, including Rooney brush, Truefitt&Hill, DURANCE in France, JACK BLACK, Vulix, Vie-long, etc Member Info Business Type: Manufacturer, Trading Company, Other, Individuals/SOHO Number of Employees: 51 ~ 200 Business Scope: Light Industry & Daily Use, Arts & Crafts, Manufacturing & Processing Machinery, Bags, Cases & Boxes, Office Supplies, Furniture & Furnishing Member Since: 2005 Last Sign In Date: Dec 15, 2012 4. Pental Eterna Brushes & Tools Making Co., Ltd. Source pages: http://pentalgroup.en.made-in-china.com/ http://pentalgroup.en.made-in-china.com/company-Pental-Eterna-Brushes-Tools-Making-Co-Ltd-.html http://pentalgroup.en.made-in-china.com/product-group/FqVJKWNxXTkA/Shaving-brush-catalog-1.html Established in March 25, 1967, Pental (Holding) Group is one of the large-scale groups in China, and mainly engages in manufacturing industry, international transportation and international trade. Currently we have 28 subsidiary enterprises, including "Pental Eterna Brushes & Tools Making Co., Ltd. " and "Pental Eterna Plastic Enterprise Co., Ltd. ". Adhering to the corporate spirit of "Unity, development and high efficiency", we have established business relations with more than 3, 000 customers from over 130 countries and regions around the world. Ranked among the top 500 manufacture and export enterprises in Shanghai, our company has taken the lead in our business line in China. We mainly supply paint brushes, paint rollers, relative painting tools, decoration tools, daily using brushes, industrial brushes, hand tools, jewelry making tools, light industrial products, and mineral products. They enjoy high quality, well reputation and reasonable prices. Also we can fulfill your OEM orders. Our company is willing to get in contact with potential partners to develop new business opportunities together. We look forward to any of your enquiry. Member Info Member Since: 2009 Last Logon Date: Dec 26, 2012 Business Type: Manufacturer Annual Turnover: 10 ~ 50 Million US $ Number of Employees: 37 Business Scope: Light Industry & Daily Use, Tools & Hardware, Health & Medicine 5. Yixingrong Shaving-Brush Co.,Ltd. Source pages: http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/yixingrong Our factory is specialized in the production of shaving-razors & shaving-brushes. We also design and assemble the shaving-set and the Men's gift. Your designs are welcome. Member Info Business Type: Manufacturer Number of Employees: 5 ~ 50 Business Scope: Light Industry & Daily Use Member Since: 2006 Last Sign In Date: Mar 01, 2012 6. New Times Arts & Crafts Co.,Ltd. Source pages: http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/supermanandylin http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/supermanandylin/companyinfo/New-Times-Arts-Crafts-Co-Ltd-.html It was established in 2008, it is the very first Chinese art&crafts manufacturer of shaving brush and ashtray, new times's after sales principal is ALL in 24 Hours. If a customer in China experiences any problems with oue material, our sales representative will be with the customer within 24 hours to resolve the problem. For international market, customers can be sure to received response to quality issues via email or telephone within 24 hours. Member Info Business Type: Manufacturer, Trading Company, Other Number of Employees: N/A Business Scope: Arts & Crafts Member Since: 2011 Last Sign In Date: Jan 11, 2012 7. Shijiazhuang Zhentong International Trading Co., Ltd. Source page: http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/zhentong01 Our shaving brush head was originally made from top-grade badger hair, soft quality, pure colouring, round and plump appearance, sharp point naturally straight and water retention quality; Feel well; Handmade purly, have many kinds of styles for you to choose. Member Info Business Type: Manufacturer, Trading Company Number of Employees: N/A Business Scope: Health & Medicine Member Since: 2010 Last Sign In Date: Nov 16, 2012
Thanks to all who have read this. One of the reasons why I posted this information in a neutral fashion and stated that the information "is provided by each company." We hear a lot about some interesting "product claims" and wonder where some of these statements come from. Here are some of the statements in their own words, some truthful and others maybe not so much. In addition some people feel that certain suppliers are "Mom and Pop" operations, when in reality they are a fair sized company with as many employees as some of the larger well known manufacturers. So the employee information also helps us to have a better gauge of the level of operations. I wanted to put this out without giving any slant to the information to let the members determine these issues for themselves.
"My quality products and science service win trust and support from many leading and famous shaving company worldwide, including Rooney brush, Truefitt&Hill, DURANCE in France, JACK BLACK, Vulix, Vie-long, etc." This would seem to indicate that Frank Shaving is (or wants to be) a provider of shaving products to a fair number of very prestigious firms...and Vie-long. I wonder if Frank was at one point just a supplier of hair to these companies?
This entire "Brush thing" still has me confused more and more each time I read something different about it. I have a rotation of badger, boar and horse. None of the brushes I use has cost more than 50$. I dare say that most are under 20$. While not as stylish as some shown here on the site, they all work well. My feelings about 300$ badger brushes is fine if you feel that you need them but I don't yet understand how they can be 15x as good as my 20$ badger that was probably made in the same plant by the same guy.
I can almost guarantee that they were not made by the same guy. The difference is subtle but noticeable. Think of it like comparing a Cadillac to a Bentley. They are both nice cars and will both get you from point A to point B in comfort. But the Bentley is a much nicer way of doing it. The $50 brush might be hand finished, whereas the $300 brush is entirely hand made using rare and exotic materials.
An apt analogy is cars. A Lexus is more expensive than a Toyota and an Acura is more expensive that a Honda. Why? Because they have some nicer amenities and the status effect. It gives people an ego boost to have something better than their peers. It applies to a lot of products, the best marketing strategy is to produce a "luxury" product people are willing to pay a premium for. The quality versus cost curve is exponential, a small increase in quality commands an increasingly larger increase in cost. It just depends on your resources, Bill Gates probably wouldn't think twice about spending $400 for a shaving brush, whereas a college student would think $10 was excessive.
I started with an Omega board and then a Lijun finest. I finally gave into curiosity and bought a Simpson Duke 3 best badger. I am happy with the Lijun but I don't like the bulb shape. The Duke cost 5 times more and I have to admit that the Lijun is better, it has never shed a hair and is allot more dense. The only area the Duke exceeds the Lijun is the name and logo do not wear off, while the Lijun name disappeared in a month. But I could not help myself I ordered another big name brush, a Rudy Vey custom, boxelder handle with a Shavemac D01 fan..... well this brush is awesome, and it looks fantastic.
Agreeing completely with johnus,PlanofMan and Erik Redd. Any product is worth only what it can be sold for. While I agree some items are made better or with better materials. Are they really 15-20X's better?? The same item can be bought by different people for different reasons. For instance most brushes no matter what material they are made of(bagger,boar,horse or synthetic) "work" reasonably well, I got my #6 horse from bestshave for two reasons: 1) It's CHEAP!!! 2) I like the idea that "supposedly" the horses aren't killed just to make a shave brush and its a natural product. I KEEP the brush because it works VERY well for me and it's CHEAP!!!! Does anyone here think "The Donald" would use a $2 shave brush no matter how well it works?? Of course not "He NEEDS it to be EXPENSIVE!!!" to show how affluent he is, to his rich friends and the outside world in general!! Consequently items are made to fit buggets as well as actual needs and price is almost unimportant except in how it relates to the ability of the individual to afford it..... Bottom line use what works for you and what you can afford, thats all that really matters.... Now my head hurts I'm so glad to have found a brush that works for me and is "CHEAP"
The rich didn't get that way by wasting money. If he uses a shaving brush, I can almost guarantee that it is simple, well made, and as cheap as he could get without compromising on quality.
I'd have to disagree on this one. The Donald was bankrupt a few years ago with massive debt, yet his creditors let him live on a much bigger allowance than I'll ever make in the hopes of getting repaid. My guess is he's got absolutely nothing that is cheap. There is a difference between the rich and ultrarich. There was a story about the CEO of Citigroup a few years ago. He went to lunch and couldn't find a suitable wine by the glass for his palate, so he ordered a $350 bottle of wine and had one glass. With an income of tens of millions of dollars a year, he can easily waste several hundred thousand a year with no real effect on his net value.
And at the end of the day, isn't that what really counts? Within the limits of my budget, all I care about is that a brush works well. The manufacturer, hair in the knot, and price are irrelevant. The price tag for some brushes is justified. Others seem to be expensive just because they are. The $300 brush should be much better than the $20 brush. There is no guarantee that is the case, however, and increasing price typically brings diminishing returns past a certain point. That is also true for items other than shaving brushes.
You mean money? Things sleek, elegant, sporty and beautiful are super high maintenance - exotic sports cars and exotic ladies alike.
Oh no, I meant Ms Chang, I admire her music She is a rhapsody, A comedy, and a play "Money can't buy me..."
