Comments on: Cheap Safety Razors http://plasticless.com/2009/05/18/cheap-safety-razors/ Tips and strategies to help the environment by cutting back on plastic in our everyday lives. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:17:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dynamic Plastics http://plasticless.com/2009/05/18/cheap-safety-razors/comment-page-1/#comment-2139 Dynamic Plastics Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:02:09 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=631#comment-2139 OK, this is quite an interesting post. I haven't used a shaving brush for years, but do remember my father using one. Generally I just use shaving cream or foam that comes in a pressurized can, and haven't used traditional shaving soap and a brush to work up a lather for ever and a day! OK, this is quite an interesting post. I haven’t used a shaving brush for years, but do remember my father using one. Generally I just use shaving cream or foam that comes in a pressurized can, and haven’t used traditional shaving soap and a brush to work up a lather for ever and a day!

]]> By: Martin http://plasticless.com/2009/05/18/cheap-safety-razors/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 Martin Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:45:59 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=631#comment-1534 Peter, I think my brush is pig hair. I had one shave early on where I experienced an irritation but it has mostly been adequate. I would not get a badger brush because of animal welfare concerns with trapping in China. Peter, I think my brush is pig hair. I had one shave early on where I experienced an irritation but it has mostly been adequate. I would not get a badger brush because of animal welfare concerns with trapping in China.

]]> By: Peter http://plasticless.com/2009/05/18/cheap-safety-razors/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 Peter Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:09:12 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=631#comment-1533 Thanks for sharing this article. Wet-shaving means less waste. Just think about all the non-recycleable plastic that goes into multi-blade cartridges and handles, and the aerosol cans that release harmful by-products into the environment. Switching to old-style shaving props won’t gain you entry into Green Peace by itself, but it is a good start. <a href="http://www.fendrihan.com/shaving-brushes-c-3.html" rel="nofollow">Badger shaving brushes</a> are really great to use. The texture of the horses' hairs are very coarse. I do not think they are good for the face especially to those men who have sensitive skin. Thanks for sharing this article. Wet-shaving means less waste. Just think about all the non-recycleable plastic that goes into multi-blade cartridges and handles, and the aerosol cans that release harmful by-products into the environment. Switching to old-style shaving props won’t gain you entry into Green Peace by itself, but it is a good start.
Badger shaving brushes are really great to use. The texture of the horses’ hairs are very coarse. I do not think they are good for the face especially to those men who have sensitive skin.

]]> By: Chadd http://plasticless.com/2009/05/18/cheap-safety-razors/comment-page-1/#comment-1282 Chadd Tue, 19 May 2009 13:55:55 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=631#comment-1282 Great post! We have been working with our Safety Razor manufacturers for the past year to eliminate/reduce plastics and waste from the stream, and we are finally making headway. When we first starting importing Safety Razors from China (Chrome plated Copper Alloy), the boxes were a heavy injected plastic with mirror, packed inside a 90# stock box, then cardboard case packing, and then cardboard shipping box...when I think back, it was pretty egregious! We have eaten through two distributors until finally finding one that understood 'green', and we have gotten our RetroRazor Safety Razors down to minimal packaging - a recycled cardboard display box for our retail outlets, and for Amazon, an unbleached cotton bag. There is still the plastic razor cleaning brush, but Horse hair was not an option ;) When shipped to us, it is just the outer shipping case rather than 2 superfluous layers of subpackaging. Similarly, we have sourced replacement blades that are plastic free: the Dorco 10 packs and Personna 5 packs are sans plastic. The Derby's have a plastic case and shrinkwrapped, but are such an amazing blade, I have to include them in our Razor Starter Kits! Mea Culpa. In any case, the amount of waste generated by disposable cartridge razors and the current shaving paradigm is so significant, that even the Derby's with 100 blades weighing in at 9oz is incredible! Check out http://retrorazor.com/tag/ecology/ for more info on shaving Green! Chadd Founder and Chief Lathering Officer RetroRazor.com Great post! We have been working with our Safety Razor manufacturers for the past year to eliminate/reduce plastics and waste from the stream, and we are finally making headway.

When we first starting importing Safety Razors from China (Chrome plated Copper Alloy), the boxes were a heavy injected plastic with mirror, packed inside a 90# stock box, then cardboard case packing, and then cardboard shipping box…when I think back, it was pretty egregious!

We have eaten through two distributors until finally finding one that understood ‘green’, and we have gotten our RetroRazor Safety Razors down to minimal packaging – a recycled cardboard display box for our retail outlets, and for Amazon, an unbleached cotton bag. There is still the plastic razor cleaning brush, but Horse hair was not an option ;) When shipped to us, it is just the outer shipping case rather than 2 superfluous layers of subpackaging.

Similarly, we have sourced replacement blades that are plastic free: the Dorco 10 packs and Personna 5 packs are sans plastic. The Derby’s have a plastic case and shrinkwrapped, but are such an amazing blade, I have to include them in our Razor Starter Kits! Mea Culpa.

In any case, the amount of waste generated by disposable cartridge razors and the current shaving paradigm is so significant, that even the Derby’s with 100 blades weighing in at 9oz is incredible!

Check out http://retrorazor.com/tag/ecology/ for more info on shaving Green!

Chadd
Founder and Chief Lathering Officer
RetroRazor.com

]]> By: Low Plastic » Blog Archive » Getting the shaving brush http://plasticless.com/2009/05/18/cheap-safety-razors/comment-page-1/#comment-1279 Low Plastic » Blog Archive » Getting the shaving brush Tue, 19 May 2009 02:27:56 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=631#comment-1279 [...] Higgins (Plasticless.com) had a post today about safety razors — but if you see the one he notes, avoid it; I got one and it’s [...] [...] Higgins (Plasticless.com) had a post today about safety razors — but if you see the one he notes, avoid it; I got one and it’s [...]

]]> By: Scott Wells http://plasticless.com/2009/05/18/cheap-safety-razors/comment-page-1/#comment-1276 Scott Wells Mon, 18 May 2009 22:34:16 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=631#comment-1276 I got one of those in a souk outside Jerusalem about ten years ago and paid about USD 0.90 for it. Shaved terribly. Here in the U.S., you can get a used Gillette on eBay for a few dollars, which seems a better deal if it's an option. The Body Shop has artificial bristle brushes which are -- of course -- plastic. But the handle is whatever-that-mark-is (for sustainable timber) wood, so that makes up for it, I suppose. Again, it matters where you are to buy these things but they are available. I got one of those in a souk outside Jerusalem about ten years ago and paid about USD 0.90 for it. Shaved terribly.

Here in the U.S., you can get a used Gillette on eBay for a few dollars, which seems a better deal if it’s an option. The Body Shop has artificial bristle brushes which are — of course — plastic. But the handle is whatever-that-mark-is (for sustainable timber) wood, so that makes up for it, I suppose.

Again, it matters where you are to buy these things but they are available.

]]> By: Deborah http://plasticless.com/2009/05/18/cheap-safety-razors/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 Deborah Mon, 18 May 2009 21:33:12 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=631#comment-1275 I'll start a cruelty-free, plastic-free shaving brush company with you! Then let's make toilet brushes that are made of bamboo and some natural bristle, as well. Anything we can replace the plastic with that keep animals alive and happy. I’ll start a cruelty-free, plastic-free shaving brush company with you! Then let’s make toilet brushes that are made of bamboo and some natural bristle, as well. Anything we can replace the plastic with that keep animals alive and happy.

]]> By: Plasticless http://plasticless.com/2009/05/18/cheap-safety-razors/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 Plasticless Mon, 18 May 2009 20:15:31 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=631#comment-1274 Darn, I knew it was a mistake to put that in. Darn, I knew it was a mistake to put that in.

]]> By: Carmen http://plasticless.com/2009/05/18/cheap-safety-razors/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 Carmen Mon, 18 May 2009 20:06:51 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=631#comment-1273 I double dog dare you to pick one up and review it. Be safe!! I double dog dare you to pick one up and review it.
Be safe!!

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