Toogoo disposable razor review

[michiexile]

I promised a number of friends a review after I tested this one. Similar to shavettes and such razors, this is a single blade, cutthroat style razor, with the edge from a normal razor blade snapped in half and locked in a holding arm.

It gives you the shaving style of a cutthroat razor, and some of the same benefits, while still being dead easy to keep sharp (just change blades) and sterile (just change blades).

I have now shaved exactly once using this razor. It's trickier to use than my safety razor, and requires a whole lot more time investment. But the shave ends up being very close and clean. It's more meditative to use, and an interesting experience in its own right.

I cut myself exactly twice. This may well be a decently low count for a first time with a cutthroat razor. One cut was from trying to figure out how to load the blade in the razor to begin with. The other cut was from trying to shave left-handed. Once I swapped back to the right hand for the left side too, I avoided more cuts.

I'm looking forward to increasing my skill using this razor.

Comments

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

When I was at the TAFE in Orange, where they taught hairdressing, the cutthroat razor shaving was an essential part of Men's. The exam? They lathered up the front of a balloon and you had to get all the lather off without bursting it. Apparently it wasn't too difficult...

[michiexile]

It doesn't really cut unless you do something stupid. The trick is in knowing what constitutes stupid here. This includes things like slicing, pressing, steep angles, dull blades, and slack skin.

Slack skin is one of the things that the balloon really won't have. The rest of them are reasonably easy handgrips to master.