Cartridge Razor vs. Safety Razor / Straight Razor. Why you should switch to a Single Blade Razor!

Wow a person in the shaving industry media who has almost no tattoos on their arms! The revolution is starting!

I'm getting shaving advice from a guy who hasn't shaved in at least a year.

I switched to my great grandfathers straight razor about 10 years ago and I’ve never looked back, I love the history of it and the shave is second to none!

First shaved in my teens with dad’s adjustable safety razor…. Disposables came out a couple yrs. later and I switched. Now at 71 I just went back to a safety razor with feather blades …. What a dumbass I’ve been for over 40 yrs. What a great shave . Make the switch or start new , you won’t be sorry!

Single blade razors are the best decision I've ever made... I prefer the straight razor than a safety razor, but both are classics.

So true. I realized this a long time ago, when I realized that I had less iritation after shaving with a knife (just to see if it would). I tried it with a few other super sharp blades and confirmed over time, single blades are less irritating I like how an open blade like a strait is so easy to clean. It probably helps that I have been sharpening and using strops for decades for woodcarving and shop stuff. safety razors may clog less than multi blades, but with an open blade a dip/ rinse, wipe or even a flick of the wrist if youre outdoors, will clear off the whole blade in one second. I tried all the multi blades, I prefer a straight or safety razor.

I love safety razors because of cost effectiveness. Saves you a lot of money in the long run.

$70 for 100 DE blades? Is that what this video is all about? Ripping people off another way? Most DE blades can be found for between $10-$20 for 100. Stay away from Dovo if you're new to this, they are just another Gillette!

I switched a LONG time ago lol. I started with cartridge razors once I started shaving as they were super common..but I eventually decided to try my great grandpa's old adjustable Gillette slim safety razor that my grandpa kept. It took a hot minute to get used to it...but that's only because of the settings on it for how close I want the shave! See as a kid I learned how to shave from my grandpa with a toy razor set...don't know if you can find them anymore but it came with actual shaving cream and aftershave..and a plastic toy safety razor. It was like riding a bike for me to get the motions down again on that razor. I've since switched to a shavette straight razor for keeping my beard lined up as it has more control for me, though I will use the old safety razor once in awhile just to remember how to do it...I'm thinking of buying a new one as the old Gillette is well...old and I don't want to break it as it used to belong to my great grandpa on my mom's side of the family.

My safety razor was less than $20. A box of 50 Wilkinson Blades cost me $10 online. I don't shave every day, and one blade usually lasts a couple of weeks for me ( I know everybody is different). I literally have not bought any other shaving equipment in a year and a half. And I will not need to anytime soon because safety razors last forever if you clean and take care of them. .... Every man must start using safety razors again! You will save tons of money and get a much closer/smoother shave. And you will feel like a MAN when you use an old-fashioned style safety razor.

100 pack of blades for safety razor is like 8 bucks, so more like 30 bucks a year for blades way way WAY cheaper than cartridge razors. My grandfather taught me how to shave with a safety razor and i've never even tried a multi blade, just saw no need for it.

Recently made the switch to safety and straight razors. Initially just wanted to see what they are like. After the first shave I seen the difference and tossed my cartridge disposable types.

I shave exclusively with a straight razor - all in my rotation are antique (more than 100 years old) which I have restored and honed. They all have another 100 years of use in them. 8 razors, 100 years more use - if that was translated to a cartridge razor system, at £20 a month (that is cheap...) you are looking at £192,000 for the equivalent amount of shaves 😆

For 70$ DE blades they better be able to fly around my face and shave by themselves most blades can be bought in bulk of 100 for dirt cheap if you want the sharpest blades (feather) you'll be looking at a little more but even then those blades last and they do an amazing job

Who the hell is buying 100 blades for 70 dollars??? Feather is like 20 dollars and Astra is 10 dollars!!! People these are the absolute best blades and you definitely don't need to spend 70 dollars for 100 blades for sure!

It really is wayyyyy cheaper to shave this way. My lifetime supply of blades cost me around 100$

Them Mach 3s cost 25$+ tax in Canada. I often wondered exactly how much money was spent promoting them when they first came out. Switching to a safety razor was the single best decision I ever made.

I started on my dad's safety razor about 57 years ago. Soon moved to a double blade razor for many years and finally a March 3 about 10 years ago (when I couldn't find the double blades any longer). Thinking about going back to the safety razor.

I am a black man. I say that because our hair grows very curly. I used modern multi razors all of my youth and sufferd extreme "razor bumps" i.e. ingrown hairs. I switched to saftey and straight razors and have had ZERO bumps since. Good advive you have presented.

Update: I just tried the safety razor and it works exactly like my usual cartridge razors. This is all new to me so I'm gonna try out this safety razor. I tried the straight razor and it worked out. I never knew cartridge razors can lead to possible ingrown hairs. If the safety razor does help save money, I'm willing to try