More and more articles are published on the net about "quality shaving", further developing the context in which Raz*War is growing and further nurturing our s(h)aving revolution... Among them, I came across an interesting article published by gizmodo, about the edge of razor blades when analyzed under a microscope : http://gizmodo.com/5472426/razors-under-a-microscope. Amazing pictures that illustrate how thin are the edge of our razor blades. But, as I am, with Raz*War team, more and more acquainted with "shaving science", I wanted to add that Razor efficacy is not only about the edge itself.
The kind of "head" used is also key: some people prefer more technical razors, that offers a very high quality of shaving provided they are operated carefully. Take, for example, the traditional "safety razors" or, even, the "straight razor"; these could offer very strong shaving experience, but it needs some expertise in manipulation, as, for example, the angle of the blade on the leather is key. Our "Ché" handle is a somewhat technical razor, providing a very good cut (excellent razor egde), but need to be operated in such way the angle of the razor is always optimal. Other razors, lilke our soon-to-come 5 blades, operates with another kind of head, more flexible, adapting itself to the face curvatures. The gain of efficacity is in the flexibility of the head; the difference is not about "razor edges". But, some of our consumers prefers a less flexible razor head, offering a more "straight razor" experience. That's why we have two "shaving tribes at Raz*War": the "Ché" tribe only adores the "Ché" razor while others only adores the "Fidel" razor; there is one world for each...
But did you know that even the distances between the blades is important? I guess not. It is indeed, what have shown another brand of razors, as I saw it on a patent, on "free patents on-line". A good distance between blades improve the "comfort of shaving" and reduce the risk of cuts. Good news, our two razors are very well manufactured on that topic...
Also something important: The blades got oxidated quite rapidly, which is the main reason why you should replace them; the other reason being that they get used of course. Oxidation of blades is easy to observe on electron microscopy (interested to see? Interact with me). Oxidation drastically and quite rapidly reduce the "razor edge". A lot of tips are given on the net to avoid that blade oxidation; i will discuss them in a next blog post. But, one things is clearly obvious: using shaving oil greatly reduce that blade oxidation (same principle as when you are using a drill, the oil is protecting the blades)... and this, again, can easily be shown with electron microscopy.
Hence, my advise is: Use shaving oil (there are already so many reasons why using shaving oil...) to protect your blades and to enhance their lifetime. (Lifetime can be expanded by a factor of 1,5 to 3). And... Guess what? We have a very good shaving oil in stock..
The next time (next blog post), I will explain you how to assess your razor quality, by helping you figure out what are the key elements to consider...
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