I'm a staunch advocate of the Mühle R41 - it's the only weapon I use to shave my face.
It turns out to have an excellent alternative use as a sweater shaver.
Let me explain.
I'm a great fan of wearing v-neck sweaters for business. Not as formal as a suit or sports coat, yet still somehow businesslike and very comfortable all day. The problem is pilling. Regardless of whether it's Cashmere or Merino or Lambswool - even on a relatively new sweater those horrible bloody pills appear on the areas subject to most friction.
Ever vigilant, I was online to look for remedies and once or twice saw a standard disposable razor as a suggestion. Pull tight and basically shave the surface. I even saw one person propose a safety razor warning that one slip and you can slit the weft or weave and your $100 sweater is ruined.
But NOONE suggested the obvious. That R41 exposes far more blade than a standard disposable, yet with far less risk of a slit to the fabric. I tried it today and - it works wonderfully well. I'm adept at using it - I seldom get nicks - so I felt confident to tackle two prized sweaters that had pilled way too much. In 3 minutes it was done. A shaved sweater, pill free.
Give it a go. No lather required ;-)
MODERATOR: I realize that this is not shaving related in the classic sense, so please feel free to move it if it should appear elsewhere.
It turns out to have an excellent alternative use as a sweater shaver.
Let me explain.
I'm a great fan of wearing v-neck sweaters for business. Not as formal as a suit or sports coat, yet still somehow businesslike and very comfortable all day. The problem is pilling. Regardless of whether it's Cashmere or Merino or Lambswool - even on a relatively new sweater those horrible bloody pills appear on the areas subject to most friction.
Ever vigilant, I was online to look for remedies and once or twice saw a standard disposable razor as a suggestion. Pull tight and basically shave the surface. I even saw one person propose a safety razor warning that one slip and you can slit the weft or weave and your $100 sweater is ruined.
But NOONE suggested the obvious. That R41 exposes far more blade than a standard disposable, yet with far less risk of a slit to the fabric. I tried it today and - it works wonderfully well. I'm adept at using it - I seldom get nicks - so I felt confident to tackle two prized sweaters that had pilled way too much. In 3 minutes it was done. A shaved sweater, pill free.
Give it a go. No lather required ;-)
MODERATOR: I realize that this is not shaving related in the classic sense, so please feel free to move it if it should appear elsewhere.
