Comments on: A better shave using a single blade safety razor http://colinloretz.com/2009/06/a-better-shave-using-a-single-blade-safety-razor/ Technology & Life Hacking Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:12:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Peter http://colinloretz.com/2009/06/a-better-shave-using-a-single-blade-safety-razor/comment-page-1/#comment-482 Peter Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:04:13 +0000 http://colinloretz.com/?p=355#comment-482 This is a great article, and I must say that the most important, and wildly overlooked, aspects of wet-shaving are: the blade angle and the pressure applied on the razor.Wet Shaving is not about being snobbish, but about a better shave with less iritation and fewer ingrown hairs. A double-edge classic safety razor, like <a href="http://www.fendrihan.com/merkur-razors-c-8.html" rel="nofollow">Merkur HD Classic</a>, won’t pull the hairs and cut them below the skin level as is the case with multi-blade catridges, taking better care of your skin and your beard. Also, with an old style razor you have the luxury of choosing the sharpness of the blade ; so you can find the one that fits you best. This is a great article, and I must say that the most important, and wildly overlooked, aspects of wet-shaving are: the blade angle and the pressure applied on the razor.Wet Shaving is not about being snobbish, but about a better shave with less iritation and fewer ingrown hairs. A double-edge classic safety razor, like Merkur HD Classic, won’t pull the hairs and cut them below the skin level as is the case with multi-blade catridges, taking better care of your skin and your beard. Also, with an old style razor you have the luxury of choosing the sharpness of the blade ; so you can find the one that fits you best.

]]> By: Wolfy http://colinloretz.com/2009/06/a-better-shave-using-a-single-blade-safety-razor/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Wolfy Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:55:35 +0000 http://colinloretz.com/?p=355#comment-425 I went to a barber shop in Marrakesh and got a shave. The guy used a straight razor with removable blades. It was a tiny little 2 seat shop about half the size of a small bedroom a step off this narrow street teaming with people, donkeys, mopeds, bikes, etc... It seemed like men get a shave every other day there and a haircut at least as often. Moroccans are pretty fastidious about grooming. Not so much about littering. I had a pretty big beard going, about a week and a half, but he had me smooth as a butt. Ended up pretty irritated through after wards when he rubbed some shit all over my face. Might have been castille oil. Smelled great, but itched and I almost broke out in hives. That would have been awesome. An allergic reaction in Marrakesh. Either way. Those blades might be worth a try. I don't know about the shaving soap though. I used to use that and it didn't work for me. -M I went to a barber shop in Marrakesh and got a shave. The guy used a straight razor with removable blades. It was a tiny little 2 seat shop about half the size of a small bedroom a step off this narrow street teaming with people, donkeys, mopeds, bikes, etc… It seemed like men get a shave every other day there and a haircut at least as often. Moroccans are pretty fastidious about grooming. Not so much about littering.

I had a pretty big beard going, about a week and a half, but he had me smooth as a butt. Ended up pretty irritated through after wards when he rubbed some shit all over my face. Might have been castille oil. Smelled great, but itched and I almost broke out in hives. That would have been awesome. An allergic reaction in Marrakesh. Either way. Those blades might be worth a try. I don’t know about the shaving soap though. I used to use that and it didn’t work for me.

-M

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