Wonder why some people like me still shave with "old" safety razors ?

Have you ever noticed razor burns and irritation on your skin after shaving with modern razor?

Do you think modern razor blade refills cost too much?

Why modern razors last couple of months when you grandfather still uses same safety razor from 1920?

1. Cost — As you probably already know shaving with products bought from big box retail stores is expensive. A pack of typical cartridge refills cost you anywhere from $15- $40 whereas the cost of a single double edge razor blade is around $0.20 cents.

2. Better Shave – Whats wrong with my Mach 3, Quatro, Fusion, etc ? These cartridge razors are designed to require the user to apply pressure to your skin to get a close shave. This is because the blades are angled to what the manufacturers would refer to as “perfection”, but in actuality it’s the angle that is safest for a mass market to help reduce nicks and cuts and still achieve stubble reduction. With a double edge or straight razor you control the blade and the angle instead of some huge corporation making plastic cartridges. This gives you the opportunity to get an extremely close shave.

3. More control – With a safety razor you control the angle and precision of the blades.
You can decide on what blades you want to use as every blade is different. You can control the lather instead of relying on what shoots out of a can.

4. Quality – I’m not referring to the quality of the shave but the quality of the razor, blades, soaps and creams. Double edge razors are heavy, sturdy and aesthetically appealing. When you hold one you can tell you are holding a superior product. New age cartridge razors are plastic and are marketed almost like a race car with corny slogans, buzz words and off the wall coloring schemes.

5. Reduced waste, environmental stewardship
Metal blades are recyclable. Shaving soap doesn’t come in an aerosol can.

6. Less irritation
Modern style razors use more than one blade , that means if modern razor has 5 blades it will irritate your skin in one pass exactly 5 times more than safety razor in one pass.

7. Durability
They last forever if you choose razors made of stainless steel or brass which i prefer.

I used modern style razor for over 10 years without knowing this , now i finally experienced what feels to have baby face skin again.

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