I have been shaving for less than 6 monhs with a SR, so I am relatively new on this. I started wet shaving with a DE razor like 2 years ago. I am 34 years old. I sepnt a lot of money in disposables since I was 16 or so, and a lot of money because I always liked those expensive gillette disposables. So after all this time I am able to compare and I can say that at least for me, since I started shaving with a SR my skin has become much more healthy. Really, some people tell me I look younger. One of my co workers asked me what kind of cream I was putting on my face. And I have seen myself the differece everytime I look at the mirror. Not even a DE razor gave me this results on my skin. I never tought I was going to enjoy this so much. I love the way my face looks, I love my razors. It is definitely one of those simple and good things of life. Looks like wet shaving review. but it is true. I never thought I was going to have so much affection for a simple article like a straight razor, a brush and a good shaving soap