Colonel Conk
Genuine Badger Shaving
Brushes
These shaving brushes are made with genuine badger hair.
They are handmade in England (the United Kingdom.) We carry small, medium and
large shaving brushes, a travel shaving brush with a plastic container, and an
inexpensive holder to let the shaving brush air-dry properly.
For long service from your shaving brush, do not boil the
brush because it has already been sterilized. Lather lightly without pressure.
Rinse the shaving brush thoroughly after use and remove all excess moisture.
Leave the shaving brush in the open to dry. Never enclose a damp brush.
Colonel Ichabod Conk Products, Inc., with headquarters in
New Mexico, has sold quality "gentlemen's grooming products" for over 150 years.
More details about this shaving brush: Genuine badger hair
makes the best quality shaving brushes. Badger hair easily absorbs hot water,
and is soft and comfortable when brushed on the face, as compared to
less-expensive brushes made of stiffer boar's hair. When you are ready to shave
soak your brush in hot water (ideally just the bristles). Allow the excess water
to drain from the bristles, then gently work up some lather with your brush on
your soap. Badger hair efficiently releases hot water and lather together as it
is brushed up and down the face, making a thick, rich, opaque layer of lather
(much better lather than a person can make with fingertips alone.) A shaving
brush also gently cleans the skin before shaving. The hot water softens the
whiskers. The up and down brushing makes the whiskers stand straight up in the
thick lather, so the shaving blade cuts the whiskers off most effectively. After
finishing your shave, thoroughly rinse the brush and store it in a holder with
the bristles down and the handle up. This will allow the brush to dry and give
many years of effective use. (If you set it on the handle, all the water and
soap will sink down to the base of the badger hair.)
Helpful hints for shaving with a safety razor: Once the
soap lather is applied to the face with your shaving brush, now it's time to get
down to the business at hand, namely shaving!! Shaving should always be done in
the direction the whiskers grow or lay on the face. This is usually done gently
pulling the razor down the face and neck. Notice we said gently. Most of us have
gotten used to the disposable blades, which are not nearly as sharp and thin,
and require more pressure against the face. After shaving with your safety razor
for a period of time, if you feel that you would like a slightly closer shave,
one can gently shave in the opposite direction. However those just starting out,
people with more sensitive skin, or those prone to ingrown hairs should perhaps
not avail themselves of this option as redness and razor burn are likely to
happen. Just remember, the experience of fine shaving requires slower, careful,
gentle strokes. Don't press down!! It is possible that while re-learning(!) the
art of shaving, a nick or two is likely to happen to all of us. It's just your
face telling you to wake up and pay attention to the wonders of fine shaving!
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Small Colonel Conk Shaving
Brush
made with genuine badger hair. Handmade in
England (the United Kingdom.)
The overall
height of the entire tool is 4"; the handle is 2" high and the brush is
2" high. The brush measures approximately 1-3/4" in width at its widest
point.Comes
packaged. Sterilized.
Product
number Conk 1000
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and on-line purchasing, please
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Shaving Brush.
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Medium Colonel
Conk Shaving Brush
made with
genuine badger hair. Manufactured in the United Kingdom.
This shaving brush measures 4" in height.
The handle measures 2" and the brush measures 2" in height. The brush
measures about 2-1/4" across at full width. Comes packaged.
Sterilized.
Product number Conk 1016
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Medium Shaving Brush.
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Large Colonel Conk Shaving Brush made
with genuine badger hair.
This tool measures 4" in height. The handle
measures 2" and the brush measures 2" in height. The brush measures
about 2-1/2" across at full width.
Handmade in England (the United Kingdom.) Comes
packaged. Sterilized.
Product number Conk
850
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price
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Colonel Conk travel shaving brush
made with genuine badger hair. Handmade in England (the United Kingdom.)
The overall height of the entire tool is 3-1/4"; the handle is 1-1/2"
high and the brush is 1-3/4" high. The brush measures approximately
1-3/4" in width at its widest point. This shaving brush comes in a
plastic traveling container.
Product number Conk
2190
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Clear Acrylic
Stand for Shaving Brush
Clear acrylic stand for a shaving brush. After
finishing your shave, thoroughly rinsing the brush and shaking it as dry
as possible, set it in this holder with the bristles down and the handle
up. This will allow the brush to air dry most effectively and give many
years of effective use. If you store it with the handle down and the brush
up, all the soap and water will settle at the base of the bristles. This
holder is from Colonel Ichabod Conk Products, Inc., with headquarters in
New Mexico, which has sold quality "gentlemen's grooming products" for
over 150 years
Product
number Conk 134.
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price
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