What exactly is happening when you a razor produces a tugging sensation? I remember the old, original twin blade razor ads where they showed an illustration of the first blade tugging out the hair, followed by the second blade cutting it below the original skin line. Of course, that can't be happening with a single blade, or at least not in the same way. I'm guessing that the blade is first pulling on the hair and then cutting it. But why do some razors pull like that when the same blade in another razor doesn't pull at all?
Among my razors, the one that does the most tugging is my R41. It is bearable, and it is only on the first, with the grain, pass. And it gives me close shaves without cuts or irritation.
Among my razors, the one that does the most tugging is my R41. It is bearable, and it is only on the first, with the grain, pass. And it gives me close shaves without cuts or irritation.