I have a friend who has become interested enough in DE shaving to have purchased a Feather Portable but found it too aggressive for his untrained hands and is now afraid of it. It's a little strange because I found the Feather Portable to be pretty mild but I only have a Merkur Classic and Slant to compare it with. I told him I would ask around for advice on the mildest of mild razors for him to learn on. I have no experience with Gillettes but am I correct that the Gillette Blue Tip is supposed to be one of the milder razors around? Anything milder?
Mildest Razor for Fearful Friend?
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According to http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/Double-Edged_Safety_Razors_Ranked_by_Aggressiveness the FP is aggressive. The mildest is probably a late-model Tech or a Schick Krona.
A Tech or Suoer Speed should suit him well.
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Wow..Nice handy chart. Thanks!
Anyway, he's barely getting by as a EMT while trying to get on as a firefighter/paramedic and wants to minimize his expenses. Mild and affordable are his priorities...at least until he figures out if he wants to continue DE shaving. Any advice there would be great as well!
Anyway, he's barely getting by as a EMT while trying to get on as a firefighter/paramedic and wants to minimize his expenses. Mild and affordable are his priorities...at least until he figures out if he wants to continue DE shaving. Any advice there would be great as well!
A tech is a great starter. High utility for a minimal price. SS are also good, particularly the blue tip as it seems IMO a tad milder than the others.
Wow going by that chart I may have gone in a little too keen with having ordered a Feather Portable and an Edwin Jagger.
The starter shaves I've had with the Feather and Feather razors have been without shedding any of the precious stuff luckily
The starter shaves I've had with the Feather and Feather razors have been without shedding any of the precious stuff luckily
Blade gap isn't everything. The Muehle R89, same as the EJ, is very easy to get along with.
Black handle SS is pretty mild and inexpensive too.
Brand new razors.:
The Weishi is very mild and is a nice piece of aluminium engineering.
Perhaps the mildest thing I have shave with is the Wilkinson Sword black plastic "Classic" razor, it feels like you haven't remembered to put the blade in!
This one: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?ltr=W&t=7412
The Weishi is very mild and is a nice piece of aluminium engineering.
Perhaps the mildest thing I have shave with is the Wilkinson Sword black plastic "Classic" razor, it feels like you haven't remembered to put the blade in!
This one: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?ltr=W&t=7412
The Tech is mild, built like a truck & can be had for less then 10 USD.
Honestly, it's darn near impossible to hurt yourself with it!
Still, you can get a very good shave out of it.
Honestly, it's darn near impossible to hurt yourself with it!
Still, you can get a very good shave out of it.
I am in the tech/krona camp, cheap, easily available and great shavers, as has been mentioned, the wilkinson is a good current mild shave, though I don't know if this is easily available to you, the other 2 that spring to mind are the lord tech and feather portable, which are good shavers at a bargain price.
In production:
Weishi, Wilkinson classic
Vintage:
Gillette Tech, Gillette superspeed
Weishi, Wilkinson classic
Vintage:
Gillette Tech, Gillette superspeed
Blue Tip Super Speed.
+1 According to that chart, Techs and Kronas are more aggressive than Micromatics!
Another vote for this.
Exactly. Perfect starter razor that holds up well even after you get your technique down.
A 50's Superspeed is also a great choice that shaves well, but isn't likely to bite.
Another vote for the Tech or Super-speed
A slim or FB set at 1 is as mild as you can get.
+1 on the Tech
Superspeed, Krona, Sticky if you feel like dropping some bucks.
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