H as in hair tips

A good hairstyle and a proper shave have something in common: the quality of the tips of the hair is important. For a long time, the plucked hairs of a silver badger were considered best quality for a shaving brush. The hair of a badger is naturally tapered, which means that the tips are fine and smooth while the hairline is firmer. In order to make use of these properties in shaving brushes, careful alignment and shaping of the hair during the production of the brush is crucial. If the brush had to be trimmed after production to achieve the perfect shape, then the fine hair tips would be lost. By using synthetic hair, an even higher quality can be achieved. The difference between fine and super soft tips and a firm hairline is even greater here. Therefore, single hairs that may have been added to the brush upside down are removed with a pair of tweezers during production. These firm tips would otherwise prick the owner.