Just finished a 12 shave comparison between American Razor TREET and Edgewell PAL single edge blades... I believe both companies are actually owned by Edgewell now , although some blades are farmed out , and they own a few more companies as well.. I took 6 shaves with the TREET , using only one blade , and 6 shaves with the PAL using 5 blades....The PAL blades were uncomfortable , not very smooth , and not very sharp...After 24 hours my face felt like 48 hours between shaves...PAL was once a fantastic blade , but sadly , it can't hold a candle to the still good TREET SE blade...IMHO don't waste your $$$ on these new PAL blades...