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What's different about shaving with one as opposed to a regular disposable?
They're much less irritating to your skin. Disposable razor commercials sold the world on the idea that more blades=closer and smoother shave; when in reality they can really tear up your face and leave razor bumps and ingrown hairs.
The head isn’t on a hinge so you have to manage the angle yourself
Do they really not make any with a swivel head? That's a pretty useful feature imo, and certainly would be easy to design for on a safety razor.
I'd say it's more of a learning curve question. With a swiwel you get good results most of the time but if it doesn't work as you need there's nothing to do. With a solid construction you need to learn to manipulate it efficiently but then it's that you can use it for any shape of skull. TL;DR convenient ≠ better
I've literally never once had a swivel head razor that didn't work.
It really seems like a stretch to make this into a skill issue lol
Yeah, I have the same leg but it doesn't hurt
But yes, it's better I elaborate: it's not the razor that may or may not work. It's the user that may not be suitable for swiwel head and such a user will be equally bad suited for all of them. It's good if it works for you but not guaranteed to work for others
Very cheap, and I find if you leave your beard too long before shaving, hair doesn't get caught either (it can't really)
Just crazy cheap. I spent probably 5 dollars on shaving last year. That's using the most expensive blades made.
They also don't have plastic housings which is nice from a waste perspective
Cost! The cheap disposable blades are horrible to shave with. The good ones are crazy expensive.
Good quality safety razors are cheap! I bought a pack of blades and it’s lasted me literally years. It probably cost me $10-15 too.