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Original Title: TIL that in 1975, after Gillette introduced a two-blade cartridge razor, Saturday Night Live aired a fake commercial for a three-blade razor. Gillette introduced one in 1998. In 2004, a satirical article in The Onion introduced a fictional five-blade razor. A real five-blade razor came out in 2006.
I’m using a safety razor, blades are less than a dollar, you get a nice shave and there are whole communities about getting the best shave with the least skin irritation.
you can use electric razor, more gentle, but you still have to watch out for irritation. all the manuals caused severe irritation for me thats why i switched, plus a semi-permanent rash/folliculitis induced by the razor. im also prone to dermatitis so im more susceptile to it too.
electric is less likely to cause said irritation(not 100%), you will have spend some pretty penny for one.
are you using shaving cream when using a manul one.
Have you tried beard?
I’m doing a wet shave with a shaving soap, with some pre and after shave products, no alcohol in any of the products so it doesn’t dry off my skin.
my skin cant tolerate it, because apparently i get PD because of my atopic dermatitis.