Shopping for new blades for my old razor I realized that the gel used on the blades could not be vegan. I didn’t want to check online if they were vegan and as I realized that the blades for my old razor cost about the same as a saftey razor + 5 blades, I bought the safety razor.
Like it so far, was a little concerened to cut myself but slow and steady wins the raze (haha, get it…?) It leaves a tiny, tiny stubble, but maybe that is just me getting used to the new razor. What I like is that it is much easier to clean, since you can remove the blade and rinse it off or even disinfect it. Should I disinfect my blade? Dullsters on the internet, what is your wisdom?
Welcome to the world of wet shaving! A few comments: To avoid stubble, I’ll do a second round of shaving. Once I’ve shaved, I’ll slap on another layer of shaving soap and do it again.
Also, blades make a huge difference. I’ve been using Feather blades - I think they’re manufactured in Japan - for about a decade now and they’re sharper and smoother than anything else I’ve tried. Avoid Crystal brand.
Gotta say, thanks for the feather blade recommendation. I got some a little while ago, and they are a pretty nice improvement from the cheap blades I was using before.
Word! They make a pretty big difference.
Question:
Why is this called “wet shaving”? What about a safety razor makes it “wetter” than a disposable?
I looked it up just to be sure, “wet shaving” is basically what you think of with the idea of classic shaving, hot soapy water, then warm lather applied with a brush, and a single blade razor.
It’s not so much about the alternative being just dragging a dry cartridge razor across your skin (I hope no crazy people are out here doing that) but moreso about the prep and process of using a thick lather and regularly rinsing the razor blade during the process. It’s more time consuming but it’s often more comfortable, and a lot easier to cut hairs that have difficult grain/growth patterns
… In the woods, in the morning, no water at all, no light, usually eyes closed for focus, before they order us to fall in for inspection.
Welcome to the infantry.
That makes sense… I assumed that was the case, but was hoping to hear from practitioners of the art. I’ve not shaved my face in… almost 25 years now probably, so I’m a bit rusty. Closest thing I get is my barber using a straight razor to shape up the lines.
25 years? I assume you’ve at least trimmed it and you’re not running around with a beard down to your toes. But yeah I used to do it, still do if there’s an occasion to. Once I started shaving my head too it just got easier to get cheap razors and do everything at once in the shower. I probably should do it again someday soon just for the experience again
Oh yeah, I trim it weekly, reset shape at the barber. It’s just been that long since I was clean shaven.
To contrast it to shaving with an electric razor, which is dry.
The term wet shaving is an odd one. In my opinion we should call it Classic Shaving.
I have a can of Barbosol for the kids and have tried it for DE shaving - it works fine because I keep my skin wet.