Switching from to a safety razor from you standard disposable razor or razor cartridges is a little like stepping back in time. A safety razor is a much like many classic inventions of the past. It’s a heavy, well built metal machine that can be past down to your children's children, as opposed to the modern disposable variety.
From Wikipedia
A safety razor is a shaving implement with a protective device positioned between the edge of the blade and the skin. The term was first used in a patent issued in 1880, for a razor in the basic contemporary a removable blade is placed (although this form predated the patent). Its edge was protected by a comb patterned on various types of protective guards that had been affixed to open-blade straight razors during the preceding decades. Some safety razors in present-day production retain a comb but the more common protective device is now a solid safety bar. The initial purpose of these protective devices was to reduce the level of skill needed for injury-free shaving, thereby reducing the reliance on professional barbers for providing that service and raising grooming standards. Prior to the introduction of the disposable razor blade by King C. Gillette in 1901, however, safety razor users still needed to strop and hone the edges of their blades. These are not trivial skills (honing frequently being left to a professional) and remained a barrier to the ubiquitous adopting of the be your own barber ideal.
You will also save money switching over to a safety razor. The reduce costs of ownership is due to the fact that an 8 pack of your standard four/five blade cartridge razors can cost over $20. While the cost of a double edged safety razor blade will cost a few pennies at most. How many plastic disposable razors end up in trash every year? How many cheaply made products travel around the globe to be used a couple of times before they are thrown out? How many plastic disposable blade cartridges have you bought and at what cost?
Save money and resources with a product that is built to last generations. Look into a safety razor for less expensive and more comfortable shave, like your grandpa use to.
Update: How to Shave Like Your Grandpa | AoM Instructional
From Wikipedia
A safety razor is a shaving implement with a protective device positioned between the edge of the blade and the skin. The term was first used in a patent issued in 1880, for a razor in the basic contemporary a removable blade is placed (although this form predated the patent). Its edge was protected by a comb patterned on various types of protective guards that had been affixed to open-blade straight razors during the preceding decades. Some safety razors in present-day production retain a comb but the more common protective device is now a solid safety bar. The initial purpose of these protective devices was to reduce the level of skill needed for injury-free shaving, thereby reducing the reliance on professional barbers for providing that service and raising grooming standards. Prior to the introduction of the disposable razor blade by King C. Gillette in 1901, however, safety razor users still needed to strop and hone the edges of their blades. These are not trivial skills (honing frequently being left to a professional) and remained a barrier to the ubiquitous adopting of the be your own barber ideal.
You will also save money switching over to a safety razor. The reduce costs of ownership is due to the fact that an 8 pack of your standard four/five blade cartridge razors can cost over $20. While the cost of a double edged safety razor blade will cost a few pennies at most. How many plastic disposable razors end up in trash every year? How many cheaply made products travel around the globe to be used a couple of times before they are thrown out? How many plastic disposable blade cartridges have you bought and at what cost?
Save money and resources with a product that is built to last generations. Look into a safety razor for less expensive and more comfortable shave, like your grandpa use to.
Update: How to Shave Like Your Grandpa | AoM Instructional
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