Posted on 06/15/2012 4:21:09 AM PDT by rawhide
There is no disputing that a wet razor shave leaves men with far smoother skin than if they had used an electric shaver.
But just how much finer a cut is delivered can here be seen in unprecedented detail.
Scientists have placed two beard hairs under a scanning electron microscope
On the left is one that was cut by a razor - it clearly shows a precise cut. The hair on the right was cut by an electric shaver and, by contrast, is jagged and appears as if it was ripped from its root.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I’m with you. I ditched the expensive cartridges for a double edge safety razor and never looked back. Soap and brush, too. I pay fifteen bucks for a hundred blades that last about a week. Actually enjoy the process now.
I never cut myself. Like shooting a handgun, it’s just a matter of skill, and just like shooting, with traditional shaving the conventional wisdom and what’s portrayed in the media is utter BS.
The best part of the shave is the hot lather. I have a shave scuttle which is similar to a gravy boat with a double wall. Hot water goes around the outer wall and keeps the lather bowl warm throughout the shave. I use a good soap like L'Occitane Cade, Wool Fat Soap, or Presaro, all whipped into a luxurious lather with a silver tip badger hair shaving brush.
Many men consider shaving as drudgery, but with the right equipment, attitude, techniques and practice it can be very enjoyable. It can be done cheaper than the high priced multi-blade cartridges and canned shave cream route.
There are many web sites dedicated to wet shaving if you want to learn more, I recommend Badger and Blade as a start.
Agree, though it's becoming increasingly more difficult to find such razors--almost if all their resources and production lines are tied to razors with 3+ blades.
I have used the two-bladed Gillete Sensor for the better part of 25 years. Remember when they first came out with twin-bladed razors? The first blade was supposed to "pull" the hair away from your face, while the second blade would cut the hair. This poses several questions:
1) How does the first blade know it's the first blade, and "pulls" instead of "cuts?"
2) How does the second blade know it's job is to cut?
3) With the advent of 3, 4, and 5-bladed razors, what is the job of blades 3, 4 and 5, if the first two blades are pulling and cutting?
Can you see I've spent some time thinking about this?
I use a double edge razor. Blades are 8 cents each, including shipping ($8 for 100 blades). I use hand soap, wash well, leave the lather and shave. It gets as close at the Gillette Mach 3 I used to use...
Most electric razors are sold with a money back guarantee. I once spent 6 months going thru almost every brand available, and never found one that shaved as well as a blade.
Heh. I should have known that, but forgot all about it, The "orange side." I have reason to know about that specific part of the razor assembly too, aside from using the product. I worked on some machinery that produces the orange part.
Thanks for telling me what I should have known!
I still use the Schick injector, as I often go a week or more between shaves, and the Fusion clogs up on the overgrown beard.
I tried electrics and no go with them either.
Years ago, I tried Aramis Shave-Plexx, a cream in a tube. The first time I tried it, it gave a very comfortable shave. Drying my face, I looked at the towel, and it was speckled with blood. Looked at the ingredients on the tube - benzocaine stood out.
I've used hair conditioner as a shave lubricant, cheap and comfortable but it tends to block pores.
I'm back to soap and brush.
that’s why I’ve always called them electric hair pullers.
Interesting tip.
I use a Quattro because the electric razor that can give me a close shave has yet to be invented. I've always tried to make my blades last as long as possible (I usually get 6-8 weeks out of one) but I may have been going about it the wrong way. I've tried to dry my blades every morning but perhaps keeping them wet is a better option. Thanks!
Me too. beard in winter for the warmth, then weekly shaves in summer, because it's just too damned hot in Texas.
It's no lie
You can keep the edge of a razor as sharp as an Eagle's eye,
You can grow a hedge that is vertically straight over Ten feet high
All you really need is a pyramid and just a little luck
Alan Parsons Project - Pyramania
how does the safety razor compare to say the fusion in comfort and closeness? I really like the fusion...never had such a good shave.
Is it ironic that a thread about shaving comes from...
...rawhide?
Been while since I tried any sort of multi-blade razor.
I don’t think the shave with the safety razor is quite as close, but I don’t get the ingrown hairs and irritation with it - maybe because it doesn’t cut so close to the skin.
I’m not one of those guys who needs to shave twice a day, so the safety razor is plenty close for me.
YMMV...
I first started this experiment about a year ago using baby oil, which worked fine, but one day I spilled it and refilled the cap with water ... that was about 3 months ago.
I get 2 - 3 months also with cheap throw away razors.
And if you’ve ever done any re-work in an old house, you might find that many men cut a slit in the bathroom wall between the studs ... and guess where the used blades went ...
Do you actually clean your blades too after use? I know you said you tap the blades to clear out water and stubble, but I have a small brush I’ll run over my blades to accomplish the same purpose.
Definitely going to try this. I just bought a set of Quattro blades and they ain’t cheap. So I may as well make these last as long as possible. Thanks again.
/8^)
Clark Howard glues pickles together to keep from buying cucumbers....
Even if there's water left on the blade ... without oxygen, no oxidation (rust)
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