SWISSCO Tortoise toothbrush?

Madcap · Mar 30, 2008

Has anyone ever tried the SWISSCO natural bristle toothbrush found on classicshaving.com? Just curious as to the quality. http://www.classicshaving.com/catalog/item/1379125/839592.htm
They look very nice, makes me want to start brushing my teeth! J/K, but they do look very nice! Thanks!
:tooth:

Jim · Mar 31, 2008

Yes I have and they are quite dreadful, I ordered two and they fell apart on me while using them. There is a badger brush available from Swissco that is much better. If you would like a boar brush check out Smallflower.com they have a good selection of traditional brushes on line. For handmade bone handled boar brushes from Trumpers ect, try Cambridge chemists.

If you do a search on this topic, I think there was a good thread about it.

theperfectstorm · Mar 31, 2008

I got badger ones from Classicshaving.com to put in my travel kits and for everyday use. About $6 bucks a pop. Very pleased. Loses less hair than my Simpsons brush--which is to say none at all.

http://www.classicshaving.com/catalog/item/1379125/839595.htm

Madcap · Mar 31, 2008

Thanks fealls! :biggrin:

DaveF · Mar 31, 2008

It's probably foolish of me, but I just can't see sticking anything in my mouth that once grew out of a badger. :scared:

Doc4 · Mar 31, 2008

DaveF said:
It's probably foolish of me, but I just can't see sticking anything in my mouth that once grew out of a badger.

Oh the witty retorts that I could make!

Back on topic, I've used both the badger and boar. The first one I used (badger) shed quite a bit the first few uses, and I thought I had a Simpson's brush instead ... but it soon settled down and was fine. Later I used a boar brush, and it lost basically no bristles.

I like the extra-soft, so I'll stick with badger from now on.

KenS · Mar 31, 2008

How many of you guy's didn't notice the original poster was talking about toothbrushes???

-bp- · Mar 31, 2008

I don't know if I could give up a nice, sterile nylon toothbrush for a natural one. Although they do look really nice. That said, has anyone else had difficulty finding plain old toothbrushes? You know, without rubber grips, dimples, timers, curved heads and six different brush angles?
Lately they've been fewer and fewer at the local shopping abomination.
I'm afraid the plain old black plastic toothbrush may go the way of the DE blade.

netsurfr · Mar 31, 2008

Goosemeplease said:
Yes I have and they are quite dreadful, I ordered two and they fell apart on me while using them. There is a badger brush available from Swissco that is much better. If you would like a boar brush check out Smallflower.com they have a good selection of traditional brushes on line. For handmade bone handled boar brushes from Trumpers ect, try Cambridge chemists.

If you do a search on this topic, I think there was a good thread about it.

Also found them quite dreadful. OK, if you don't mind eating bristles. Ordered two and now use them for cleaning DE razors.

DaveF · Mar 31, 2008

KenS said:
How many of you guy's didn't notice the original poster was talking about toothbrushes???

I think we all did?

Although the similarity in materials does make it sound confusing.

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SWISSCO Tortoise toothbrush?

Madcap

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KenS

-bp-

netsurfr

DaveF

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