MACS wrote:Tried the traditional razors. Tore my face up. I had so many nicks and cuts my face was covered in TP swatches.
Edge gel... mach 3 blade. No muss, no fuss, doesn't rip my face up.
Edit: Plus... I hate shaving, so I do it once every 3-4 days. Don't want to grow a beard because it's irritating.
I used to hate shaving too and like you I would put it off for 3-4 days — when I used multi-blade disposables or cartridge razors that is. The biggest complaint I had and it's not uncommon is scraping your face with multiple blades can lead to razor bumps and ingrown hairs. Not had that problem since going back to shaving with a single blade edge.
There is a little bit of a learning curve when shaving with traditional DE and SE razors, once you got the technique down, where you don't even have to think about it, it's just muscle memory taking over and nicks and cuts are much less common.
The biggest mistake peeps do when shaving with traditional DE and SE razors is they push down on the razor when shaving which you tend to do with those lightweight, mostly plastic multi-blade razors. Applying pressure is where the nicks and cuts occur, it's not the razor ripping your face up, it's the user.
The biggest marketing falsehood is that multiple blades will give you a closer shave. That's total BS. The real reason is Gillette and other manufacturers who make cartridge multi-blade razors make a killing selling those proprietary crazy expensive cartridges. Once their patent is running out and competitors start making cartridges to fit your handles, they come up with some NEW AND IMPROVED, YOU GOTTA HAVE IT proprietary handle/cartridge combo.
With DE razors, a new blade is only going to cost between 10-20 cents usually and they are not proprietary to any one blade manufacturer. A DE blade branded Gillette, Personna, Feather, Kai, Wilkinson Sword, SuperMax, BIC or whatever and wherever that it's made in the world will all work in all DE razors, new or vintage going all the way back to King C. Gillette's first Double-Edge safety razor made in 1903.