Exploring the Science of shaving (circa 1957)

I found this article on the science of shaving published in the 1957 issue of the "Science and Mechanics" magazine...Enjoy.

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The web article can be found here.


One fact that stuck out for me in particular is that we tend to lose as much skin as we do hair in shaving (~1/2 mls worth of each)...Page 2

Yeah, and that's why you really don't need to use facial scrubs when you shave regularly. Similar effect.

Good work. I particularly like seeing the references to studies that took years to complete.

Always a good read.

Sweet read that re-affirms everything that is preached here.

But I have to say my favourite bit from the whole article was on the first page:

"Electric razors save you time for an extra cup of coffee in the morning; they also wake your wife up in time to make it for you."



Ahhhh, yeah!

Brilliant find bladerunner

Thanks guys and glad you enjoyed it . It was a really interesting read for me too.

Xman74 said:

Sweet read that re-affirms everything that is preached here.

But I have to say my favourite bit from the whole article was on the first page:

"Electric razors save you time for an extra cup of coffee in the morning; they also wake your wife up in time to make it for you."



Ahhhh, yeah!

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Ha!! I didn't catch that. I will have to show it to my wife and see what happens!! (I will stand back a bit though!)

Amazing that they had it pretty much perfect over 50 years ago.

I've taken the "Ten Minutes to a Good Shave" routine as my prep, shortly after I decided "Kyle's Prep", while excellent, was way too involved for me.

If you take nothing else from the whole article, just try washing the face with soap and water, then lathering up and letting the lather sit for two minutes.

This works great. Been doing it for about two years and I'm completely sold, plus, that two minute wait is a great time for brushing the ol' chompers.

Great article, it lead me to another one about the addition of chrome to blades in a January 1970 issue of Popular Science. Good reading as well.

Very cool and a great read.

Thanks for posting.