Benefits of Using a Safety Razor

Shaving with a safety razor had been considered a dying art until lately. Before the mid-1960s, fathers proudly carried down the fine heritage of double-edged safety razor shaving to each generation as a rite of passage to manhood.

A classic wet shave keeps your face suitably lubricated during the shaving process to minimise irritation. The kit includes a double-edged (safety) razor, a shaving brush and shaving soap/cream. Each is critical to getting the most out of your shave.

Due to various clever marketing campaigns and an inflow of advertising, many men are now only familiar with cheap disposable shaving tools and the use of safety razors has declined. Despite speeding up the shaving procedure and adding ease to the equation, these new and "creative" shaving products are now accountable for an increasing number of skin ailments.

Today's multi-blade devices irritate the skin far more than is necessary, resulting in ingrown hairs, razor bumps, razor burn and skin redness. Thankfully, men are rediscovering the pleasures of shaving with a safety razor. There are a number of benefits that safety razor shaving offers and we’ve highlighted them below.

1. Closest shave
   
   
   Shaving using a safety razor will give you the closest, smoothest shave you've ever had while also reducing irritation. Wet shaving tools and procedures have been honed over the last 100 years to give you the greatest shave you've ever had.
   
   
2. Reduce irritation
   
   
   Razors with multiple blades cut your hair below the skin's surface, creating ingrown hairs and razor burn. While with a safety razor's single blade, you're cutting the hair level with your skin. This will help with ingrown hairs and bumps, and you'll find that your skin is less red after shaving. To put it another way, your skin will adore you.
   
   
3. Environmentally sustainable
   
   
   Our landfills are being overburdened by the extra plastic and packaging found in cartridge razors. Safety razors produce far less waste and biodegrade considerably faster. Cartridge razors may be the most wasteful thing we use in the bathroom. So, start saving the earth immediately with a safety razor.
   
   
4. Choice of blades
   
   
   Have you ever wondered why disposable razor heads are so complicated? The heads are where the firms make their money. They rely on you to return for replacements that only fit their handle. You can choose where to acquire your blades and which brand to use with a safety razor. They're all the same. You are not obligated to use a single brand.
   
   
5. Saves money
   
   
   Although a safety razor will occasionally cost more than one of its modern five-bladed counterparts, in the long run, a safety razor will prove to be a more cost-effective financial option. This is due to today's shaving firms' price approach. The current technique is to offer a razor at a low, inexpensive and even loss-leading price and then charge an excess on the shaving blades later.
   
   
6. Better for coarse hair
   
   
   A safety razor is a logical solution if you have thick hair that won't budge under the lightness of a typical cartridge shave (or if the hairs are too thick, causing dragging, clogging and discomfort). It also won't give you a dull shave because you'll replace the blade after each use.

Why should you use safety razors instead of regular razors? Pros: better shaves, less irritating to the skin, fun shaving, learning a new skill, saving money, environmentally responsible, high-quality razors, visually pleasing, extended life and ‘retro'. We would be losing a lot of unwanted plastic in landfills and seas if everyone used a safety razor.

Consider this: if you switched to a safety razor today, you would be one step closer to a cleaner planet. The use of disposable razors will grow over time. However, promoting the purchase of safety razors will help people recognise the dangers of disposable and cartridge razors.