Omega Boar Shaving Brush 11137 – Ash Wood Handle
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Classic Omega boar bristle shaving brush with an elegant ash wood handle. Model 11137 delivers strong backbone, excellent soap loading, and reliable daily performance.
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Description
Product Overview
The Omega 11137 sets a 24 mm boar knot into a turned ash wood handle. Omega publish an overall height of 113 mm.
This is the wooden handled brush in the Omega professional line. Ash is light and warm in the hand, and the 24 mm knot is a middle size that works in a bowl and on the face. Omega have been making shaving brushes in Italy for decades and are the best known name in boar brushes.
Key Features
- ✓ 100 percent boar bristle
- ✓ 24 mm knot size
- ✓ Turned ash wood handle
- ✓ 113 mm overall height
- ✓ Made in Italy by Omega
- ✓ Softens with use as the tips split
- ✓ 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 bristle varies slightly from brush to brush, and so does the grain of the ash handle.
What Is Included
| Shaving brush | 24 mm boar knot, ash wood handle |
| Packaging | Manufacturer packaging |
No stand is listed in the contents for this brush.
Product Specifications
| Brand | Omega |
| Model | 11137 |
| Knot type | 100 percent boar |
| Knot size | 24 mm |
| Handle material | Ash wood |
| Overall height | 113 mm |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Condition | New |
Lathering Performance
Boar bristle is stiff when it is new and softens as it is used. The tips split over the first few weeks of shaving, and as they do the knot becomes softer against the face and holds more lather. Boar keeps more backbone than badger throughout its life, which is why it lifts soap out of a hard puck so easily. A 24 mm knot loads a hard puck quickly and holds enough lather for a multi pass shave.
Who This Brush Is Best For
Boar has the backbone to lift soap straight out of a hard puck.
Each ash handle carries its own grain pattern.
A boar brush softens over its first few weeks and keeps improving.
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 boar brush a few weeks of regular use to break in. The tips split as the brush is used, which makes it noticeably softer and better at holding lather.
Adding water gradually rather than all at once is the usual difference between a thin lather and a thick one.
Care and Storage
Soak the bristles in warm water for a minute or two before the shave, not boiling water. Rinse the knot thoroughly after every shave until the water runs clear, then squeeze the water out gently without twisting the knot and leave the brush to dry in a well ventilated place. Dry the wooden handle as well rather than leaving it standing in water.
Shipping and Returns
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Frequently Asked Questions
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