Analysis on ferrule material of makeup brushes

Usually the makeup brush ferrules are made of copper and aluminum:

Copper ferrule:

Usually divided into metal bright and silver bright (the silver bright ferrule can be divided into chromium plating and Ni-plating, and Ni-plating ferrule is relatively darker and yellow), silver bright ferrules are usually used on high-grade makeup brushes.

The characteristic of copper ferrule: hard, good quality, durable and uneasy to oxidize, but expensive)

Aluminum ferrule:

Can be divided into silver bright, dull silver, metal bright, Gold Mist, shiny black, dull black, and can also be oxidized to colorful aluminum ferrule; the most common are dull silver and shiny black.

The characteristic of Aluminum ferrule: softer, easier to insert bristles, easier to manufacture, and lower cost.

Makeup brushes are used on makeup; however, makeup brush manufacturing covers many industries, such as chemistry, bronzing, printing, molding, injection and so on.