# Shaving poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 29, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217 "2011-04-29T21:53:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217/41 "2011-05-02T12:34:08Z")
At home: Safety razor. When in South Asia: Straight razor (although I let a barber wield it lest I should kill myself). ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217/42 "2011-05-02T13:53:13Z")
I use a safety razor at home and a cartridge razor when traveling. Strangely enough, neither of those appear in the poll. And neither does disposable razors, which, I suspect are overwhelmingly the most common these days. However, “straight razor” is on the list, and those are usually only used by professional barbers. Very odd poll. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217/43 "2011-05-02T13:56:07Z")
> [@feppytweed](#): > > I picked “other” because I use a safety razor… The new Fusion Pro-Glide to be exact. I started out on an electric but it chewed up my face so bad… The safety razor doesn’t even knick me and it gets so much closer! I don’t think I’ll ever have the nerves for a straight razor, or for the fancy shaving soap blocks. The Fusion Pro-Glide is not a safety razor. It’s a cartridge razor. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217/44 "2011-05-02T13:56:34Z")
I use a 2 blade Atra style razor. I say style, because you can’t find HTG Atra blades anymore, and have to rely on off-brands. Yeah, I’m a dinosaur. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217/45 "2011-05-02T14:18:34Z")
> [@dhkendall](#): > > D’oh! I thought “Gillete Pro Glide” and the like = straight razor. I figured that’s what you meant so I voted accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![Headrush042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217/46 "2011-05-02T14:20:53Z")
Currently, I use an electric razor once or twice a week. My facial hair grows very slowly and after a week of not shaving I only look like a normal guy after 2-3 days of not shaving. Back when I was in the military, I used an electric every morning. In boot camp, I was only allowed safety razors, which I hated. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217/47 "2011-05-02T15:24:00Z")
Sensor Excel, but only because it’s Gillette, so [“Fuck everything”](http://www.theonion.com/articles/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades,11056/) I’m always amused at [how prescient](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gillette_Fusion_razor_cartridge.jpg) that article was. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217/48 "2011-05-02T15:30:43Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > The Fusion Pro-Glide is not a safety razor. It’s a cartridge razor. :rolleyes:Cartridge razors \*are \*safety razors. \*All \*that is required to be a safety razor is that the blade be covered except for the edge. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217/49 "2011-05-02T15:34:04Z")
Well, :rolleyes: right back at you. Using the same term for a cartridge razor and a safety razor isn’t specific enough to be informative. Safety razors, cartridge razors, and disposable razors are different enough to require distinctive names. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217/50 "2011-05-02T15:36:54Z")
By “Straight razor”, I assume you mean safety razor. I use a Mach 3. I like how it’s hinged, and almost never cut myself with it, unlike every other razor out there. I’ve never gotten a good shave with an electric razor. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217/51 "2011-05-02T16:24:20Z")
> [@Anamorphic](#): > > I’m jealous of the guys who can use the cheap disposable blades. The times I’ve tried to use them, they just give an incredibly uncomfortable shave and hack my skin to bits. The Gillette Fusion (and the others in the family brand) always give me a great, close, comfortable shave. I hate paying the high price for them, but find they’re just worth it. That’s just a matter of technique, buddy. A very light touch, and a shallow angle between the blade and your skin is where it’s at. I use the cheapo yellow/white Bic disposables about half the time, and the other half, I use one of my old-school vintage double-edged razors. Mom saved them from my great grandfather, grandfather and father, so now I use them. ---
**Author:** ![Inthewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Inthewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inthewater)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217/52 "2011-05-02T21:52:02Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > I have not shaved in 46 years. But I was never able to use an electric razors. They pulled my beard. I used a safety razor, but they always left me bloody. I may be wrong, but if you’ve not shaven in 46 years, there is a good chance the electric and disposable razor technology has caught up with your particularly difficult beard type. I would prefer to use a safety razor or current Gillette style with replaceable head. I usually end up using a beard trimmer and just give myself a 5 o’clock shadow, because I will have one in 3 hours anyway if I do go to the trouble. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaving-poll/580217.md?page=2)