Brush with Presence . . . scrubby!?

Pretty new to the hobby and would like to get some suggestions for excellent quality brushes that are more along the 'scrubby and exfoliating' end of the spectrum.  Think I like the idea of sticking with badger but would also like to hear from anyone who uses a synthetic or other natural hair that works well.

Shavemac d-01 2 band would be my choice. The normal loft will be scrubby enough, but you can customize to a lower loft to suit your desire.
Simpsons Manchurian have great backbone, yet are very nice in use

Pure Badger(The Grade) brushes are more scrubby.

When I think of scrubby, I think of boar brushes such as Omega and Semogue.

A horse hair brush that is favouring tail hair over mane hair can be considered fairly scrubby.

As far as synthetic goes, I think the Asylum brushes are scrubby. I agree with the above comment about boar brushes being scrubby as well.

Among synthetics, the Chubby 2, Asylum Scanlon, and Epsilon are scrubby but soft.

There are the brushes that give a nice scrub, and there are those that are scritchy and uncomfortable. YMMV of course, and there are plenty of people who don't agree, but I found Shavemac D01 to make my skin sore as if having been exposed to a brush made up of flexible tailor pins. Just a warning to OP and perhaps a request for more info on what sort of feel is desired.

(05-14-2018, 07:32 PM)WegianWarrior Wrote: A horse hair brush that is favouring tail hair over mane hair can be considered fairly scrubby.

+1 on this.  I have a vie long horse and it is inexpensive, easy to maintain, and i have been told, somewhere inbetween a boar and badger.  I highly recommend it.

Surely one of the quintessential YMMV things .. one man's "scritch" is the next's "scrub".  I've tried a couple-three DO1 brushes and find them pretty soft .. the Simpson's Eagle in Pure is what I consider to be as scrubby as I want, while some gents find Pure hair too rough ..

(05-15-2018, 06:51 AM)asiliski Wrote:

(05-14-2018, 07:32 PM)WegianWarrior Wrote: A horse hair brush that is favouring tail hair over mane hair can be considered fairly scrubby.

+1 on this.  I have a vie long horse and it is inexpensive, easy to maintain, and i have been told, somewhere inbetween a boar and badger.  I highly recommend it.

Closer to boar than to badger in my experience... YMMV. I have a Vie-Long #14033 mixed horse-badger brush that combines some of the better elements of both horse and badger, but has less scritch/scrub than pure horse.

A Simpson’s Chubby, choose your size, in Best will give you what you seek. They seem to achieve a great balance of overall face-feel. Gentle exfoliation, wonderful scrub factor with no scritch, and to top it off a bit of historic luxury right in the palm of your hand.

Declaration B3 hair, with discretion. Some have reported softer tips than others, but in general is known to have a very nice scrubby characteristic. These are still available with [your provided] handle as far as I know. If buying second hand, ask seller about specifics.
I haven't used a D01 to give experienced opinion

Get yourself a Semogue 1800, break it in, and when you're done you'll have a scrubby yet soft brush. Boars are the unfairly forgotten workhorses of the shaving world. Those who get the job done and do it well, asking for little in return. I favor them over badgers for a good number of reasons, but their gentle scrubby massage is the first one of them.

Thanks to everyone for the feedback, more than I could have hoped for and very informative.

Gonna reply to a few of them . . . but just to give a bit of background, so far this has been my progression:
- started with a Rockwell synthetic.  soft, comfortable and fine.
- picked up an entry level badger Bevel brush, over at Target and though not every dense it has some scrubbiness to it (probably more like stritch, but I have nothing to compare it to).  Glad I tried it, though smelly.
- next was a used kent silvertip badger size4, very soft but enjoyable.
- most recently was a used Rudy Vey chubby3 with Manchurian bristles, really like this one a lot.  Very dense and feels nice on the face, but not at all what I think of as scrubby.

Omega Black Badger

That rudy vey machurian set low turns into a nice knot with lots of presence. I have a 26mm set with silicon to play with lofts. I like it at 48.

Simpson's Case 1 in pure

(05-15-2018, 08:05 AM)WegianWarrior Wrote:

(05-15-2018, 06:51 AM)asiliski Wrote:

(05-14-2018, 07:32 PM)WegianWarrior Wrote: A horse hair brush that is favouring tail hair over mane hair can be considered fairly scrubby.

+1 on this.  I have a vie long horse and it is inexpensive, easy to maintain, and i have been told, somewhere inbetween a boar and badger.  I highly recommend it.

Closer to boar than to badger in my experience... YMMV. I have a Vie-Long #14033 mixed horse-badger brush that combines some of the better elements of both horse and badger, but has less scritch/scrub than pure horse.

Thanks the horse suggestions . . . I will pick one up for sure.  Reasonable price considering the badgers I have been eyeing.  Makes for a fun hobby to have a variety of options  and styles!

(05-15-2018, 01:47 PM)chazt Wrote: A Simpson’s Chubby, choose your size, in Best will give you what you seek. They seem to achieve a great balance of overall face-feel. Gentle exfoliation, wonderful scrub factor with no scritch, and to top it off a bit of historic luxury right in the palm of your hand.

Yes, it seems one of these will be on the list, classic and classy.