At Ethically Engineered, Joe and I get great questions about how to achieve the perfect wet shave:
Andy - Chicago
"For years, I’ve been using razors with disposable cartridge blades but lately I feel like between the fancy shaving creams and those expensive refills (I go through a cartridge a week), I’m spending a pretty penny and generating quite a bit of waste. Dry shaving with an electric razor seems like the more eco and economically sensible choice. Any thoughts on which would be best shaving tool for a hirsute guy like myself, my wallet and for the planet?"
EPA Fact: The U.S. throws away 2 billion disposable razors each year.
We'd like to suggest the humble safety razor that our Dads and Grandads have used for great wet shaves every time. Ethically Engineered has started to carry a line of low cost double blade safety razors that won't hurt the wallet too much; while saving the waste of plastic razors in the landfill or even worst -- contributing to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Yikes.
Simply use the twist and release handle to access, remove and replace your disposable shaving blades. When used in tandem with the vegan shaving brush you'll find that a traditional wet shave is as quick and efficient as using a foam can and plastic razors but with much less waste.
You'll remember from our previous postings that the shave brushes have a two part affect.
A vegan shaving brush, when quickly run under hot water and rubbed over your Razor's Edge Shaving Puck or Tin, will produce a mug full of lather in less than ten seconds.
The lather will sit on top of the nylon hairs of the brush rather than being absorbed which happens with animal hair brushes. Running these fibers over your whiskers acts to set up your beard for a better shave every time with a straighter and truer cut leading to less irritation and ingrown hairs.
Did you know that Pogonophobia is the fear of beards?
