Interesting article on Shaving

[Unknownsoldier]

http://www.moderngent.com/articles/shaving_truth.php

Most interesting........... not sure I agree with all of it, but.....

"........shave with water and soap, which is less lubricating than shaving cream." Not sure this is 100% correct....

Tom

 

[SiBurning]

Sheesh! I think nearly anyone who's been around B&B for a month could do a better, more to the point article.

"Years ago companies were more forthcoming about blade life. A 1905 Gillette ad promised "10 to 50 delightful velvety shaves without stropping."

What's this dude smoking?

 

[luvmysuper]

I agree, that's a poorly thought out, and poorly written article.
His statement that long hair on womens legs dull a razor faster is patently ridiculous because
A. Hair length doesn't affect the cutting edge. A blade will cut a short hair as effectively as a longer one.
B. The hair on womens legs is finer and softer than a mans facial hair.

I think the most important thing to bring away from this article is this: When you see a dozen schmooz's off the street writing articles on shaving, there is the wind of change in the air.

 

[SiBurning]

I agree, that's a poorly thought out, and poorly written article.
His statement that long hair on womens legs dull a razor faster is patently ridiculous because
A. Hair length doesn't affect the cutting edge. A blade will cut a short hair as effectively as a longer one.
B. The hair on womens legs is finer and softer than a mans facial hair.

I think the most important thing to bring away from this article is this: When you see a dozen schmooz's off the street writing articles on shaving, there is the wind of change in the air.

You smell it too?

 

[Unknownsoldier]

I always thought infrequentness of shaves resulted in oxidisation of the blade and a dulling of the edge, not to mention it being left in a shower for weeks on end......

Tom

 

[luvmysuper]

I always thought infrequentness of shaves resulted in oxidisation of the blade and a dulling of the edge, not to mention it being left in a shower for weeks on end......

Tom

I think the key to that is not so much "age of the blade" but "duration of exposure to moisture".

I have blades that I use that are from the 60's, and they shave superbly.

 

[Unknownsoldier]

I think the key to that is not so much "age of the blade" but "duration of exposure to moisture".

I have blades that I use that are from the 60's, and they shave superbly.

Yeah, that was my thought, that's what I meant by infrequentness of shave, in that girl shaves legs, leaves razor in shower, shaves legs 3 days/a week later (I dunno, don't shave mine ) with the associated moisture etc. in the meantime turning the blade slightly rusty........ Yes? Or am I going nuts?

Tom

 

[mmack66]

"........shave with water and soap, which is less lubricating than shaving cream." Not sure this is 100% correct....

Tom

These sorts of articles have to be read from a perspective of someone who has no knowledge of traditional wetshaving methods.

Regular bath soap, which is what the article is referring to, is not very effective for shaving purposes. Shaving cream out of a can is all most folks know.

 

[brianw]

What a bunch of crapolla

 

[flabajaba2213]

I believe it all! That site is totally not all about getting people to buy their amazing RazorMate product, which will boost the life of your blade to weeks!

 

[Tzar]

I think the most important thing to bring away from this article is this: When you see a dozen schmooz's off the street writing articles on shaving, there is the wind of change in the air.

+1

The problem however is that the majority of these articles do more disinformation than information (especially this one which is clearly tailored to subtly promote the vendor's product).

 

[jasonboyd]

Yeah, that was my thought, that's what I meant by infrequentness of shave, in that girl shaves legs, leaves razor in shower, shaves legs 3 days/a week later (I dunno, don't shave mine ) with the associated moisture etc. in the meantime turning the blade slightly rusty........ Yes? Or am I going nuts?

Tom

Also, how much area is shaving 2 legs compaired to a face. Women have a much larger area to shave which would dull the blade faster.

 

[moonshine44]

"T***** B**** generally scrapes along for two or three weeks with a single blade.

"By 5pm I'm not an ape or anything," he insists. But he does have a cutoff point: "First blood, that's my rule." "

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Is it just me, or does this statement sound just slightly deranged?

 

[Topgumby]

I think the most important thing to bring away from this article is this: When you see a dozen schmooz's off the street writing articles on shaving, there is the wind of change in the air.

Thank Goodness! I'd thought I'd left the cap off the Lilac Vegetal again!

That article is a prime example of the theory that "if you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with BS."

 

[Unknownsoldier]

T"if you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with BS."

My families motto

 

[Kratos]

http://www.moderngent.com/articles/shaving_truth.php

Most interesting........... not sure I agree with all of it, but.....

"........shave with water and soap, which is less lubricating than shaving cream." Not sure this is 100% correct....

Tom

Actually, there is some truth to that. I know more than a few women who don't use any gel or cream. I've dated a few as well.

As far as legs vs face, there is generally a lot more leg to shave than face, and don't forget armpits. I think that, and the fact that 95% of women seem to leave their razors in the shower to rust, contributes to the shortened blade life. My ex would shave on the same Fusion cart for at least a month most of the time, and sometimes she didn't even use soap, just water.

 

[Niles]

i believe it all! That site is totally not all about getting people to buy their amazing razormate product, which will boost the life of your blade to weeks!

+1

 

[gurana]

I guess this was less about shaving and more about Gillette marketing. I agree that it is an interesting read, but nothing really mind blowing. I think most people realize on some level that the marketing of razors is somewhat BS; people interested enough in the world of shaving to visit this forum are simply more attuned to their marketing BS and more readily reject it all on first blush.

There was a link in that article to a 1998 Slate article about the debut of the Mach 3... also an interesting read.

 

[JoeH]

The Slate article was, at least, coherent. The other one was simply a mess.

 

[Hughies_online]

Reading these articles were a waste of time. I can't believe they were published originally