They're cheap at first, but razor refills are crazy expensive. Plus, they’re made out of cheap plastic that, ultimately, will sit in a landfill for the next 1,000 years after you throw it in the trash. Sorry, but that’s the truth.
I think you’ll agree when I say it’s time for a change. Wet shaving, done the old-school way, drastically cuts down on the amount of plastic in your grooming routine. And for guys with thick, coarse beard hair, like myself, multiblade razors are bound to give you ingrown hairs.
A single-blade safety razor. Sure, you can get an electric foil shaver, but I’ve personally never found that those can get as close as I want. If you want to keep a perma-stubble, I’d suggest a beard trimmer, but those are annoying when you have to bring the charger on the road.
I’ve found wet shaving—like how your barber cleans you up—to be the best solution. Adding a bit of the old-school into your routine seems dumb and superfluous at first, but it does lead to a change in your mindset about shaving. Instead of an upkeep chore you dread, it becomes a ritual.
Something you cherish so much that you might go over to Reddit and post your setup for other dudes to see. With one of these seven single-blade razors, that’s exactly what you’ll get. Gillette is the name you probably already associate with razors the most, and a King C.
Gillette is this list’s most classic pick. King Camp Gillette patented the first safety razor back in the early 1900s, and the full name has been attached to this line of razors since. Now it’s more of a budget option, with chrome plating across the razor, and a small pack of decent stainless-steel safety blades.
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