I have never used the Personna Med Preps made by Acutec Blades in the USA. Both the Med Preps and Lab Blue blades are sold as 'Comfort coated" so I assume they are the same blades with some differences in sterilization. However, there are some folks who insist the Med Preps are superior blades. I am skeptical, but since I have not use the Med Preps, I cannot confirm one way or the other. The Med Preps are more expensive, so I do not see any reason to use them. Besides, I prefer the Platinum Chrome blades. They are more consistent in performance from the first shave to the last, at least for my beard.
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I have never used the Personna Med Preps made by Acutec Blades in the USA. Both the Med Preps and Lab Blue blades are sold as 'Comfort coated" so I assume they are the same blades with some differences in sterilization. However, there are some folks who insist the Med Preps are superior blades. I am skeptical, but since I have not use the Med Preps, I cannot confirm one way or the other. The Med Preps are more expensive, so I do not see any reason to use them. Besides, I prefer the Platinum Chrome blades. They are more consistent in performance from the first shave to the last, at least for my beard.
Can anyone tell me if I need to start panic-buying (Personna) Crystal blades? I'm not a hoarder and I'm sure there are many other fine blades that out that serve me just as well, but... Gosh I love me some Crystals.
I have never used the Personna Med Preps made by Acutec Blades in the USA. Both the Med Preps and Lab Blue blades are sold as 'Comfort coated" so I assume they are the same blades with some differences in sterilization. However, there are some folks who insist the Med Preps are superior blades. I am skeptical, but since I have not use the Med Preps, I cannot confirm one way or the other. The Med Preps are more expensive, so I do not see any reason to use them. Besides, I prefer the Platinum Chrome blades. They are more consistent in performance from the first shave to the last, at least for my beard.
I would if you like them. They are still cheap and available and if they are indeed discontinued, Personna’s Israeli blades will likely go up in price.
I recently bought 200 Crystals and 700 Israeli Reds. For about $100, I am set for years. If they are rereleased down the road, cool. They will still get used.
Gah! Kinda what I was thinking... There's been a little bit of price drop on Amazon so I put a couple hundred in my cart this morning. Then I overthunked it and bailed with pulling the trigger.
Yet in your earlier post you stated it as a fact that Personna invented the first polymer coated razor blade and that it was their patent.
Where are you getting your information from?
Again, if you search the forums (and I'm too lazy right now to search for things that have been brought up countless times but have been buried and forgotten in the glut of (mis)information on this forum), you'll likely find that Personna says that the Meds go through an extra wash, I believe to remove oil and such off the blade, as I mentioned above. If it was sterilization, as people claim over and over, I would think that at least the box would have to be hermetically sealed to guarantee sterilization at time of delivery. In fact, I believe each blade would have to be hermetically sealed to guarantee sterilization at time of use. Otherwise, paying so much for sterilization at the time of manufacture would be a waste.
So, if the blades are arriving in paper boxes wrapped in paper that isn't airtight, sterilization at the factory would seem to be a superfluous step. Well, unless it really makes the blade feel and shave so much better.
Yet in your earlier post you stated it as a fact that Personna invented the first polymer coated razor blade and that it was their patent.
Where are you getting your information from?
Again, if you search the forums (and I'm too lazy right now to search for things that have been brought up countless times but have been buried and forgotten in the glut of (mis)information on this forum), you'll likely find that Personna says that the Meds go through an extra wash, I believe to remove oil and such off the blade, as I mentioned above. If it was sterilization, as people claim over and over, I would think that at least the box would have to be hermetically sealed to guarantee sterilization at time of delivery. In fact, I believe each blade would have to be hermetically sealed to guarantee sterilization at time of use. Otherwise, paying so much for sterilization at the time of manufacture would be a waste.
So, if the blades are arriving in paper boxes wrapped in paper that isn't airtight, sterilization at the factory would seem to be a superfluous step. Well, unless it really makes the blade feel and shave so much better.
While Personna may not have invented the first polymer coated stainless steel blade, neither did Gillette. You are correct that the patent number on the Crystal blades is a Gillette patent as Gillette was the first one to receive a patent on the process, but that research was related to carbon steel blades, not stainless.
Like I said, I never have used Med Prep blades and I have no intentions to do so. The Personna Comfort Coated (lab blues) are far from my favorite blade, so I am not going to pay a premium for Med Preps. Since I have not used Med Preps, I have no idea how they are packaged. Most of the double wrapped razor blades I have used are nearly airtight, but probably not sealed to sterile requirements. Perhaps the blades are disinfected rather than sterilized, but I do not work for Acutec Blades, so I do not have access to their process.
Yet, you stated it as a fact that Personna invented the polymer stainless steel blade.
Where do you get your information?
How do you know Gillette didn't invent the first polymer coated blade if you don't know who did?
Perhaps, as has been mentioned at least a couple of times, they go through a wash to remove oil and such from the blade as people who have corresponded with Personna claim. I believe most blades have a thin coating of oil from the manufacturing process and/or to protect the blades after manufacture that may not be desirable for hospital use.
Do you have reason not to believe what people who have corresponded with Personna said? Have you attempted to ask someone who does work for Personna yourself?
I almost missed this statement:
So I believe you should find that the patent is applicable to stainless steel blades as it states, and in fact it is processes like this that made SS blades practical.
Actually, no, it relates to both.
Not to mention, the Personna blades that used that patent were stainless steel. You even used that fact to claim that Personna invented the polymer coated stainless steel blade.
So I believe you should find that the patent is applicable to stainless steel blades as it states, and in fact it is processes like this that made SS blades practical.
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Here is a decade old example of someone who corresponded with Personna on the matterof Labs vs. Meds. I believe we could agree that he is a respected member of the forum, a moderator also.
I think if you follow the thread you will find that "Robbins" and "EMS" are the source for his Med Prep and Lab Blue blades respectively.
I believe a diligent search would bring up other like posts. But credible posts often seem to quickly get buried.
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Rhody
I'm a Lumberjack.
I think one point of agreement is that meds have some extra step of cleaning or something.
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