razors

Safety razor blades

2017-05-01

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Merkur Super

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TL;DR:

RK Shaving Stainless DE Razor Blades, balanced and from a good company (check out their razor handles!)
Dorco Prime Double Edge Razor Blades, value yet great quality
Merkur Super, unmatched quality and very forgiving but expensive. Highly recommended for beginners.

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Problem: Can I get more value for my blades?

Do I pay too much for blades?
Are there better blades for sensitive skin or unskilled use?
Are there blades which are more durable, granting more uses?

2 comments

2014-10-24

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TL;DR, the Henson AL13 is highly recommended.

I’ve had a traditional safety razor for some years now.

I switched to a traditional safety razor out of a fascination with the old nature of it, but it turns out to be a vastly more simple and cost effective shave.

As I don’t like to have a lot of “moving parts” in my life, keeping to simplicity, not having to go out and buy huge disposable razors or packs of itsy bitsy six-blade-and-shaving-strip shaving heads and cans of shaving foam is appealing to me.

I had done significant research before, and now I’m collecting all the notes in one place.

Although I had been looking at using straight razor.. it’s expensive, dangerous, difficult to use and maintain and the entire kit has too many objects.