There are a few goat hair brushes around some over $100 and this cheap $15 brush I took a chance on . Unbranded . Decent real wood handle . Guessing a 19" knot that is semi dense . It actually stirred up a nice lather . Application was good . Lost about 8 hairs indicating poor glue or glueing technique . A few more shaves will tell if it's an ongoing problem . As for the goat hair itself I would say it's closer to boar hair with a little softer feel .