Compared to the numerous grades and types of badger hair, bristles have never had a clear hierarchy.
In fact, we had the idea of grading bristles four years ago, similar to badger hair.
We classified the different grades of bristles and summarized the characteristics of each grade.
We classify these bristles into regular bristles, premium bristles, extra-premium bristles, top-quality bristles and rare bristles.
ordinary bristles:
premium bristles:
extra-premium bristles：
top-quality bristles：
rare bristles：
This work finally commenced this year. We purchased 5 distinct grades of bristles and conducted tests.
The results are fascinating. Unlike badger hair, each different grade of bristles requires a completely different loft setting to bring out their characteristics. This means that different grades of bristles need entirely different settings to showcase their unique features.
Also, contrary to badger hair, a longer hair tip doesn't necessarily guarantee a better brushing experience.
The scarcest and most expensive bristles have the longest hair tips, but they are more prone to breakage during usage. The super-long hair tips lack a strong backbone, so to fully utilize the touch of the hair tip while ensuring a robust enough backbone, we need to set it to a 75mm loft.
Conversely, the shorter the hair tip, the stronger the overall elasticity, and of course, the sharper the touch.
So, this is very interesting.
We ultimately divided them into 5 different levels and set different lofts to bring out their characteristics.
Of course, after the official launch of the products, we will continue to adjust their grading and optimize them based on market feedback.
But this work itself is highly meaningful, isn't it?