Thread: Are two hands better then one?

I started with the dominant right hand and when trying the left I would get disoriented looking in the mirror and gave up on that initially. A year or more down the road someone posted that they practiced manipulating the razor with their non dominant hand while watching television.

I started doing that with a razor I had dulled and within a couple of days I was able to shave with either hand. I have more or less gone back to shaving with the dominant hand only simply because I've gotten so used to it. On some days I will use both just for the heck of it but I am fine with the dominant hand and personally find no advantage in shaving with both.

OTOH, (no pun intended) I broke a collar bone 6 years ago in a fall off of a bicycle. It was on my non dominant side but if it had been on the dominant I would have had to shave with the left hand so it pays to learn the technique. You never know when you'll need it.

I use both but only one at a time - as in today is left, tomorrow is right. I just don't like the idea that one hand can't give a superlative shave and needs the other to come and help.

To answer your question: No.

The first three months or so I used my dominant hand only.

Then all of a sudden one day I decide to try out my left as well. Simple as that. I had no problems, and the shave went alot quicker. With one handed shaving I found I had to constantly alter the position of teh scales depending on where on my face I was shaving. By using both hands, I found less adjustments needed to be made, and the whole thing went along much smoother

Better no but comfortable to use both hands

I used both hands right from the start. I have nicked and cut the left side of my face (dominant hand) as opposed to the right. I guess I am gentler when using my right hand.

I used both hands from the start. Trying to use my dominant hand for the entire shave was more uncomfortable than just learning to use my left hand.

But like so many have already said, whatever works is best.

Upon advice by more experienced I started using both hands from early on. The more strokes you learn to do the better shave IMHO cause you can work without having to strain your dominant hand to get at certain angles.
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Both from day one. It felt logical, and after some time, it worked flawlessly. There are certain areas I could not buff without holding the razor upside down with my dominant hand, so it is a non starter.

I shaved with my right hand only, then relearned to shave each side with a different hand (so shaving with both hands) and it is much better. It took a while to get my left hand to behave and stop murdering my face, but after a week or so it went great.

It is much better imo, to shave with both hands because you can catch angels you would not be able to catch with one hand. I wouldn't say whatever works best, I'd say use both hands even if it's not the best for you atm, you quickly learn it and it's worth the few cuts.