Softest synthetic brush

'Plissoft' brushes are very gentle on the skin, and even softer IMO are 'Tuxedo' fiber brushes, like the ones sold under the Yaqi brand. They are beautiful brushes and incredible value!

You can search eBay for 'yaqi synthetic brush' to see what's available or do a search on www.aliexpress.com

Maggard in the US also has a nice selection of Plissoft and Tuxedo ('black and white') brushes.
 
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Razorock Plissoft synths are very soft, and excellent VFM.

A massive +1 to this. I have the plissoft Bruce. Nice & soft & easy to hold, the handle is great. Difference maybe marginal, but their BC Silvertip could be even softer. That's a brush I'd like to get sometime.

Terms like ‘splay' and ‘backbone' are kind of lost on me, as I paint the lather on as opposed to mashing the brush into my face. I saw an Executive Shaving video recently where they advise not to push the brush down onto your face but to use a painting motion. Pretty much what I do, and the RR plissofts are great at this
 
'Plissoft' brushes are very gentle on the skin, and even softer IMO are 'Tuxedo' fiber brushes, like the ones sold under the Yaqi brand. They are beautiful brushes and incredible value!

You can search eBay for 'yaqi synthetic brush' to see what's available or do a search on www.aliexpress.com

Maggard in the US also has a nice selection of Plissoft and Tuxedo ('black and white') brushes.

I think the knots that Maggard sell are sourced from Yaqi, so for Aaron it could be easier to just have them shipped from Maggards.

I personally find the Plissoft & Tuxedo knots to be very soft to the face and can't see the need for anything softer, but everyone will have different sensitivity/YMMV.

The general reports are for Yaqi/Maggards they have two different types of fibre, the plain black one and the other one which is dyed in a number of different colours and is the one which is used for their Plissoft/Tuxedo/Cashmere etc.
 
Yaqi "Mew" is the softest I've used... Like a cloud. Makes Muhle synthetics feel scratchy! Simpsons CH2 comes in second place, probably the Mew's equal for softness but extra density and lower loft give a totally different (less cloud like) face feel.

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Hey guys

Im looking for an extra/ultra soft shaving brush as badger brushes are too harsh on my skin.

I would like something with a very soft tip.

Any ideas?

If a badger is too harsh for your skin, how the heck do you shave?

What kind of badger brush do you have, and are you sure it's not a boar dyed to look like badger?

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APShaveco tuxedo and cashmere knots are gorgeous. I have a Maggard brush with a tuxedo lookalike knot (possibly from Yaqi) and it's not as soft as the APShaveco knots I have.

My favourite brush is a 30mm cashmere in a custom handle.
 
Too vigorous a circular swirling motion perhaps? Can give you brush burn with a pure or black badger.

Despite my earlier comment, I had a go today at working the brush into my stubble more than usual just to see if there was any difference. Perhaps it made the hairs stand up a little more ready for cutting but my face was quite irritated afterwards, that was all I did different so am happy to return to painting it on.

There are brushless shaving cremes.

Not meaning to thread jack, but it's on topic & may help the OP too: Are the brushless creams any good? There's times when I need a quicker shave but don't want to revert back to cheap canned goo. I usually put leftover lather on my face gently with my hands whilst I clean my gear up, it feels great and I sometimes wonder if after years of not using a brush anyway, how much, if at all, a brush actually benefits me. Suppose I could lather up in bowl as usual with the brush and then squeeze it onto my hands without the brush touching my face, as an experiment
 
Not meaning to thread jack, but it's on topic & may help the OP too: Are the brushless creams any good? There's times when I need a quicker shave but don't want to revert back to cheap canned goo. I usually put leftover lather on my face gently with my hands whilst I clean my gear up, it feels great and I sometimes wonder if after years of not using a brush anyway, how much, if at all, a brush actually benefits me. Suppose I could lather up in bowl as usual with the brush and then squeeze it onto my hands without the brush touching my face, as an experiment

I've never used any, only seen them.

Seems like painting it on or using your hands should yield the same results.
 
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