Quote Originally Posted by holli4pirating View Post
Beyond that, maybe it's just the Mach 3 itself - I always got irritation with a cartridge no matter what I did.
+1 on that! I always got terrible irritation from my Gilette fusion. That is, until I realized how many "strokes" I was actually taking. I didn't think to take account that you had to calculate how many passes x # of blades in razor. 5 blades x 5-6 strokes = 30+ passes. No wonder my skin was irritated! Not to mention that once the cartridge was clogged up, you had to rinse it off, ensuring more strokes on the same area. My skin has benefitted tremendously since switching to a Straight. Keep the faith!