Thread: Shaving daily

Thanks Mick, I daresay it's user error on my part with regards the DE. I do use the CT more though, so I'm more practised with that than the DE. The mach 3 lives in the wardrobe these days and is only dragged out, much against my wishes, on haircut days when the wife refuses to shave the back of the neck with anything else. She'll have to break from that once all the blades are used up though. I'm throwing it away after that.


Mick

Originally Posted by MickRussell

I suspect the Mach 3 has a tendency to lift the hair and cut it off below skin level (I get the same problem) while the CT just takes it off flush.

No need to suspect, as that's exactly what happens. It's also the reason why you can get a "reasonable" shave in one pass with a Mock 3. It's also the reason why they cause so much irritation.

Originally Posted by MickRussell

At a guess a DE would allow a little more pressure on the skin than a CT so it might lift the hair just a little and occasionally trim below skin level as well.

Unfortunately your guess isn't right this time round. DE's are actually more sensitive to pressure that a straight, due to the extremely sharp, thin & flexible (coated) blade. The main causes of irritation with a DE are too much pressure, angle and excessive skin stretching, which actually isn't as critical to a good DE shave as many would believe.

Just like any razor, a light touch with an experienced hand will lead to great shaves.

Oh well, can't get 'em all right.