In my neverending quest to find the least irritating shave, I recently tried a safety razor. Safety razors are seriously old school. They are heavy metal contraptions into which you put an actual double edged razor blade. Since I read on a couple of shaving web sites that safety razors provide the least irritating shave, I decided to try one.

It was a horrible shave, and terribly irritating–one of the most irritating shaves I’ve ever experienced. I couldn’t even finish one shave with it. It felt like raking something sharp across my skin. Yuck.

People online say it takes some practice to achieve the skill needed to get the best shave possible with these things, but I felt quite clearly after my first shave that no amount of practice would change this frog into a prince.

I tried the Merkur brand because it was most highly recommended from people who use safety razors. It was quite expensive, but I figured if it worked out I’d save money on blades, since the regular double edged blades are so inexpensive. But alas, I’m just out the money I spent on this thing. I’d highly recommend saving your money and just sticking with the Gillette Trac II or the Gillette Sensor Excel.

Cheapest place I found to get the Bump Fighter handle.

Links to Trac II handles:
Here, here, or here. (Note: the Bump Fighter handle just happens to fit Trac II cartridges. I didn’t like the Bump Fighter cartridges, though.)

I’m testing out a bunch of two blade razors to see if we can find an alternate to the Gilette Sensor Excel. Plus, let me know if you guys want me to sell razors on DanielKern.com.

Shaving is a pretty big deal when it comes to acne. Irritation can aggravate acne, and the wrong shaver or shaving cream can cause irritation. You can check out more about how I shave on the shaving pages.

Paul and I expanded a guide to shaving page.

People have asked me to upload a shaving video for a long time. I finally got my butt in gear and did it.