The shaving brushes that have been used by barbers and advocates of wet shaving for over a hundred years are made by esteemed companies like G.
B Kent and Edwin Jagger.
These brushes are referred to by man as the pinnacle of shaving brushes as they are made solely by hand using techniques and ideas that have not changed at all in over a decade.
The most premium raw material that can be used in a shaving brush is badger hair.
Badger hair has unique properties because it is soft to touch and on the skin and is tough but retains water at the same time.
A quality silver tipped badger hair shaving brush will cost around £100 but they are made so well that if it is looked after very well it could last a lifetime and will help you to give the closest shaves of your life.
The handle size, hair quality and proportion of the badger hair will determine how expensive each one brush is.
Badger hair is categorized into three main types or quality, pure, best and super.
Pure Is dark badger hair of short to medium length.
Best Medium to long length hair that has properties of a creamy pale tip and slightly softer feel on the skin.
Super Long length hair, which has a creamy white tip and is very sought after.
Brushes using this type of hair are very expensive to buy.
Most badger hair used in today's brushes is sourced from badgers in China, where the badger is not a protected species.