way too soft to brush a beard [SEP] i purchased this beard brush for travel for work and had major problems with it and ended up returning it it is way too soft to shape a beard i found myself pushing hard against my face to try to get it to comb the hairs in the direction i wanted them to go with no result it just kept smushing up against my face it was feather soft though this thing sheds more than a gold retriever in the in summer