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Post by eDemento2099 on Dec 21, 2012 5:45:03 GMT -5
People are recommending stands for their brushes and razors. Some people said they do it to "protect" the razor/blade. Is this a must do or can this survive in the medicine cabinet like my disposal has for the last decade and a half? I don't think you need a stand for your razor. Your blade will be fine if you rinse the hairs/dead skin cells off of it with water and then blot the blade dry with a towel immediately after shaving. Just lay the blade down flat and it'll be more less as good as it was before you used it for the first time. Better yet, keep the wax paper that DE blades are individually wrapped in and put used blades into the wrapper in order to minimize the chances that someone will get cut with the DE blade you removed from your razor. I bought a stand for my badger brush. The stand is nice because it allows me to hang the brush upside down without the bristles touching any surface (the brush's knob/handle fits into the stand). The badger brush naturally can become dry when gravity pulls the water from the brush onto the base of the stand. Can you hook me up with the URLs you used to research shaving soaps? |
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Post by Crusty Ruffles on Dec 21, 2012 17:21:38 GMT -5
Good to know!
The main web site I've been reading is badgerandblade.com. Between their message board and the user review section, they have pretty much everything you can possibly want to look for. I have a feeling I'm going to be sampling a lot of different soaps, too.
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Post by eDemento2099 on Dec 21, 2012 22:21:05 GMT -5
Good to know! The main web site I've been reading is badgerandblade.com. Between their message board and the user review section, they have pretty much everything you can possibly want to look for. I have a feeling I'm going to be sampling a lot of different soaps, too. Oh, I already knew about that website (By browsing its forum, I noticed that the model of a few safety razors were regularly mentioned. I searched for reviews on those models and used them as a basis for selecting my first safety razor). I was hoping you could refer me to a particular page about shaving soaps rather than an entire website. Admittedly, I don't have nearly as much time to research soaps as I did when I was researching safety razors. For now I'm just using up the (chemical) shaving cream I have in a can, which I bought for the very few times I used a cartridge razor (The cartridge system got me much closer shaves than the electric shaver I used to regularly use, but the cartridge replacement heads were prohibitively expensive for even semi-regular use). I might as well use it up instead of chuck it. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2012 22:32:30 GMT -5
I learned to shave with one. I'm sure I still have all that stuff around someplace. Just not really interested in going back. I only shave once or twice a month; I let the beard grow out.
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Post by eDemento2099 on Dec 29, 2012 0:07:08 GMT -5
Also would add a Styptic Pencil too. They are cheap and they help stop the blood flow extremely fast incase you nick yourself. But you can get those if you look around much cheaper than if you go online. After reading your post, I was intrigued about getting a Styptic Pencil. However, I read that they work by applying an aluminum-based substance to cuts, and I wouldn't want that since aluminum isn't great for your body (Same goes for aluminum-based deodorants). |
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Post by Crusty Ruffles on Dec 29, 2012 2:11:41 GMT -5
Those pencils work really well, but MAN do they burn.
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