Standing in front of the mirror for a quick shave with a plastic BIC razor will soon be something of the past. Save your wallet and skin from constant irritation by switching to straight razor shaves by a barber.
# 1 — Keeps skin Getting from rashes
At Nic Grooming, we receive many complaints about shaving burns and rashes, with 1 out of 10 caused by a multi-blade razor. This occurs because they remove the hair follicles from the root, allowing the blades to cut the skin during the process.
With a straight razor shave, you get the closest shave possible without causing abnormal hair growth, rashes, or burns. A few passes are all it takes to remove the hair, leaving the skin soft and hydrated. Some straight razors even work in one pass without damaging your skin.
# 2 — Reduces abnormal hair growth
There are probably multiple reasons why one gets abnormal hair growth, but what you shave with can impact this significantly.
Multi-blade razors pull the hair to cut it, leading to abnormal growth of hair follicles from the root. Instead of pushing up and out of the skin, as hair should, they grow underneath. There is no other reason for this to happen.
Straight razors do not lift the hair follicle; instead, the razor removes the hair closest to the skin, which opens the pore, preventing abnormal hair growth. Even after a close shave, shaving with a straight razor will leave your skin feeling soft.
#3 — A longer shelf life
Disposable multi-blade razors have a drastically shorter life than straight razors. Over time, shaving with disposables compounds in cost and as waste in landfills.
Regardless of how much care you treat multi-blade razors with, exposure to water and soap causes them to rust. Their blades’ cutting edge quickly loses sharpness, requiring the replacement of blades frequently.
Straight razors do not have such limitations; knowing how to care for them is the hard part!
#4 — Gives you complete control
Did you know you could shave in two ways? Shaving can be done with or against the direction of hair growth.
Multi-blade razors claim no restrictions, but their design doesn’t allow for quick, transitional movements while shaving to ensure the razor moves with the grain of your hair. And if you try to go against the grain? Hello, shaving burns and rashes!
Switching your shaving razor from a multi-blade to a straight razor will require time and practice. Apply firm pressure and be precise with a straight blade to avoid cutting your face or neck.
#5 — SaveS Your Wallet
Even though a straight razor can cost more at first than a disposable razor, it costs much less over time. Over ten years, the cost of using a straight razor is about $200, while the expense of disposable razor use can be as high as $2,000, according to Statista.com.