No, I get that. What I'm talking about is my experience in usage.
Henson DE Razor Aggressive vs Medium?
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Of course, their nomenclature is just relative to their products. It doesn't relate to other companies. They make three levels, pick what you like.
Blade gap is not a good measure of efficiency with the Henson, nor of aggressiveness. The design of the Henson Head and the way it clamps the blade, making the blade cut better, gives smoother efficient performance than regular razors with similar specs. It really is sort of apples to oranges. The Henson +++ is a very efficient razor and more than I need.
When the Canadian aerospace boys designed the Henson they inadvertently designed it to shave at its best with Jack Black Beard Lube. I have found that with every razor made, over lathering creates way too much residue into the head of the razor. The relatively wide face of the Henson likes a low slick shaving surface. That’s my 2 cents on this. If you like shaving with a Henson with lather you will be elated with JBBL. I find ++ to be ideal and if I get the Ti I will get that one.
This has been my experience as well - using thinned out lathers that still have plenty of "glide".
As a noob (1st DE razor in decades) I successfully dialed in my Cella. I started playing with a Gamechanger recently, and upon returning to my AL13 +, I'm finding that I have to relearn how to dial in my lather - how thin to make it while avoiding having it run down my face.
... Thom
I went back and forth with my Hensons, I went too thin (as in watery) but had issues and realized I should go thin (as in not a very deep coat of lather. One can still have a creamy lather.
This seems to be what I'm settling in on my as well (after going too thin/watery).
... Thom
And me and I only shave twice a week and the medium is perfect even under the nostril.
Creamy, not mountainous and not thin and watery, that is a good way to think of lather for a Henson. The lather is still thick, but not piles and mountains. I like it like painting my face with yogurt or sour cream.
I totally agree with this! The shaves, once you get the angle right, are effortless BBS, at least for me. I could probably get away with two day shaves instead of every day. I sure wouldn't want anything more aggressive than the Medium, I'm just not into face pain anymore. Of course there are many other razors that give great shaves, but the Henson light weight just seems to be more fun for some reason. It's an easy razor to use and maintain. I always look forward to using it again. Additionally, the Henson seems to be the only razor that makes a clean sweep in the neck region where I normally have left over whiskers to go over and over again.
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I have both the Ti22 Med and Aggressive. The main difference between the two is the Aggressive has a touch more blade feel and a tad wider operating angle. If you have the Med and are looking for more efficiency, the Aggressive has it....but not a huge jump up. I enjoy using my Medium more as the Aggressive can irritate my skin after a few days in a row using it. I'm a daily shaver. If I only shaved 2 or 3 times a week the Aggressive would get the nod.
