I use the carbon blades from CVS. It's just about a half mile from my house. OK, I buy there because its close to me. Seems here lately on occasion I'll get a pack of blades and maybe there will be a good shave for one or two shaves then the blade edge goes to crap. I am thinking the machinery that grinds the blades has gotten worn. And the machine operator has let it go and not changed the grinding wheels. Now the next pack may produce 7 or 8 good shaves before I change blades. I am curious if anyone else has run into this? And yes I have thought about ordering a 100 blade count box. However, what if I ran into the same problem with the 100 count ? Thanks for your response.
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I bought a sample from Try A Blade. I tried to use one call Blue Carbon that was unusable. I changed to the coated Stainless Steal and the experience was 180 degrees different. I have another plain carbon that I will evaluate later when the coated SS is dull.
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I am using a single edge razor. Don't use a DE.
Just a link for the site. They have all types of blades. This is where I bought the sample I referenced.
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OK thanks again.
I get very good results with the Gem stainless. I bought a large lot of cheap discontinued Rite Aid carbon blades (called Renewal--since renamed to Daylogic) and they turned out to be too dull. Nowhere near as good as the stainless Gem. I thought the carbon would be about the same except for needing to keep them dry but I was wrong.
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