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How to care for your safety razor & equipment

You've invested the time and money in purchasing and learning how to use a safety razor. With a little bit up upkeep your razor will outlast you and your grandchildren. I've found safety razors at yard sales that are from the 1950s. Badger brushes can last 20+ years with upkeep too.

Take your razor apart.

Get a vegetable steamer pot and put your razor parts in it. Add some water. Make sure you use this type of pot. You don't want the razor blade sitting on the bottom of a pot of bowling water, millimeters from a 600 degree burner.

Bring the water to a boil. Boil the safety razor for a 25-30 minutes. While this is going on get your badger brush and prepare to clean it.

If you're shaving right, you're getting olive oil on your brush. Every month or so give it a good wash. Get your trusty brush and run it under some water. Add a little bit of your favorite hair shampoo. Add a drop of dish detergent. Simply swirl it around on the side of your sink. Rinse it really well, and shake it out. Nice and simple.

 

After your safety razor has been sitting in a pot of boiling water for a while remove it from the burner. Don't add cold water to the pot, just sit it off to the side for a while until you can retrieve the parts with your hands. Adding cold water instantly could damage your equipment.

 



7a.m platinum

Possibly the closest shave I have gotten next to the feather blades. These blades feel abnormally thin next to other blades. They come in a cardboard box, no dispose unit attached.

They are double sealed in an outter coat and an inner coat of wax paper. They have a thin one coat seal on the outside of the blade. I got about 5 shaves out of it before I felt a reduction in sharpness. Very smooth shave and awesome around the neck and chin. Very sharp, very affordable. Great blade for a beginner to start out on because you can really feel the cutting edge.

Derby Extra Shaving Blades

Derby Extra, Super Stainless double edged blades. Comes in packages of 5, nice plastic container with a used blade dispose section.

Blades are coated in a "chromium-ceraminc platinum tungsten polymer.  This is one of my favorite blades. It seems to keep cutting and cutting shave after shave. The coatings prevent against oxidation very well. I've counted 10 shaves with this blade. I eventually tossed it not because it lost its sharpness, but because I dropped the razor in the sink and clipped an edge. If you're on a budget and want a fine razor, give this a try. It was great on my sensitive face and is one of the razors I keep stocked up on. I would also like to note, I passed a few of these off to a friend and he had a large reduction in shaving bumps after just a week's use.

Dorco Razor Blades

 

Quality blade produced in Korea. Has a blade coating. Stainless steel material. Comes in packages of 5. Cardboard box, no fancy blade disposible unit in the back.

The coating keeps the blade blemish free for the first couple of shaves. After it wears off, expect to put a new blade on your razor. This is a very sharp blade and isn't too forgiving for the novice shaver. Also, I noted some irritation around my neck a few days after using it. I wont be purchasing these anytime soon. Not a fan.