I rarely get a cut when shaving with a safety razor, and find it to be less cut-prone than a cartridge razor. The notion that safety razors nick and cut might be due to cartridge and electric razor commercials back in the 1970s.
DFS and some BBS. I have settled with the 3 peice razors and feather blades. That combo does wonders for me
Quite a few of us here do not care for the TTO razors and prefer the shave of the vintage 3 peice razors. I just don't like them
In all the years that I've been shaving, I have to admit that there have been cuts but of late, rarely.
I started DE shaving a couple years ago. after getting tired of the high cost of the new blades and an electric razor that gave me a bad case of rash. I would say that I nick myself a lot until I got the hang of it, also a Schick Krona razor. I started shaving in about 1960 and for the life of me I cann`t remember what I started shaving with.
I guess I never really had too much trouble. When I started I was pretty certain I was going to fillet my own face so I was pretty careful. 25 ish years of cart shaving probably didn't hurt either. It took me a little while to learn to get my lower neck to DFS+ without a lot of weepers, but that was more of a angle pressure thing than cutting myself. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Design flaws and malfunctions aside, generally, there are only a couple of easy ways to cut oneself with a safety razor -- or a straight razor for that matter. The first is to move the blade laterally across the skin at a slicing angle. The second is to inadvertently remove all or part of a skin imperfection such as a pimple, mole or bump. The former, which usually results in a weeper, is usually caused by inattentiveness, although certain techniques such as j-hooking, etc. can increase the likelihood of an accident. I think that the most common cause of this sort of weeper or nick occurs when the blade is allowed to touch the skin prior to the blade being completely (east-west) positioned for the stroke. The latter, can happen simply by not noticing a skin imperfection or assuming that the blade will glide over it. The likelihood of this sort of cut or nick is increased with very sharp blades such as the feather or the kai. Ultimately there are only two kinds of shavers in this regard. Those who have cut themselves and those who haven't yet cut themselves. The good news is that unless you do something really foolish, it's no big deal. However keep in mind that there is no shaving technique that begins with the words, "Hold my beer for a second. I'm gonna try somethin'."
+1 And also we mustn't forget those past the age of 70 with a new wrinkle here and there, that maybe having a senior moment and forgeting to pull the shin and hit what I call a speed bump, while not paying attention or thinking of yesteryear. I for one, being retired, must remember that I'm not really late for work. So I guess we can add number 3: Wrinkles with Senior Moments.
Since I started DE and Injector shaving in the late '50s, I was sorta used to it when I went back. Spent many years with electrics and some carts and then 4 or 5 years ago I went back to DE & SE. Worst cut was when I forgot the one of my TTOpens also was TTClose. A couple of good nicks with an Injector but nothing to talk about.
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I get weepers somewhat regularly now because I tend to do this. I take so long to shave with a DE on some days that I stop paying attention and next thing I know, I have a nick. I also get weepers because my mustache is a total nightmare to shave along with my lower neck, and I tend to be stupid and go over these areas multiple times without lathering up again. If I were to constantly reapply lather when trying to eliminate my mustache, shaving would be a never-ending ordeal for me. When I started DE shaving, I almost never got a single nick or weeper. I just had a ton of irritation. I still have a lot of irritation but it has gotten a bit better as my technique improved. My face just doesn't tolerate shaving very well. Cartridges are good in that they don't give me a lot of irritation, but they are more likely to give me nicks. In any case, I don't mind nicks apart from the fact that they are very embarrassing.
I've loose focus now and then. Two weeks ago it happened. Not smart to let the mind meander, especially going ATG on the jaw line. Almost healed now.
I returned to DE shaving about 4 months ago. Nicked myself on my first shave and none since then until today. One nick this morning using the Feather blade for the first time. I have a pretty smooth face so not a lot of obstacles to get in the way.
I just started shaving with a DE about 2 months ago. Get some little spots of blood, but that is about it. I think I have very few problems because now I am enjoying my shave time. I am not rushing through the event. More attention to detail.