Way too soft to brush a beard. [SEP] I purchased this beard brush for travel for work and had 2 major problems with it, and ended up returning it.<br /><br />1. 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 =)<br />2. This thing sheds more than a gold retriever in the in summer.