Almost got away clean this morning with total straight shave. I had even toweled off my face and poured coffee. My chin and surrounding was nice, the upper lip acceptable but then I made the mistake of stepping in front of the mirror and my hand landed on the DE by accident…
I’ve been attempting to straight shave for maybe a little over a month. The good news it has extended the life of my DE blades tremendously. I’ve gone from about a week per blade to . . . well – I had just changed blades when I got the straight razor. It’s still going strong. Heck it’s used for nothing but clean up with the exception of the occasional rush job. I live in a predominately female house and I’m used to shaving with semi dull blades and have gotten pushing them down to an art. Most get 3-5 shaves from a double edge, I can push it to a week and a half or more if I need to. (and in the past I have had the need to). Which brings me back to the subject line – a DE question. It seems a shame to use these things and then have them filling the landfills. . . I lost a fingertip to a beer can pop top at a beach years ago. I couldn’t imagine the damage these things could do – even dull and rusty.
There has to be a way of recycling them. Maybe I’m coming in from the dark asking a question that everyone already has the answer to.
What are you guys doing with your expended DE Blades?