Double Edge Safety Razor Blades, Super Chrome, 100 Count

Fantastic razors for me. Very comfortable shave, leaves my face extremely smooth. After the 3rd shave, still was just as smooth and comfortable as the first.

Update: I'm able to use one razor for WEEKS at a time, otherwise the indication that I generally wait for when it's time to change razors is that tug on the handle...Getting nicks/cuts from a sharp razor isn't a problem, but a nick/cut from a dull razor sucks even more when the cut isn't as clean like a sharp razor and takes more time (in my experience) to heal than a sharp razor which'll heal in as little as a day or couple days...Plus, these are more than affordable to run through versus cartridge razors, screw their indication strips, and 4 week usage...I've got more canvas to buff with than most other guys in my social group (plus, I occasionally shave my head since I'm already balding because the father of age determined that I shall lose a quarter of my hair by 22 and look like a goof and less cute unless I shave the other part off, lol)...I felt a huge sense of freedom switching over to Safety Razors when I'm not restricted to using only certain shaving creams without having the razor clog up (safety razors clean very easily)...I can take these into the showers or straight out in the field for simple grooming measures, and I'll always get the best shave as I would with any other shaving razor; but the best part about the switch, was being able to buy in bulk and never worrying about running out of razors again. You can run out of shaving cream, and then be punished later by how irritating the shave is later; but if you run out of shaving razors and arrive for work in a scruffy manner, you'll get one of the worst scolding sessions and possibly a wright-up that will stick with you longer than the irritation will depending on where you work.Originally, I used Feather Double Edged Razors; but didn't like how they were packaged with wax paper where changing out the blades was a pain when the blade would stick to my razor handle because of the wax coating (eventually my patience for this razor disappeared, and I wanted something that was easier to change razors with which would last a good week or two before needing to be replaced). They are incredibly sharp and last a while; but I ended up giving those to my father after he was tired of using disposable bic razors, so naturally I bought him a nice Merkur DE handle and gave him my other 180 DE razors from Feather (bought him some more later because HE was very happy with Feather DE razors, just to try out a different vendor that wasn't on Amazon and they had a deal on them that I was comfortable giving to my father 200 razors for $45.85 on top of the other 180 DE razors that I donated to him before) after I got my Gillette Wilkinson Sword Razors from India on Amazon. When I saw a good deal on Shark DE Razors, I had to jump on them (my apologies for looking like a hoard). I bought my Gillette razors when they were asking for $12.94 for 200 DE razors; and now I had to do the same with Shark when they were asking for $6.80 for a 100 DE razors. I liked how they were packaged because they were simple stainless steel razors without any wax packaging, lol, and most importantly they were cheap but still good quality (I usually only update something if the quality was bad, shamefully; otherwise I'm not expecting anything less than good quality with these razors like the Gillette and Feather DE razors)...From the looks of my current shaving 'kit', I'm not really worried about adding shaving razors to my shopping list...Ever (unless I'm bored like I am with these razors, lol), but that is the beauty behind DE razors...If you can't buy them off of store shelves (I'm not paying $8 for 5 DE razors from Van Der Hagen at Walmart; otherwise even the Dollar Tree can't compete against Amazon on quality and quantity which they want $40 for 200 razors which you have to order online from their store because you won't find the individual 5 packs on their shelves; by that point you'd simply go with Feather DE Razors if you want something nice, but Shark Razors are also nice razors too); then you buy in bulk online when you're down to 25 razors (or 175 razors by my example, lol) and give the folks doing the shipping time to get your product to you...

I have been shaving for over 30 years and have bounced back between various disposable razors and have spent the money on various electrics. Because my skin is somewhat sensitive, I have always found myself wanting for a shave that doesn't irritate my face and leave those tiny red bumps. I have had somewhat better luck with disposables versus electrics and have tried all the latest and greatest disposables right up to the versions that are currently offered. While the last disposable I was using the 5 blade Gillette Proglide with the vibrating handle seemed to work fairly well for me, I took notice of the fact that the replacement blades were very expensive. I was listening to the Howard Stern show and came upon a advertisment for the Dollar Shave Club, which interested me enough to do some research and read some reviews. The reviews were decent but I read that several of the reviewers said that using a double edged razor was more economical than using disposables. I remember my dad using a double edge razor back in the 60's and 70's and decided to check out reviews on double edge razors and watch videos on youtube about how to use them. My wife thought I was crazy as she heard me watching these videos, but in the end I decided to order a Merkur 38C razor along with a Van Der Hagen Shave Kit from Amazon. The razor came with 5 Merkur blades and the shave kit came with a stand, brush, mug and some shave soap so I was ready to go. I also picked up a styptic pen from my local drug store to handle any nicks. I began shaving with all the products listed above and was a bit disappointed. Even following the guidelines that I saw on the videos, of steaming my face with a hot wet towel for 5 minutes before shaving and just using the weight of the razor, I was getting nicks and irritation, especially on my neck. About 2 weeks after I began this experiment, my wife bought me the Proraso pre-shave cream and the Proraso shave soap to try. I was aware of these products but didn't buy them because I felt at ten bucks each, they were not cost effective. But after using them I found that you need to use such a tiny amount of the product for a single shave that it wasn't really expensive at all. They are menthol eucolyptus based and give your face a very cool refreshing feeling that last long after your shave. Using these improved the whole shave experience, but I was still experiencing a few nicks each shave, even after changing the blade after 3 uses. The other product my wife bought me was the 100 pack of the Shark Super Chrome blades which I did not initially use because I had the 5 Merkur blades that came with my shaver. Once I was out of the sample Merkur blades I had, I started using the Shark blades. No nicks, and while I do a 3-pass shave (with the grain, against, and one sideways) the Shark blades pretty much got it done in 2 passes, even though I stuck with three. I had no nicks or irritation whatsoever with the Shark Super Chrome blades. I shave 3 times a week and do notice a very slight degradation in performance on the third shave with the blades, but nothing major, simply meaning that the third pass is somewhat more necessary. But at 15 cents a blade, I have no problem putting in a fresh blade after a weeks use. I probably should have ordered a sampler pack of many different brand blades in the beginning, but I have been fortunate enough to find these and they give me a smooth comfortable shave, no nicks and no bumps. I have found my blade, the Shark Super Chrome. I think I have found the combination of the right shaver, blade, pre-shave and shave soap that will keep me a double edge shaver for a very long time.