It's the same story with household cleaners. A spray bottle with a little vinegar mixed into tap water works just fine. You probably don't want to know what's in the stuff they sell in the supermarket placed on the shelf at eye level. If vinegar mixed with water works fine, well, that's why the big manufacturer needs to pay for advertising, fancy labels, salary and benefits for its brand manager and sales reps, and so on and so forth.
Such a cheap and effective cleaner! I mix my white vinegar and water at 50/50. Works wonders on everything. I use full strength, 1/2 C and up to 1 C of white vinegar in my washing machine to soften my washing plus it helps keep the hard water from building up on the clothes and the machine, as well. I never knew of the powers of white vinegar until I moved to the mountains and had a septic and domestic well. One of the neighbors helped educate me on vinegar and how not to ruin your septic with needless and expensive chemicals. Hydrogen peroxide is my other go to.
I use vinegar instead of fabric softener as well. If I want my clothes to smell nice, after my clothes are dry I tumble them (no heat) with essential oils on wool dryer balls. It is so much better.
After I listened to that Tucker interview with that brother and sister team, one a former lobbyist the other a Standford trained medical doctor who quit due to her realization that doctors were not trained to consider root causes of poor health, I came to the conclusion that via these transnational corporations the US empire is being taken down, via the gradual sickening of the population.
Yes. There are many ways to defeat your enemy. This time war was executed by stealth takeover of the medical system and immigration. Brilliant strategy if it can be done without the population being aware until it's too late.
When Gillette declared war on men I switched to straight razors, (I rotate 4 of them).
Each of my razors are used, the oldest made in the 1870s, and the newest in the 1950s. Been using them for about 8 years now. Never buying a razor again
There is a learning curve to keeping them sharp, and using them. It is sort of like a meditation. There is a kind of focus required. That said I probably nick myself every few months still.
You can make yourself crazy worrying about small stuff. This is small stuff, as all you need to do is rinse or soap your face after shaving. Doubt seriously anyone is harmed by razor strips. There is a lot to be alarmed at though, in ingesting all the poisons in food, air, and water. Chill.
You may have a point there. I have noticed most men barely rinse off the leftover shave cream and then slap on aftershave that burns their skin. I wear perfume but I wouldn't if it burned my skin.
Another excellent reveal! For years I've been meticulously removing with a sharp point the strips on the razors I buy, (I do like a double bladed swivel head). The reason has been that I don't trust "them", not Gillette specifically, just modern product producers in general. I believe that, at best, they just don't care about the negative impacts of their products that go unnoticed, and will knowingly use toxic materials and even known carcinogens. I suspected I wouldn't like what chemicals were being spead onto my face after skimming off a layer of epidermis cells. But the thing is they know, they have all the information about the ingredients in their products, so their including them deliberate. Now I know. One again, many thanks
Been meaning to invest in a good old fashioned safety razor. Have to be really careful using them but they cost much less over time and you can just use some good soap to lather with. I hate plastic and the toxic chemicals and fragrances in most personal care stuff.
Thanks for this analysis. What a scam all these fancy shmancy razors are, and yes lubricating strips with so many added “benefits.”
I stopped using shaving cream a dozen years ago. God knows what’s in that stuff, too. Surely Rise did extensive long term studies on its effects on skin prior to releasing it to (on) the public - yeah right! I usually just do a quick dry shave at night or if I have growth, after a shower with a little bath soap. I have a fairly heavy beard but never a problem getting my mug smooth.
To keep the blades working longer, use a barbers trick. After washing off the blade after shaving put the blade into a ceramic or glass container with 70% or greater alcohol.
Dag, I had no idea there were that many clean shaven, non tattooed men left in the Western world. As a child my father used a straight razor, long strap hanging from the bathroom wall. Later on that strap was used as an attitude adjuster, and we toed the line. Later he used a heavy metal shaver, the kind you turn from the bottom and, like a draw bridge, the top would open and you'd slide in a double edged razor blade. Kinda nifty, he kept that forever. My husband used cheap Bic's, worked great.
Now, let's look at the female side of this equation. A woman shaves her armpits, thank God those days are over, and then slides by the bucketsful, anti-perspirant chosen for the smell, the nicer smell the better. Microscopic cuts in the skin with daily shots of aluminum seeping in. It affects your lymph nodes, connected to your breasts. Poof!! now you have breast cancer, But fear not, mammography science is here to protect you.
My mother had her lymph node removed on her right side and I remember the drainage she endured in the most uncomfortable position of lying down so she wouldn't stain the couch or the bed from the ghastly excretion of body fluids. In the 70's she found salt balls and told me about them. My mother walked into a psychedelic incense store to find this stuff!!!
My mother transferred the sweat gene to me, and I to my boys. Walking talking rain factories we are. Been using salt sticks since then. I wonder why an allopath didn't include salt balls or salt baths into your daily maximum salt intake? Maybe he doesn't know.
I was recently shopping for replacement blades for my Gillette razor and found the prices to be exorbitant so I bought a cheap multipack of disposable razors - so far, so good!
Wow, can't believe I never thought to question this. Thank you!
same here. so careful about everything else, but it had not even occurred to me, that there might be harmful chems in these razors !
It's the same story with household cleaners. A spray bottle with a little vinegar mixed into tap water works just fine. You probably don't want to know what's in the stuff they sell in the supermarket placed on the shelf at eye level. If vinegar mixed with water works fine, well, that's why the big manufacturer needs to pay for advertising, fancy labels, salary and benefits for its brand manager and sales reps, and so on and so forth.
Such a cheap and effective cleaner! I mix my white vinegar and water at 50/50. Works wonders on everything. I use full strength, 1/2 C and up to 1 C of white vinegar in my washing machine to soften my washing plus it helps keep the hard water from building up on the clothes and the machine, as well. I never knew of the powers of white vinegar until I moved to the mountains and had a septic and domestic well. One of the neighbors helped educate me on vinegar and how not to ruin your septic with needless and expensive chemicals. Hydrogen peroxide is my other go to.
I use vinegar instead of fabric softener as well. If I want my clothes to smell nice, after my clothes are dry I tumble them (no heat) with essential oils on wool dryer balls. It is so much better.
Yes, heat does tend to breakdown the fabric over time.
After I listened to that Tucker interview with that brother and sister team, one a former lobbyist the other a Standford trained medical doctor who quit due to her realization that doctors were not trained to consider root causes of poor health, I came to the conclusion that via these transnational corporations the US empire is being taken down, via the gradual sickening of the population.
Yes. There are many ways to defeat your enemy. This time war was executed by stealth takeover of the medical system and immigration. Brilliant strategy if it can be done without the population being aware until it's too late.
When Gillette declared war on men I switched to straight razors, (I rotate 4 of them).
Each of my razors are used, the oldest made in the 1870s, and the newest in the 1950s. Been using them for about 8 years now. Never buying a razor again
I like them but they frighten me a bit. I have never used one to shave but have an old one in a box somewhere. 😄
There is a learning curve to keeping them sharp, and using them. It is sort of like a meditation. There is a kind of focus required. That said I probably nick myself every few months still.
Their “War on men” was/is despicable. There are a great many wonderful, honourable, good men. My husband is one. :)
next you will try to take away my morning espresso
He already did that..lol, reference his stack on caffeine...
Brilliant. You changed my life again.
You can make yourself crazy worrying about small stuff. This is small stuff, as all you need to do is rinse or soap your face after shaving. Doubt seriously anyone is harmed by razor strips. There is a lot to be alarmed at though, in ingesting all the poisons in food, air, and water. Chill.
Yes, I was thinking the same.
You may have a point there. I have noticed most men barely rinse off the leftover shave cream and then slap on aftershave that burns their skin. I wear perfume but I wouldn't if it burned my skin.
Another excellent reveal! For years I've been meticulously removing with a sharp point the strips on the razors I buy, (I do like a double bladed swivel head). The reason has been that I don't trust "them", not Gillette specifically, just modern product producers in general. I believe that, at best, they just don't care about the negative impacts of their products that go unnoticed, and will knowingly use toxic materials and even known carcinogens. I suspected I wouldn't like what chemicals were being spead onto my face after skimming off a layer of epidermis cells. But the thing is they know, they have all the information about the ingredients in their products, so their including them deliberate. Now I know. One again, many thanks
Been meaning to invest in a good old fashioned safety razor. Have to be really careful using them but they cost much less over time and you can just use some good soap to lather with. I hate plastic and the toxic chemicals and fragrances in most personal care stuff.
Thanks for this analysis. What a scam all these fancy shmancy razors are, and yes lubricating strips with so many added “benefits.”
I stopped using shaving cream a dozen years ago. God knows what’s in that stuff, too. Surely Rise did extensive long term studies on its effects on skin prior to releasing it to (on) the public - yeah right! I usually just do a quick dry shave at night or if I have growth, after a shower with a little bath soap. I have a fairly heavy beard but never a problem getting my mug smooth.
Sunscreens? Yikes!
You can always pull the strips off.
To keep the blades working longer, use a barbers trick. After washing off the blade after shaving put the blade into a ceramic or glass container with 70% or greater alcohol.
Dag, I had no idea there were that many clean shaven, non tattooed men left in the Western world. As a child my father used a straight razor, long strap hanging from the bathroom wall. Later on that strap was used as an attitude adjuster, and we toed the line. Later he used a heavy metal shaver, the kind you turn from the bottom and, like a draw bridge, the top would open and you'd slide in a double edged razor blade. Kinda nifty, he kept that forever. My husband used cheap Bic's, worked great.
Now, let's look at the female side of this equation. A woman shaves her armpits, thank God those days are over, and then slides by the bucketsful, anti-perspirant chosen for the smell, the nicer smell the better. Microscopic cuts in the skin with daily shots of aluminum seeping in. It affects your lymph nodes, connected to your breasts. Poof!! now you have breast cancer, But fear not, mammography science is here to protect you.
My mother had her lymph node removed on her right side and I remember the drainage she endured in the most uncomfortable position of lying down so she wouldn't stain the couch or the bed from the ghastly excretion of body fluids. In the 70's she found salt balls and told me about them. My mother walked into a psychedelic incense store to find this stuff!!!
My mother transferred the sweat gene to me, and I to my boys. Walking talking rain factories we are. Been using salt sticks since then. I wonder why an allopath didn't include salt balls or salt baths into your daily maximum salt intake? Maybe he doesn't know.
Electric shavers as alternative?
I was recently shopping for replacement blades for my Gillette razor and found the prices to be exorbitant so I bought a cheap multipack of disposable razors - so far, so good!
They are not “lubricant” strips, they are slime sticks! Hate them! I often wondered what was in them myself!
Just in time to be distributed to all fathers for Father Day. Thank you!!
Not shaved for 50plus years. I think I’m safe :-)
Do you trip over your beard or are you lucky to be of American Indian descent? :-)