I swapped to Harry’s a few years back as they’re one of the few vegan brands. But this shit is frustrating. Those little rubber side pieces are load bearing and made thin enough that they’re gonna break after a while.

I literally can’t remember the leftist word for a product that’s designed to break after some time.

No shame directed at the bearded comrades, but damn shaving helps get a tight seal with N95s.

  • Palacegalleryratio [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    6 days ago

    So I used just a bar of olive oil hand soap which our friend makes - which is odd because I can’t normally use proper soap on my hands regularly without drying them out. It lathers really thickly which gives all the lubrication you need.

    I don’t think it’s much harder shaving with a safety razor than a cartridge one. I think it just comes with practice. Keep the skin taught if you can. It’s just a little more complex as you need to keep the angle correct over a complex surface rather than relying on the articulation of the head. The upside of this is a safety razor is better at getting a close shave in a tight spot.

    I guess the alternative is wax for more intimate areas but I’m no expert there.

    • REgon [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      5 days ago

      Do you apply the oil to the zone you shave, or was that just a tip for keeping hands moisturized lol?

      Thanks for the advice!

      • Palacegalleryratio [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        5 days ago

        No, no olive oil. Just olive oil soap.

        To make soap you take a fat and an alkaline and mix them (to put it simply) e.g. olive oil and sodium hydroxide. One of my friends hand makes bars of soap, and it’s really good for shaving with, though I can’t use it all the time for my hands as real my skin dry! Other soaps will work just as well, I just mentioned that soap specifically as it was vegan.