The shape of these safety razors from Mühle is based on the classic design, with a slightly longer handle and closed comb. They can be dismantled into three parts, making them very easy to clean. The comb and lid are made of die-cast zinc, while the handle is available in ironwood, synthetic resin or porcelain, each with a chrome-plated brass end piece. With one blade. You will also find matching shaving brushes with fine silver-tipped badger tufts in our range.

Wet shaving with a safety razor requires some practice and a little dexterity, but once you have both, it proves to be just as fast and thorough as shaving with system blades and also has two tangible advantages: The blades are made exclusively of metal, which has a positive impact on both production and disposal, and they are cheaper. As with any hand tool, it's the little details that make it a good tool. There are also subtle but effective differences in the way safety razors are manufactured, with corresponding effects on their handling when shaving and on their feel. Safety razors with an open comb enable a very direct shaving technique and should therefore only be used by an experienced hand. The razors with a closed comb shave more gently, yet thoroughly and are also suitable for those who are not yet so familiar with the safety razor. The choice of handle, on the other hand, is purely a matter of taste: some prefer the cool feel of porcelain, others opt for the warm, velvety feel of natural horn or choose easy-care synthetic resin. Ultimately, it is the interplay of weight, handle material and type of razor head (open or closed comb) on the one hand, and the quality of the brush on the other, that turns a purely utilitarian object into a cherished everyday companion that people like to hold in their hands - even if shaving is not necessarily one of their favorite activities. The right shaving utensils have the potential to turn shaving into a pleasant ritual.

While not every craft business succeeds in balancing tradition and modernity, the Mühle shaving brush manufactory does: The still family-run company has preserved the traditional knowledge of the craft while welcoming new materials, manufacturing methods and contemporary designs. The manufactory in the Ore Mountains produces articles, 90% handmade, for wet shaving. The heart of the company is up to the present day the manufacturing of the shaving brush. The brush makers need a sure touch, a steady hand and a good eye to work with the fine badger hair. In the first step, they carefully sort the hair, weigh the fibres out to the tenth of a gram and then tap them into shape in a box. Then they take the 20,000 or so hairs with great care out of the moulding box and, without a single hair slipping out of place, tie them firmly into a tassel called loft. When they have finished the form of the loft, they glue and mount it on the handle of the shaving brush. They manufacture all brushes with extreme care, whether made of badger hair or special synthetic fibres; we offer both hair and fibres in a range of different qualities. Mühle produces the shaving brushes and razors in full at the company’s headquarters in Hundshübel. Parts are sourced as far as possible from the region.

Horn is a natural product which always differs in colouring and graining. So products made of this material are never identical and thus unique in colour and marking. The product should be treated regularly, with our horn balm for example.