Different blades for head and face?

[TheSC]

So this question is going to be more geared to the guys who shave their face and head. I've noticed so far that the blades I've used (Derby, Personna blue/yellow Israel, and Asco blue) act very differently on my head and face. The Derby's were just a decent shave all around, minus the two out of whack blades I got. The Personnas seemed to do well on my face, but I just couldn't get a nice BBS on my head. The Ascos are just the opposite; I get a nice BBS on my head, but get a little "drag" on my face and not perfectly smooth.

Has anyone else noticed a difference in head/face shaving? I'm thinking about picking up a second DE so that I can have one for head and one for face.

 

[brother cavefish]

i will tell you what, i have a full head of hair, but on occasion i cut it off- there is not way i would EVER DE my head, schick 3 disposibles- something soft and curvy

 

[TheSC]

i will tell you what, i have a full head of hair, but on occasion i cut it off- there is not way i would EVER DE my head, schick 3 disposibles- something soft and curvy

Haha, it really isn't bad at all. When I first got my DE I used it on my face only as I had heard so many horror stories about people losing chunks of face. I didn't have once nick or cut so by the third time shaving with it I was using it on the top/side of my head. After a couple times with that going well I used it on the back as well. A few times later I felt comfortable and did fine using it all over; even ATG on the back of my head.

 

[TheSC]

Oh, the reason I'm glad to move to DE shaving on my head is cartridge razors gave me burn bad. There is NO way I could go ATG or I felt like someone lit my head on fire. DE = no problems and oh so smooth

 

[ladykate]

I agree that blades act differently on your head or on your face. However, I don't change blades. I usually use a straight and adjust the angles to accommodate the difference. Occasionally, I use a DE on my head since it is quicker - in those cases I use a relatively mild razor (red tip Gillette) and a sharp blade (Feather, 7 O'clock, etc). I used a Futur once and forgot to dial it back a little and got a heckuva burn on the top of my head - which seems to want to suck the blade into it. When using the straight, I try to keep lots of lather on the top of my head - seems to do the trick. I've found that sharper blades tend to make the job much easier. I used a Feather AC the other day (Pro Blades) and it was quite fast and smooth.

 

[sgtbash999]

I've found feather & shark blades exceptional for head shaves but I encountered some drag resulting in patchy face shaves with them. My current favourite all round blade is the Gillette 7 o'clock super platinum (BLUE). They shave great on both face & head

 

[TheSC]

I've found feather & shark blades exceptional for head shaves but I encountered some drag resulting in patchy face shaves with them. My current favourite all round blade is the Gillette 7 o'clock super platinum (BLUE). They shave great on both face & head

I actually have all three of those in my sample pack so we'll see how they work out. I might give the 7 o'clock blues a try next.