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A safety razor shouldn't be any more likely to cut your face than a cartridge one. If anything, I find them much less likely to cause razor burn and skin irrita

A safety razor shouldn't be any more likely to cut your face than a cartridge one. If anything, I find them much less likely to cause razor burn and skin irritation since they don't get clogged with hair as easily, and are easier to clean when they do. If you're talking a REAL old school razor, like the cut-throat type then yeah. They take a lot of practice to get decent with.

Someone1234 7y ago
> A safety razor shouldn't be any more likely to cut your face than a cartridge one. That is inaccurate. Safety razors will absolutely cut the heck out of you if you get the angle wrong (and everyone's face is different). I have this one spot that my DE cut half a dozen times before I figured out the correct direction and angle, a cartridge blade never cut it. It takes years to master a DE. You also need much better lather due to the sharpness of DE blades, otherwise the razor burn will be significantly worse. If you just grab some cheap generic shaving foam from a retailer you're going to have a bad time. I ultimately gave up my DE after using it for a year. Super close shave. Cheap. But it turned a 10 minute mindless chore into a 20+ minute careful one. Each to their own but pass.
- naravara 7y ago
  >Safety razors will absolutely cut the heck out of you if you get the angle wrong The angle is literally to just not go side-to-side, which is true of cartridge razors too. I've honestly never had a problem and picked it up with no effort on my first try. It takes many many uses before the blade dulls to the point where it's a problem. The most time-consuming part is cleaning the soap out of the brush and waving it dry, but if you use a foam that's a moot point. And it's not as if I have a light beard or anything. My face has a full beard within 2 weeks.

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A safety razor shouldn't be any more likely to cut your face than a cartridge one. If anything, I find them much less likely to cause razor burn and skin irrita

by naravara 7y ago

Someone1234 7y ago
> A safety razor shouldn't be any more likely to cut your face than a cartridge one. That is inaccurate. Safety razors will absolutely cut the heck out of you if you get the angle wrong (and everyone's face is different). I have this one spot that my DE cut half a dozen times before I figured out the correct direction and angle, a cartridge blade never cut it. It takes years to master a DE. You also need much better lather due to the sharpness of DE blades, otherwise the razor burn will be significantly worse. If you just grab some cheap generic shaving foam from a retailer you're going to have a bad time. I ultimately gave up my DE after using it for a year. Super close shave. Cheap. But it turned a 10 minute mindless chore into a 20+ minute careful one. Each to their own but pass.
- naravara 7y ago
  >Safety razors will absolutely cut the heck out of you if you get the angle wrong The angle is literally to just not go side-to-side, which is true of cartridge razors too. I've honestly never had a problem and picked it up with no effort on my first try. It takes many many uses before the blade dulls to the point where it's a problem. The most time-consuming part is cleaning the soap out of the brush and waving it dry, but if you use a foam that's a moot point. And it's not as if I have a light beard or anything. My face has a full beard within 2 weeks.