Hi There,
I came across safety razor a few weeks ago. I am from India and here is my shaving journey :
:HOW I ARRIVED HERE:
Personally, over the last 20+ years, I have used:
Many years ago I tried my father's safety razor, some metal one with a short handle and it cut me at 6 places on my face, 2 of those cuts spilled good amount of blood. So never tried a safety razor after that. But that was a long time back.
As per the list, Mach 3 is the mildest of them all (unless I got 4 days of beard, then Mach3 gives cuts and nicks). I still need 2 passes with it and irritation never goes away even if I do one pass. Out of skin irritation, I started searching for a better aftershave. Yes, I searched for a better aftershave instead of a razor because my reasoning was: since I got the best razor of all, Mach3, shaving must be an irritating and burning thing for skin. You are rubbing a blade against the skin several time and hence if the best of the best can't help it, it 's just how it is then.
So, while searching for a better aftershave, I learned about marketing campaigns of cartridge companies and their profits from it and the recycling problems of the cartridges. I read a lot for whole week.
:WHAT I LEARNED:
I gather this much knowledge.
Cartridge shaving means:
If one is getting nicks/cuts using a razor then there are only 3 reasons:
:WHAT I BOUGHT:
Mach3 blades were costing a lot to me for I get a hard/thick beard. e.g. Gillette Guard can only do 1 shave (2-pass) for me. On 2nd shave 2nd pass, blade becomes blunt to give me nicks at several places, not to mention a lot of irritation where I have to use aftershave several times a day to sooth it.
Romer 7 Ricardo is mild open-comb razor and is quite a steal for the price. I can spend a lot of money (think $10
). Also, I shave sometimes everyday, but sometimes after 3-4 days. So, an OC safety razor made sense to me. So, I ordered a Romer 7 Ricardo for $3 from Flipkart.com (will share pics soon). Sometimes I shave 3 days in a row. So for that I also got these 2 super-cheap safety-razors offline, Permasharp ($0.5) is plastic while Sterling's ($1.25) handle is plastic but head is metal (don't know what metal). Then I got myself a straight razor too for $2. Will post the experience soon:
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I came across safety razor a few weeks ago. I am from India and here is my shaving journey :
:HOW I ARRIVED HERE:
Personally, over the last 20+ years, I have used:
- Gillette Mach 3
- Gillette Mach 3 Start
- Gillette Guard
- Gillette Guard 3
- Gillette Vector
- Gillette Presto
- Gillette 7'O Clock P2 (Amazon India Link)
- Supermax Elegance 4
- Supermax 3 Hattrick (Amazon India Link)
- Supermax SMX3
- Supermax 3
- Laser Control 3
- Laser Sport 3 (Amazon India Link)
Many years ago I tried my father's safety razor, some metal one with a short handle and it cut me at 6 places on my face, 2 of those cuts spilled good amount of blood. So never tried a safety razor after that. But that was a long time back.
As per the list, Mach 3 is the mildest of them all (unless I got 4 days of beard, then Mach3 gives cuts and nicks). I still need 2 passes with it and irritation never goes away even if I do one pass. Out of skin irritation, I started searching for a better aftershave. Yes, I searched for a better aftershave instead of a razor because my reasoning was: since I got the best razor of all, Mach3, shaving must be an irritating and burning thing for skin. You are rubbing a blade against the skin several time and hence if the best of the best can't help it, it 's just how it is then.
So, while searching for a better aftershave, I learned about marketing campaigns of cartridge companies and their profits from it and the recycling problems of the cartridges. I read a lot for whole week.
:WHAT I LEARNED:
I gather this much knowledge.
Cartridge shaving means:
- quick shave without much nicks and cuts
- requires no skill, not much of a learning curve
- an unclean and irritating skin
- no BBS shave
- person finds shaving boring, as an extra unnecessary part of the daily routine ( hey, that's me )
- can spend a lot of money on cartridges (this is not me ;-) )
- at the lowest level of Eco-friendliness
- not quick like cartridge
- needs more skill
- bigger learning curve
- cleaner and less irritating skin
- BBS shave
- you begin to like shaving as a good thing
- lists on the top of Eco-friendly materials
- 10 times more economical
If one is getting nicks/cuts using a razor then there are only 3 reasons:
- a low-quality razor
- a low quality blade
- skill in using it
- Parker 26C
- Romer 7 Virgo 4 / Virgo 3
- Pristine PS 515
- Pink Woolf CC87
- Romer 7 CS11
- Romer 7 Ricardo, Black Gold, Viceroy
- Pearl Shaving T121, L55
- Hajamat Scythe
:WHAT I BOUGHT:
Mach3 blades were costing a lot to me for I get a hard/thick beard. e.g. Gillette Guard can only do 1 shave (2-pass) for me. On 2nd shave 2nd pass, blade becomes blunt to give me nicks at several places, not to mention a lot of irritation where I have to use aftershave several times a day to sooth it.
Romer 7 Ricardo is mild open-comb razor and is quite a steal for the price. I can spend a lot of money (think $10
). Also, I shave sometimes everyday, but sometimes after 3-4 days. So, an OC safety razor made sense to me. So, I ordered a Romer 7 Ricardo for $3 from Flipkart.com (will share pics soon). Sometimes I shave 3 days in a row. So for that I also got these 2 super-cheap safety-razors offline, Permasharp ($0.5) is plastic while Sterling's ($1.25) handle is plastic but head is metal (don't know what metal). Then I got myself a straight razor too for $2. Will post the experience soon:
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