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Common shaving problems and their solutions

Shavers all over the world are united with these common problems. Ingrown HairRazor BurnFolliculitis BarbaeCuts There are solutions for us though so let us look into them in more detail and...

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Benefits of Shaving with a Safety Razor

Traditional style shaving using a Safety Razor has seen somewhat of a resurgence over the last few years. I and many other people have discovered the benefits, of these razors, over modern cartridge...

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Straight Razor Hones – The Definitive Guide – Part 3

Thuringian Water Hones There are a number of these currently available, of different grits. The German company Mueller (MST) mines them and grits available are 6000, 8000 and 10,000, although the...

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Straight Razor Hones – The Definitive Guide – Part 2

Natural Hones/Waterstones There are a large number of these available, some of questionable value to the open razor owner, some capable of superb results and others remarkably hyped-up -...

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Straight Razor Hones – The Definitive Guide – Part 1

Part 1 of Neil Miller's series on Hones. Call them what you will: whetstones, sharpening stones, water stones or whatever - sooner or later your razor will have to come into contact with one or...

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Maintaining a Straight Razor – Strops

Once you have decided on a razor, you need to consider what else is necessary to maintain it. What's the bare minimum of equipment that you need to keep it shave-ready? The simple answer is a strop -...

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Back in 2009, I was having lots of problems shaving with cartridge razor systems, irritation, skin breakouts, etc so I started researching shaving with a double edge razor. There wasn't a lot of information available so I decided to start The Shaving Room website as a place to discuss ideas and help solve problems with shaving.

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