Shave Facts (according to Godrej)

[BladeRunner001]

Here are a few shaving related facts (from Godrej). Enjoy:

Incredible But True

• There are about 30,000 beard hairs on the face of the average man—the greatest concentration on the chin and upper lip.
• Hair grows about one millimeter a day.
• Hair grows faster during the day than at night.
• The ideal shave angle (razor blade meeting the face) is 28-32 degrees.
• Hair on the neck grows parallel to the skin.
• 42% of men report that they have no facial hair.
• 34% say they have a moustache, 19% with sideburns, 17% have a goatee, 6% have a full beard, and 3% have a soul patch.
• The average man will have spent 900 hours shaving (the equivalent of 37 1/2 days) between ages 15 and 75.
• The majority of men, 84%, shave at the sink. Another 15% of men shave in the shower.
• Men between the ages of 18 and 24 shave an average of four times a week.
• Men over the age of 35 shave an average of six times a week.
• The average man begins to shave regularly when he begins to work regularly.
• The average man spends 10-15 hours a year shaving.
• The average shave lasts 3 ½ minutes.

For me that last 2 facts are definitely not true. I probably spend ~10 times longer

.

 

[thrown.clear]

[*]The majority of men, 84%, shave at the sink. Another 15% of men shave in the shower.

Is anybody else curious where the remaining 1% shave?

 

[BigTex_21]

The average shave lasts 3 ½ minutes.

I don't think any of us here were taken into consideration for that last fact.

 

[luvmysuper]

Is anybody else curious where the remaining 1% shave?

In the back seat of a 1979 Mini Cooper in the car park.

 

[Drybonz]

In the back seat of a 1979 Mini Cooper in the car park.

All of them in the same Cooper, actually... it's kind of a weird situation.

 

[Kcaps]

• The average man spends 10-15 hours a year shaving.
• The average shave lasts 3 ½ minutes.

For me that last 2 facts are definitely not true. I probably spend ~10 times longer

.

I would say at LEAST 10 times longer. I shave between 30 - 45 mins pre shave, so I could easily do the yearly average in 2 weeks! I've likely spent more time shaving since I started wet shaving in May then the rest of my life....

 

[Gophred]

Combine these two "facts"

# The average man will have spent 900 hours shaving (the equivalent of 37 1/2 days) between ages 15 and 75.

# The average man spends 10-15 hours a year shaving.

and it would appear that, worldwide, the "average man" lives to be 87 years old.


-Fritz

 

[BladeRunner001]

Combine these two "facts"



and it would appear that, worldwide, the "average man" lives to be 87 years old.


-Fritz

That's good .

 

[Shavely Manden]

[*]The ideal shave angle (razor blade meeting the face) is 28-32 degrees.

From this I assume they're talking about DEs, so...

[*]The average shave lasts 3 ½ minutes.

this seems really scary. Even with a cartridge + goo + one hurried pass, I couldn't get a shave done in less than five minutes...three minutes with a DE is just asking for pain.

 

[Shavely Manden]

Combine these two "facts"

# The average man will have spent 900 hours shaving (the equivalent of 37 1/2 days) between ages 15 and 75.

# The average man spends 10-15 hours a year shaving.

and it would appear that, worldwide, the "average man" lives to be 87 years old.


-Fritz

It also appears that the average man lives about 72 years between the ages of 15 and 75!

 

[BladeRunner001]

From this I assume they're talking about DEs, so...

...or straights.

this seems really scary. Even with a cartridge + goo + one hurried pass, I couldn't get a shave done in less than five minutes...three minutes with a DE is just asking for pain.

Tell me about it...that seems unreal. I believe this 3.5 minutes to be an average across the board with all shavers (cartridge, straight, DE, etc...). However, I think since the bulk of the population is comprised of cartridge shavers (maybe 90+%), then this number is biased towards them.

Also considering that 42% (a good percentage) say they have very little to no stubble (this is according to one of the facts they mentioned), maybe that quick shave is justified .

 

[proxymoron]

• There are about 30,000 beard hairs on the face of the average man—the greatest concentration on the chin and upper lip.
• 42% of men report that they have no facial hair.

 

[BladeRunner001]

• There are about 30,000 beard hairs on the face of the average man—the greatest concentration on the chin and upper lip.
• 42% of men report that they have no facial hair.

I know...that also floored me

 

[Gophred]

I know...that also floored me

I gave them a pass on that one. I interpreted it to mean that 42% grow no facial hair, as in a mustache or beard.
-Fritz

 

[buyandhold2018]

Thanks for sharing that. I agree with you on the last two points.

 

[Sledgehammer39]

In the back seat of a 1979 Mini Cooper in the car park.

Nah it's in a van down by the river..

 

[MHV]

I find these facts particularly interesting:

"Men between the ages of 18 and 24 shave an average of four times a week.
Men over the age of 35 shave an average of six times a week."

I'm 30, and when I started DE shaving about two years ago, I would generally shave every other day, and go about 48h on a BBS. Lately, I've been shaving daily. For a while I thought it was because I switched to a straight, and my technique did not allow me close shaves (which was true for a while), but my current shaves are on par with my DE experience, and I need to shave every 24h to maintain my groomed appearance.

Oh yeah, did I also tell you that my back has grown hairier over the last few years? Oh wait, you didn't want to know....

Apparently, men have a "second" puberty around the end of their twenties, which would explain the hairier days I've been having.

 

[canuckerr]

Combine these two "facts"



and it would appear that, worldwide, the "average man" lives to be 87 years old.


-Fritz

The average age in Canada was 81 years old in 2008 according to the world health organization.

So 87 years old world wide seems a little high.

 

[malocchio]

Here are a few shaving related facts (from Godrej). Enjoy:

Incredible But True

• There are about 30,000 beard hairs on the face of the average man—the greatest concentration on the chin and upper lip.
• Hair grows about one millimeter a day.
• Hair grows faster during the day than at night.
• The ideal shave angle (razor blade meeting the face) is 28-32 degrees.
• Hair on the neck grows parallel to the skin.
• 42% of men report that they have no facial hair.
• 34% say they have a moustache, 19% with sideburns, 17% have a goatee, 6% have a full beard, and 3% have a soul patch.
• The average man will have spent 900 hours shaving (the equivalent of 37 1/2 days) between ages 15 and 75.
• The majority of men, 84%, shave at the sink. Another 15% of men shave in the shower.
• Men between the ages of 18 and 24 shave an average of four times a week.
• Men over the age of 35 shave an average of six times a week.
• The average man begins to shave regularly when he begins to work regularly.
• The average man spends 10-15 hours a year shaving.
• The average shave lasts 3 ½ minutes.

For me that last 2 facts are definitely not true. I probably spend ~10 times longer [IMG.....That's for SURE !! the last two are based on the average american shaver who uses a can of butane propelled foam, and a plastic 49 cent razor...I would venture to guess the average time a forum member spends on a full shave(prep,lathering,shaving,alum and aftershave/balm,etc.)and clean up,drying of brush,mug and razor is about 20 minutes..

 

[Shavely Manden]

the last two are based on the average american shaver who uses a can of butane propelled foam, and a plastic 49 cent razor...I would venture to guess the average time a forum member spends on a full shave(prep,lathering,shaving,alum and aftershave/balm,etc.)and clean up,drying of brush,mug and razor is about 20 minutes..

Considering that Godrej is an Indian brand, mightn't it be based on the average Indian shaver?