Comment on Suggest some closed comb DE razors which are mildly aggresive and won't cost much.
walden@sub.wetshaving.social 17 hours agoClosed comb vs open comb does not play into aggressiveness as much as people think. There might be a correlation just based off the fact that most open comb razors sold are also aggressive… but it’s not a hard and fast rule.
This picture does a great job explaining the geometries involved, and it applies to open comb and closed comb alike.
People might enjoy open comb razors for other reasons. They’re sort of designed to let long whiskers get through to the blade easier, but even that is debatable.
Either way, there are mild and aggressive open comb razors, and there are mild and aggressive closed comb razors. A vast majority of safety razors are closed comb.
To answer your question about suggesting a razor, can you clarify what you mean by mildly aggressive? Do you want something mild and efficient? Something with blade feel? Something in the middle?
I wonder if in your technique,
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alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
I just started shaving my head 2 years back and have been using an indian brand called Pearl, for the price it’s fine. I also tried another brand called Hajamat which was also okayish. I use Gillette platinum blades mostly. I wanted to try something like Merkur, Edwin Jagger or Parker since I got a bigger budget now, but not sure which one to go for.