Hi Everyone,
I bought a Merkur open comb razor (23C I think) nearly two years ago. I can't make it work for me.
Initially I used a Gillette Super Thin, then I tried an Astra SP. The result every time was that it didn't take all the stubble off, and I wouldn't get any nicks. Then I'd go over the areas where it hadn't shaved close. It still didn't take it all off, and I'd wind up with patches of red skin and tiny pimples that it took days to recover from (despite using alum). So I had the worst of both worlds - a lousy shave and lousy skin.
I would then just put the razor aside for months, before trying it again.
So today I used a very mild blade - a Shark Stainless steel. The result was a fairly average shave, but the skin didn't seem aggravated because I limited the number of passes over where it hadn't shaved properly.
I know some people love open comb razors, but I rate mine as the poorest of all my DE razors. Is there some trick to using it that I'm missing?
Regards,
Renato
I bought a Merkur open comb razor (23C I think) nearly two years ago. I can't make it work for me.
Initially I used a Gillette Super Thin, then I tried an Astra SP. The result every time was that it didn't take all the stubble off, and I wouldn't get any nicks. Then I'd go over the areas where it hadn't shaved close. It still didn't take it all off, and I'd wind up with patches of red skin and tiny pimples that it took days to recover from (despite using alum). So I had the worst of both worlds - a lousy shave and lousy skin.
I would then just put the razor aside for months, before trying it again.
So today I used a very mild blade - a Shark Stainless steel. The result was a fairly average shave, but the skin didn't seem aggravated because I limited the number of passes over where it hadn't shaved properly.
I know some people love open comb razors, but I rate mine as the poorest of all my DE razors. Is there some trick to using it that I'm missing?
Regards,
Renato