Quote Originally Posted by Antenna60 View Post
Years ago I shaved my father several times when he was ill and, strangely, I never cut or nicked him. I used disposable razors and canned shaving cream, but nevertheless I walked away from the experience wondering why I'm so prone to injuring myself. Was I extra careful? Was the shave less-than-acceptable, but he didn't mind or care? (I didn't ask.)
Probably the canned cream. We don't use the stuff because it doesn't smell great and we like our fancy brushes but it is actually much slipperier than most of our fancy creams and soaps. Also, disposable razors are probably sharper than your regular straight unless you just honed it.