[singlecomment17]

LOL. Rings true.

"Indian men have thicker hair and a higher hair density than their American counterparts. Adding to that, they often shave less frequently than American men, so they wind up shaving longer beards." .. "

"... observed men using a cup of water to shave. All the MIT students had running water. Without that, the razor stayed clogged."

I live in a first world country now, and still use a bowl of water when shaving: it's the environmentally kind thing to do. People who keep the water running all the time while they brush their teeth or shave drive me nuts. Ditto people who pull out three to four paper napkins from public restrooms after washing their hands. Take them one by one: one or two is probably enough.

End rant.

And on topic, I've found that the quality of the blade makes a huge difference. I think they intentionally put bad blades in the cheap razors. I wonder how good the blade on this one is.

[yareally]

> I live in a first world country now, and still use a bowl of water when shaving: it's the environmentally kind thing to do. People who keep the water running all the time while they brush their teeth or shave drive me nuts.

Haven't thought of simply turning the water off between rinses instead of using a cup?

[r0h1n]

> I think they intentionally put bad blades in the cheap razors.

Oh I think the likes of Gillette do far more devious things when it comes to the life of razors. For instance, I can almost swear that the blades on my Fusion razor seem to wear out much faster than the blades on my Mach 3, Sensor, Presto etc. (I've been nearly a lifelong Gillette razor user)

I think what Gillette does is to ensure that the lubricating strip wears out faster, thus causing discomfort while shaving and making one feel as though the razor itself has worn out.

http://gliddofglood.typepad.com/the_glidd_of_glood_blog/2012...

[maxerickson]

Has your water changed (perhaps you moved around)? Deposits make the edge rough, some water will make more of them.

It is also somewhat more difficult to get a good lather with harder water.

[r0h1n]

It has, because I'm referring to nearly 20 years worth of shaving across multiple cities and localities. So yes, it could be a reason.

[masklinn]

> People who keep the water running all the time while they brush their teeth or shave drive me nuts.

Mixing valves have existed for a few decades now (unless you're in the UK, which is still waiting to discover plumbing I believe). There no reason to leave water running.

[PeterisP]

An extra bath probably spends more water than a month of my shaving, and making an extra serving of beef IIRC spends even much more freshwater than that. Should we really worry about trivially small amounts of water? There may be some warm fuzzies of 'doing something', but the actual impact is insignificantly small compared to other choices - such as which agricultural products are used, and if people choose to have a lawn.

[sateesh]

:: Take them one by one: one or two is probably enough.

Or carry and use a handkerchief.