<p>blamu2 , you should check out this link Welcome</a> to ShaveMyFace.com - The world's most comprehensive guide to the art of shaving and men's fine grooming products They have a great forum which is filled with shaving aficionados. </p>
<p>I buy my stuff from Lee's</a> Safety Razors | Razors, Shaving Brushes, Shaving Creams, Shaving Soaps, Razor & Brush Stands, Colognes, and more! while a good safty razor may seem expensive about $35 for a Murker HD, you should know that the Double Edge blades are very cheap. So you spend the initial $35 and then you can buy the Double Edge blades for it for much less than the standard cartridge cost. You can buy Israeli blades very cheap on ebay and they are very good quality.</p>
<p>Lets say you buy the Murker HD and 10 derby blades from lees. You will pay 39.5
Now lets say you but a Gillette Fusion from amazon for $12 and now you want to get some cartridges, and 8 of them for the Fusion are $20 on Amazon. So now you are at $32 total. So the Safty Razor is still more expensive. </p>
<p>Now lets say a few month pass and its time to buy again. lets start in January and assume that every 3 months you need to your razors. At the end of a year, with 4 refill cycles the total prices will be as follows.</p>
<p>Murker HD + Razors Total = $57.5</p>
<p>Gillette Fusion + Cartridges = $112</p>
<p>Now if we go to 2 years</p>
<p>Murker HD + Razors Total = $75.5</p>
<p>Gillette Fusion + Cartridges = $192</p>
<p>Now after another 10 years, so 12 years of use total</p>
<p>Murker HD + Razors Total = $255.5</p>
<p>Gillette Fusion + Cartridges = $992</p>
<p>So as you can see, Gillette is getting paid, for a job which is my opinion gives a lack luster shave. id rather keep my money and go with a rout that has been tried and tested by men for alot longer than this cartridge crap. You also get to experience real natural shaving creme and lather. The natural part is big, because most people don't realize that all the chemicals we put on our bodies are usually the reason we have problems. Aerosol shaving cremes, even the best ones have been proven to dry skin, and make it more sensitive. Though the marketing would have you believe that their creme for sensitive and dry skin will solve the problem, well they don't. Millions of people have acne problems, they put tons of goop on their faces and in result still have acne. I wonder why? The reasl solution is to use natural products. Somebody with acne, is much better off going to a health food store, or even a pharmacy,and buying tea tree oil, it has natural antibacterial properties and has been shown to greatly clear up acne. I was lucky I had a good and honest dermatologist, who told me the truth about the big companies like Nutrogena and Clean and Clear. </p>
<p>Sure the initial cost may be high for these products, but do you expect to stop growing hair on your face. Most men will continue to grow full beards until they die. Its a tool that will last a lifetime and a worth while investment. Check out the forum I posted, and post a question explaining how and why you shave and then ask for a recommendation of equipment.</p>