The Problem with Multi-Blade Cartridge Razors

Most razors today are made by a very small handful of manufacturers. They have been selling a model of convenience and speed, not necessarily of high-quality or performance shaving. The lead designer of the OneBlade razor, Mark Prommel, explains some of the misleading notions that razor consumers have taken at face value in the last few decades of cartridge product development.

[cb]

I have a variation of this razor, it is a safety razor and as a guy who used to get alot of irritation and ingrown hairs these things are a game changer . Not touching for any brands just safety razors in general. I've tried different creams and for awhile I was even using a women's cream on my face nothing worked. Safety razors any guys out there that experience the same ...game changer

[cyberyoda]

You missed some basic things. You have less irritation when you use one blade at a time, that is, the DE razors, because you have 1 blade - 1 stroke. When you have 5 blades, it is 5 blades - 5 strokes in one. Of course, you torture your skin 5 times more.
And when you have a single blade, a DE blade, it MUST be sharp, or you will notice that is not. When you have 5 blades, they can be all pretty dull, and try to perform their role using their number, not the sharpness. Generally, the multiple blade razors are not as sharp as the double edge blade. It is so logical, they don't need to be, because there are 5 blades, instead of 1. The manufacturer reaches his goal: he offers you 5-7 blades (and you are thrilled, the more the better?) for a big price for each blade cartridge, and he doesn't need to use any super materials for the blades or to make it especially sharp.

[pcpxbotendorastermace]

I was so used to using cartridge razors ever since I started shaving. I`ve seen some things about safety razors before, but I never cared about looking into them more. Their design is what drew me in mostly. Once I read the benefits of what they can do, I decided to buy one myself. I was scared of using them at first because of the sharpness of one blade but I went with it. I had to figure out the angle but once I did, I saw a huge difference on my face in a couple of days. It looked way smoother and little to no irritation.

Personally, I like taking my time with it. With cartridges, I could go faster but they get dull quick. The safety blades could last a bit longer for me anyway. One of my favorites about them is the dual-sided blade. So, I could use one side for like a week, then the next week I use the other side before replacing just the blade. After using them, going back to cartridge razors feels cheap and not as effective. So worth getting them.

[DaveShaves]

i have an extremely thick beard and honestly have never had a problem with cartridge razors. i just prefer safety razors, so much more enjoyable.

[nathancruz]

I’ve been shaving with Barbasol ultra 6 plus cartridge razor 🪒 4 years ago and I have no problem using them on my face.

[russellleehy]

"they're seeing alot of animation and visuals".... proceeds to use animations and visuals 😆

[maddylul]

1:11 he literally shaves it from his eyebrows. Da fuq.😭😭😭

[khanasif]

what?? I never faced any of those problems yet.

[Shubham-qmzu]

Real men need only one blade instead of five or three.

[antona.]

As one old joke about multi-blade cartridge razors goes, the first blade in the cartridge cuts off the top of your hair... and the tenth blade polishes the surface of your teeth.

[Enigma]

Well, MY beard starts at my eyebrows! There's hair coming out of my face there - I'll go shave it! - With [my] eyes closed!

[CaptStraightEdge]

If the first blade in a cartridge razor doesn't cut the hair in a single pass then why should we believe a single razor would? By your logic I'd have to drag a single blade razor over my face again and again to cut all the hairs

[gothnate]

Dude literally almost shaved his eyebrow off!

[corycg]

All your doing is scratching and peeling the hell out of your skin whenever you have multi blades safety razors are the way to go

[ThePlim]

Hmm. So if we were to believe this animation and you took out all the blades but the front one and shaved with that, you would still have most of your stubble, correct? So why doesn't the front blade cut like the second one? That needs to be explained.

[psychotic.reaction]

If this were true, nobody would use these razors. Everybody would ditch them because every time you use the razor it would always cause ingrown hairs. But that doesn’t happen, does it?

[pkj]

i bought this oneblade damn thing uses propriety blades and they are expensive what a waste of money!!!

[BryanDelMonte]

Christmas... that one guy is like starting his shave from his forehead... :P maybe he needs a cartridge razor if the idea is to shave with your eyes closed and not cut yourself... lol. Yikes! :D

[bbvbbb]

Seems like 2 blades are the best amount.

[cl]

Why does the first blade pull the hair out..? Why doesn’t it cut..? Having a hard time believing that.