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Shaving

Wet shaving

Tools

  • Razor
    • And a razor blade, depending on the razor type
  • Lather brush
  • Lather soap
  • Lather bowl
  • Alum block (aftershave)
  • Aftershave lotion
  • Blade disposal

Razor types

Safety razor

  • Reliable
  • Cheap
  • Safe, it's in the name. But don't push your luck OK?
  • See nice razors to choose from

Cartridge

  • Costly, way expensive than the alternatives
  • Doesn't offer a close shaving experience
  • Requires multiple passes for a good shave
  • Safest of them all, it is difficult to cut yourself with it

Shavettes

Straight razor

  • It's a good way to give yourself a intimating scar
  • Most dangerous of them all, it could even be fatal in careless hands