Parker Classic Ebony Handle Pure Badger Shaving Brush & Stand
$ 41.85
Elevate your shaving routine with our handcrafted ebony handle pure badger shave brush. Featuring a long loft handle and dense, soft bristles, it delivers a superior lather for a smooth, comfortable shave.
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Description
Product Overview
The Parker Ebony Handle Pure Badger Shave Brush sets a 20 mm pure badger knot into an ebony coloured resin handle and is supplied with an acrylic stand. The handle is resin finished to resemble ebony rather than ebony wood.
Pure badger holds water well and has enough backbone to lift soap out of a hard puck, so the brush works equally well building lather in a bowl or straight on the face.
Key Features
- ✓ 100 percent pure badger knot
- ✓ 20 mm knot size
- ✓ Ebony coloured resin handle
- ✓ Acrylic stand included
- ✓ Supplied in a gift box
- ✓ Works with hard soaps, soft soaps and creams
Lather volume and feel depend on your soap, your water and how the brush is loaded. Natural hair varies slightly from brush to brush.
What Is Included
| Shaving brush | 20 mm pure badger knot, ebony coloured resin handle |
| Stand | acrylic stand |
| Packaging | Gift box |
Supplied in a gift box with the stand included.
Product Specifications
| Brand | Parker |
| Knot type | 100 percent pure badger |
| Knot size | 20 mm |
| Handle material | Ebony coloured resin |
| Stand material | Acrylic |
| Condition | New |
Lathering Performance
Pure badger is the standard grade of badger hair. It absorbs and holds water well, and the hair keeps enough backbone to lift soap out of a hard puck without going limp. The 20 mm knot works for building lather in a bowl or scuttle and for lathering directly on the face, and it releases lather steadily through a multi pass shave.
Who This Brush Is Best For
A 20 mm knot is the common all round size and suits most soaps and bowls.
The resin handle carries a dark ebony colouring with a smooth finish.
The brush arrives in a gift box with its stand.
Getting the Best from Your Brush
- Soak the knot in warm water for a minute or two before you start, then shake out the excess.
- Load the brush by working it over the soap or cream until the hair is fully charged.
- Build the lather in a bowl or on the face, adding water a little at a time until it turns glossy.
- Give a new brush several shaves to break in before judging how it loads and how soft it feels.
Adding water gradually rather than all at once is the usual difference between a thin lather and a thick one.
Care and Storage
Rinse the knot thoroughly under warm running water after every shave until the water runs clear, then shake out the excess and stand the brush bristles down so it can dry. Avoid boiling water, harsh detergents and leaving the brush sitting wet in an enclosed space. Do not stand the brush on its knot to dry. The acrylic stand holds the brush knot down between shaves so water drains away from the base of the knot.
Shipping and Returns
Ships fast from Montreal, Canada. Free shipping in Canada on orders $49+.
See our Shipping Policy and Return & Refund Policy for full details.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size is the knot?
Is the handle made of ebony wood?
What is pure badger hair?
Can I use this brush with both soap and cream?
How do I prepare the brush before shaving?
Will a new brush shed hairs?
How should the brush be dried?
Does a new badger brush have a smell?
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4 reviews for Parker Classic Ebony Handle Pure Badger Shaving Brush & Stand
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Russisright –
I’ve been using a brush for shaving for about a year. When I started with a brush and shaving soap I went to a high end mens shaving store at the Mall of America and bought my gear. I paid a pretty hefty price and thought I’d bought the best … but the brush didn’t create much lather and started losing bristles. I reviewed the shaving brush product on Amazon and bought this product based on its reviews. I thought that spending so much on a shaving brush was a bit foolish, but after using this brush for a month I can honestly say that it’s worth the money. The brush has made shaving a joy. Tons of lather. My razor glides over my skin and the shave is super close without any irrational. I highly recommend that you buy this product … it’ll make shaving a pleasure.
android –
Let me start by saying the following, then I’ll get onto the brush itself:
If you buy anything more expensive than this, then you are just wasting your money.
I know “Silver-tip” badger hair is supposed to be the top-end stuff. But if I’m being brutally honest, they feel pretty much exactly the same. But even if you could detect a difference, is that difference really worth an extra- what- $80?
Performance aside, I imagine there might be some sort of “prestige” associated with the silver-tip variety of bristle, since its the most expensive and all.
But let me be real: when will you ever have people over your house, looking in your master bathroom, gawking at your fancy badger hair?
“Oh dang, this is SILVERTIP badger? You must be extra fancy.” No, that will most certainly never happen.
Now, if you were a barber, and wanted to give your customers the ultimate luxury experience, I get why you’d want the fancy-looking stuff.
But to your average consumer, anything that costs more than this is just a waste of money.
–On to the actual product–
It is far more attractive in person than the pictures let on. It comes with a nice little stand. (Although I use one I made myself)
I bought this as an upgrade to $7 boars hair brush I had been using previously. And while the silver tip stuff might be nonsense, badger hair in general REALLY IS better than boars hair.
It’s noticeably softer, yet somehow stiffer at the same time? It retains water better than the boars hair, and I genuinely believe it results in a better shave. (That really surprised me, actually. I bought one out of curiosity just to see if it was better)
Some reviewers have commented that it has a strong, musky smell or whatever.
But honestly? I haven’t noticed anything. Since day 1 mine has never smelled like anything other than the shave soap I used with it.
Others have commented that it constantly sheds, or falls apart. Again, other than one or two bristles in the first week or so (which is to be expected with ANY kind of brush), I haven’t had a shedding problem.
I should also point out that I ALWAYS hang it up by the handle, and I always rinse the soap and flick the water out of it when I’m done. The latter might not strictly be necessary, but the importance of the former cannot be overstated.
–Conclusion–
This is a really nice upgrade from a boars hair brush. It looks nice, feels great, works wonderfully, and really adds to the luxury shaving experience. And all at a really great price.
Nick Johnson –
I’ve had this brush for 6 years now using it at least five days a week. It looks like I’ve only had it for a month. I’ve owned other brushes and have used a few of my dad’s brushes who also wet shaves. This brush seems to create the best lather and definitely has a lot of hair in comparison to other brushes I have used. The hair is very soft. Take care of this brush and it will take care of you. I can’t think of any reason why I would need to spend more money on a more expensive brush in the future.
Richard Bell –
This brush is just the right stiffness, and even after washing it with shampoo after receiving it, no bristles lost. It holds just the right amount of moisture and the spread of my lather is near perfect. I had been using a Proraso brush, but this one has bumped that one to backup status, AND it’s easier to place in a holder!