Shave and Save on Women's Razors

I use a generic Safety Razor for a daily shave/touch-ups, and Nair once a month. A bottle of Nair is less then $5 and lasts about two months. The generic Razors will last me since I replace a blade just twice a year.

Cleaning Razors: When you're finished shaving rinse it with water making sure that you've removed all the hair. Dry with the corner of a microfiber cloth, and wrap it in the cloth when you store it in a place with little moisture. That is, don't leave your razor in the bathroom. I store mine in a bedroom drawer where it can stay dry.

The least expensive while still practical way to shave is;
After a shower or bath (so the skin is moist) use a double edge safety razor (the kind that opens like a butterfly).
After shaving, open the razor remove the blade, carefully wipe the edges clean (not lengthwise but sideways from the center towards the edge).
Turn the blade upside down when you reinstall, this even wearing on each side actually helps the blade stay sharp.
So I buy no gel or lather, pay for only the blades not new handles (saving again).
Because I shave only my beard each day (using both edges), I get about 10 months from a blade.
10 blades at $4.00 is under 50 cents a year.
P.S. Stropping is done by professionals (alternating sides with each stroke) to bend and re-bend the over fine metal breaking it off so that it can not curl over and hide the true cutting edge.
One sided stropping as shown in video will not freshen the edge.

I strop on the back of a leather belt!!!

There's only two body parts I see a need to shave: the area under my chin (goddamn you, perimenopausal hormones!) and my armpits. I don't even bother with my legs anymore for a bunch of VERY practical reasons that I'm not going into here, and since I live in jeans, it's not like anybody's going to see them anyway. Combine that with my habit of buying MEN'S disposable razors (which are WAY cheaper than women's!), and you see why it takes me two years to go through a pack of them!

If Mother Nature wanted us women to be bald from the hips down, She'd have made sure we stayed that way past puberty in the first place!

Being a Man, I have a full beard and do not care about hair under my arms or on my legs. :)

The best way to make a razor last is to rinse it in hot water after the shave and place a doubled sheet of toilet paper or something similar on the blade and press it onto the blade to absorbe the moisture, (I do this twice). The hot water cleans it, and the paper removes any moisture. I went from changing blades every 5 to seven days to blades that have lasted over 3 months.

This bit of razor information is in accurate at best. You can not "sharpen" any of these blades by hand for several reasons. You can not access both sides of the blade, you can not hold the correct angle of the blade for sharpening, you need something with a very fine abrasive face to actually cut the metal, these blades are so small they need to be held in some type of jig to be ground to a sharp edge, and the average home does not have the technology for micro polishing at home nor can a razor be disassembled then reassembled. What this technique simply does is clean any residue from use off of one side of the blade which helps present a clean edge for the next shave.

A few years a go I switched back to a saftey razor, 10 blade for 2 bucks, blades are front and back so it is more like 20 blades.
Safetey Razor blades are all steel and therefore can be sanitized 100%
all steel also means recyleable/green
and finnaly CLOSE SHAVE, especially if you usebrush and mug, instead of areosal shveing cream.
MERKUR makes the best satey razor on the market. CHECK them out!!!!!

The best way I've found to save money on razors is to not be brand loyal and only buy what is on sale. Recently, my boyfriend and I both needed new razors at a discount...he has a thick, prickly beard and prefers multiple blades (4+) for a smoother shave. I went to CVS and got 2 razors with 5 blades (1 cartridge) plus 3 packs of 4 cartridges (buy 2 get one free) for under $20.00! (As far as quality they are comparable to any other disposable I've tried) I also dry my razor by pushing it with the blades (up) on a towel...this seems to help make the blades last longer...and the conditioner trick definitely works, just make sure not to use too much as it is thicker than shaving cream and will make your razor ineffective quickly!

I have a beard, I save a lot by not buying razor blades.