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A place to share practical, durable and quality made products that are made to last, with an emphasis on upcycled and sustainable products!

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Safety Razor, what do I need to think about? (kbin.social)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My big stack of cartridge razor blades has just run out and I'd like to replace it with something less wastefull, and from what I hear a safety razor gives a better shave too.

From what I can see there's no big difference beyond personal preferance on ergonomics, but are there any brands to avoid? Any well regarded? Can I just get anything? Anything I might not have thought about?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I bought a pretty basic safety razor from maggard about 10 years ago and still love it. The biggest thing to learn and invest in is what blades and lather you like. I started off buying a blade sampler pack from them and settled on astra blades. i'll change up my lather/soap sometimes. Also a nice brush is good to have.