Archive for January, 2010

How Corrosion Makes Your Razor Blades Dull

Posted on28. Jan, 2010 by Gugel.

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Razor blades get dull for two main reasons

Wear and tear
Corrosion

It’s kinda obvious that blades become dull because they’re used a lot, but the less intuitive reason is corrosion.  Reactions with the environment and bacteria can cause the blade to get microscopic ridges, grooves and snags.   They’re invisible to the naked eye, but they’re there!
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Feather Razor Blades Review

Posted on27. Jan, 2010 by Gugel.

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The Feather razor blades are made in Japan and are known for their exceptional sharpness.  They’re made out of stainless steel and the surface is coated with a thin layer of platinum.  The platinum helps prevent corrosion (rusting) which is one of the primary causes of razor blade dullness.
Now, normally, a really sharp razor blade is [...]

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Face Lathering

Posted on12. Jan, 2010 by Gugel.

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I used to put a bit of shaving cream in a bowl and swirl it around to create a lather.  Today, I realized that’s not the way to go.  Applying the shaving cream directly to your face and bypassing the shaving bowl is a better option.
Face lathering has 3 main advantages:

It gives the acids in [...]

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Creating the Perfect Shaving Lather

Posted on10. Jan, 2010 by Gugel.

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Your face isn’t perfectly smooth.  There are probably some valleys, bumps, scars, pimples and ingrown hairs.  A good lather can help the blade glide over your imperfections and help prevent razor burn and irritation.  Here are 5 steps to creating a great lather.

Fill up your scuttle or shaving bowl with hot water, put your shaving [...]

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Taylor of Old Bond Street Avocado Shaving Cream Review

Posted on08. Jan, 2010 by Gugel.

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A lot of people nominated TOBS Avocado as one of the ten best shaving creams on the Blade & Badger forums so I decided to give it a shot.  A 5.3 ounce tub runs for $16.50 on Amazon (with free shipping), so it’s definitely a bit pricey.  But, since you only need a pea-sized amount [...]

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The Gillette Business Model

Posted on04. Jan, 2010 by Gugel.

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Around my 18th birthday (over 5 years ago), I was pleasantly surprised to get a free Gillette Mach3 in the mail.  ”Wow, that’s really nice of Gillette,” I told myself.  Little did I know that I had been sucked into their trap.  Soon, I found myself paying over $2 for each razor cartridge replacement.  Worse [...]

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