Brush newby here

Im newer to wet shaving and was wondering if anybody could let me know if a real badger brush retains the heat and keeps lather warmer then a synthetic brush? Because in between passes well my brush sits there in the air the lather and brush get really cold and kinda screws me outta a warm shave after the first pass. Kinda irritating any recommendations?

 

Maybe getting a scuttle would help.

 

I agree with @jimjo1031. I lather in a fairly shallow soap bowl and have never noticed any difference in heat retention between my various brushes. They all lose heat fairly quickly.

A scuttle, or even a mug, might help though.

 

I can answer both questions as yes. Badger will indeed hot more lather (holding it in the brush) and when soaked in hot water will retain heat and give your a warmer (and more luxurious) lather experience. I have both synthetics and badger (like most here) and the hogging and heat retention are the things I notice the most.

 

Actually, you don't even need hot water to get a great shave. Check out The Fellowship of Cold Water Shavers for refreshing, irritation free shaves. I do cold water shaves all year long now. I only use hot water to clean up my hardware.

 

Boom, baby. @Jayaruh has ice water running through his veins.

 

@Duke42o
I don't think the badger will "retain" heat significantly better than your synthetic. There are brush scuttles out there that may be what you are looking for. I don't happen to own one, but I can imagine it might be effective.

 

They're here goes again! Brrrr...

Herm

 

For me, badgers hold heat better than synthetics. But I kinda defeat the whole thing by using mentholated soap/sc.

 

also doubles as a teapot..

 

for the most part i bowl lather in a double walled stainless steel bowl. it fits nicely into another bowl i have which has room for ample hot water if wanted, keeps the lather and brush warm...

 

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You are doing fine, Sir! There's lots to learn in the Wet Shaving World. Folks keep adding new stuff every day on top of all the vintage supplies.

It's common for Topic Drift to happen. You asked a question. Folks answered. Then they said something that was on the edge of your question. Next thing you know we are on a completely different subject. Keep in mind you, as the Original Poster (OP) chose what this thread is about. Don't let us distract you from The Question!

 

My great-grandfather had a large one of those. He referred to it as a gezunder as it goes under the bed. Except for a cold water tap his house had no indoor plumbing.

 

Are you referring to a chamber pot? I have one like this one that I had bought with intent to use as a mega shaving bowl, but decided I don't bowl shave very often, so now it just sit on the shelf.

 

Don’t listen to them cold water boys. . You need a teapot to boil water and a scuttle. Hot lather is a must for us that live in the cold north

 

grab a scuttle. Designed for the exact purpose of keeping lather warm

 

And then there's those of us who occupy the middle ground. I love warm lather on my face. But I also love the feeling of the cold water rinse. So, I use hot tap water to work up my lather and if I'm using a scuttle, I'll have warm lather throughout the shave. But after each pass I will rinse off the residue with ice cold tap water. And repeat. The warm lather just feels so darn good. And the cold rinse also feels so darn good as it settles my face down after each subsequent pass. I found the hot water would actually seem to exacerbate any irritation. So. Warm lather. Cold rinse. Works for me.