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Thread: what are blade dullers?
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10-27-2010, 02:13 PM #21
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Thanked: 3bogus. hair dulls blades and oxidation.
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10-27-2010, 02:32 PM #22
but it's clear!!!! Quick to the shave cave
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10-27-2010, 08:56 PM #23
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10-28-2010, 11:02 PM #24
Blade dullers?
Thems those folks, those little fellas who sneak into ya house when you're asleep and play with your razors by grinding them in the sand.No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero
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10-29-2010, 04:11 AM #25
Gee, I heard that shave soaps and creams (not the "clear" ones of course) are actually made of liquefied metallic particles designed to be smooth yet dulling??? lmao
Brock
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10-29-2010, 02:15 PM #26
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11-26-2010, 01:38 AM #27
12-13-2010, 12:01 AM
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I know that this in an old post, but I'm still experiementing with different things and ran across this one.
I'm odd in that I look for the least expensive way to accomplish a job. I know sometimes it tempting to pay a bit more for "nice", but I'm just too cheap. I'm willing to err on the side of "less expensive, but adequate for the job" rather than pay a huge premium on something that only has a small benefit.
I like Williiam's Mug Soap. Cheap, nice, effective, imminently adequate. I use a Shavette style blade with the 1/2 blades that I can order in bulk for about 5 cents per blade (I'm too lazy to strop and hone).
However, a friend who works at a supply house for places like Bath and Body works and such brought me a tube of this American Crew shave cream. Not the exact one I saw here, but very close (mine's not clear...it's white).
It smelled a bit like Noxzema (if anyone's ever smelled that) and tingled a bit on my face. I used it in place of the shave soap. It was...different...but gave me a good shave. I'm going to enjoy using it, but since I'm cheap I probably won't buy it for myself when I can get the William's soap for about $2.00 for cake of soap.
Any thoughts (or advice) on using the creams in place of soaps?
Thanks,
Goatee
09-23-2012, 04:02 PM
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I use the shave gel because I have a beard and being able to see which individual hairs I am cutting help me get that crisp "lined" look on my beard. I only use it for the lining part. Afterwards, I use a shave cream and a brush for two passes, WTG and ATG. It works for me.
09-23-2012, 06:08 PM
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Their pre shave oil is really quite good. Never used anything else of theirs however.