Thread: How to hold your razor and what hand to use?

Originally Posted by Bill S

In the long run you are probably better off to develop your off hand (non-dominant hand) shaving... <snip>

Why is that? Honest question.

I'm a one hand shaver, and although I tried to use the other hand with a modicum of success, I still prefer to use my strong hand. If there were something that couldn't be done except by doing ambidextrous shaving, I'd say that he - and anyone, me included - would be better off by spending the time to develop the coordination and skill.

But...

When one goes to a professional barber, (s)he does not switch hands to shave the "other" side of your face; rather (s)he uses a different technique to get the job accomplished. It follows that the same applies to the self shaver, doesn't it?

Somehow I find it counter-intuitive that one should put just about the sharpest thing in the house against the face with a spastic non-dominant hand.

The way I hold the razor is not like a kamisori, but rather flip it around and the blade instead of pointing towards my thumb points towards my (folded) pinky, and my middle and index finger will swap places on the tang and tail. Nothing wrong with your idea, and if it works for you... I'd give it a whirl and see what happens.