Saving Money on Shaving

Buying razors and shaving creams can get to be expensive. This is a guide about saving money on shaving.

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Extending the Life of Razor Blades

Wherever you live, razors are left in an environment of heat, humidity, wet, and steamy air. And living where there is more moisture in the air doesn't help! If you look closely at your razor, it is most likely either molded or rusty before you know it. Neither is good at all.

The solution is easy! Get a cup or container of some sorts (plastic cup is fine) and some olive oil. It doesn't even need to be the kind you spend extra for to cook. Pour enough olive oil in the container to cover blades.

When done shaving, rinse your razor and put upside down in olive oil. It actually prevents mold and rust, and sharpens your razor! They last 3-4x longer without the environment ruining it. Each time, it comes out sharp and as good as new, which means NO NICKS OR CUTS!

This is easy and very effective. I love the multiple blades, but using one a few times, then risking cuts or infections wasn't worth it. Now I have a sharp, new-like razor every time I go to use it. When you notice the oil getting "cloudy", just pour it out and refill the container you are using! Using oil on the blades also saves on those little band aids or taking out blood spots in the process. It works - give this one a try!

By Luana M. from San Diego, CA

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Saving Money on a Clean Shave

A clean shave results in a great feeling, particularly considering the closeness allowed by multiple blade razors; however, the cost of replacement razor blade heads is steep, if not a bit galling. Try the following technique:

Rather than replace the disposable razor head when it dulls, sharpen it. If you search eBay for "razor sharpener" you will find an unlikely looking item for $3 or 4 which works wonders. It is a strip of some kind of flexible plastic about 1"x3"; you simply wet your blade then draw it across this strip several times. Some kind of nanotechnology is incorporated into this strip which apparently transfers to the blade and allows for a much extended blade life.
If you have an electric shaver, you can do a primer shave on those areas, the mustache and chin for example, where nicks and scrapes often occur. This will make the blade shave go more smoothly.
Use a shaving brush to create a lather to apply soap to your face. Begin by wetting the brush in hot water and rubbing briskly against the skin; this will soften the whiskers. Use the shaving brush to replenish the soap on your face while shaving; the hotter the water the better for the shave.

By Tracy from Kansas City, MO

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Save Money on Shaving

Shaving is an expensive habit! A good way to increase the longevity of your razors is to keep them clean. Use an old toothbrush to dislodge hair from the blades that water alone won't get to. Also try shaving with soap and a lather brush. If you don't have particularly sensitive skin you can save a lot on shaving cream.

Read more money saving shaving tips below. You can also post your ideas.

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Soap Ends for Shaving

I remembered my father saving and placing the ends of soaps into a soap travel container. He had one of those barber shop shaving brushes and he would wet it and run it over the soap to use as shaving soap.

By LRP from Lowell, MA

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Shaving Tip To Avoid Ingrown Hairs

It's shave and swimsuit season! Do you have problems with festered or ingrown hairs after shaving? Here is a way to reduce or eliminate the problem. Simply shave with the direction of hair first, then against the direction of hair after that. I can't tell you why it works, but I know that I use to have a terrible problem with ingrown hairs, especially on the back of my thighs. Since using this technique, I am rarely bothered!

By BBB from Greenville, AL