Sometimes old school is better: Wet Shaving

By posting this, the chances of me working on Gillette's marcomm or PR accounts will be near zero. I partake with daily ritual of shaving the old fashioned way, with a double edge single blade safety razor, along with a brush and shaving soap.

I have been using shaving soap and brush for about 15 years now for a combination of environmental reasons with shaving foam packaging and it dried my skin out. Over the years shaving with modern multi-blade razors, I found I was bleeding too often from nicks, as a result I sported stubble between jobs.

I found my dad's Gillette Slim Adjustable razor made in 1966 two years ago. I did some research online and purchased a 100 pack of safety razor blades (over a years supply) online roughly the same price eight Multi-blade razors that would last me about two months.

So why shave with a single edge DE razor? Well, once you get the hang of it, wet shaving is better for your skin, cuts down on nicks, reduces ingrown hairs and it makes a morning ritual enjoyable. The secondary benefit is environmental, single blades are much better on the environment, steel breaks down over time, the plastic from multi-blade razor cartridges doesn't.

I could go one step further and shave with a straight razor but I don't quite have the courage yet.


From NBC's Today Show.


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