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?
I used a Merkur HD with Feather blades for about 20 years and was very happy with it as long as I didn’t rush and used a good shave soap. It was still a bit easy to nick myself, but good enough. I shave about 3 times a week, two rounds each time.
A few years back my partner bought me one of the Leaf razors, which use normal safety razor blades but split into half and as a triple blade setup. I do prefer it, less likely to nick while still having that nice blade feel. Changing blades is fussier with it, and the blade holder mechanism feels fragile, but it’s still fine three or four years later.