What is a Safety Razor?
A Safety Razor is a reusable razor.
With a Safety Razor you will be free of expensive disposable plastic scrapers. Instead, you have a scraper for life, on which you only have to change the blade occasionally.
The Safety Razor can be used again and again and is made of materials that will last for many years.
Safety Razors come in a multitude of different sizes, materials and designs, so there is sure to be one to suit you.
In this guide, we will try to answer the questions that may arise in connection with switching to a Safety Razor. There are links to step-by-step guides on changing blades, choosing skincare and how to use a Safety Razor further down the page.
Choose the right Safety Razor
A Safety Razor is for life. At least it should be.
But price and quality are mostly related and it is definitely worth investing in a good quality Safety Razor.
We only have top-quality Safety Razors here at the shop. German Mühle Safety Razors and Leaf Shave.
You can read much more about both here.
Mühle Safety Razor
We have a huge selection of Safety Razors from German Mühle. Mühle has been making Safety Razors since 1945 and makes them in the absolute best quality.
Our Mühle Safety Razors are based on the classic DE scraper (Double Edge scraper). The scraper uses the classic razor blades, which are sharp on both sides. The razor blades are cheap and easy to change.
A Mühle Safety Razor must only be passed over the skin once with a sharp blade. You therefore get an incredibly comfortable shave without skin irritation.
Mühle´s DE scrapers are available in many sizes and materials. Here you have to find the one you think is most beautiful and the size you think suits you.
All Safety Razors from Mühle lie very well in the hand and are really easy to work with. Most people choose a regular-sized DE scraper, but if you have large hands, you can advantageously choose one of the models with a slightly longer handle. For example Grande models or Twist.
See all our Mühle Safety Razors here.
Leaf Shave
Leaf Shave is for us the ultimate Safety Razor. The Leaf Shave scraper is the one that most resembles the disposable scraper, which is probably the one that many people are most used to using. The Leaf Shave scraper is a multi-blade scraper with a flexible head. The bendable head makes it easy to use anywhere on the body and the 3 blades ensure a close shave.
Leaf Shave can be used by both men and women and is designed to last a lifetime.
Leaf Shave is supplied with up to 3 single-edge razor blades (which are simply halved regular razor blades). The blades are incredibly easy to change.
See everything from Leaf Shave right here.
Safety Razor for Women
Many women use a Safety Razor for many different areas of the body. For example under the arms, on the legs and in the intimate area. Some of those places can be a bit challenging with a classic Mühle DE scraper because it is sharp in the corners.
On the other hand, Mühle has solved that challenge with their smart Companion model. It hides the corners of the blade so that they cannot get in the way.
See the Companion model right here.
But you can certainly also choose Leaf Shave for body shaving. The flexible razor head helps the shave along the way, so you can get around where it might otherwise be difficult. See Leaf Shave razors just here.
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Shaving without hormone-disrupting substances
Did you know that many disposable razors have a lubra tip to make shaving easier and care for the skin?
You may know the feeling after shaving. The scraper has left something soft on the skin.
However, the Lubra tip may contain the substance BHT, which has been shown to be hormone-disrupting.
So when you choose a Safety Razor, you automatically steer clear of potential endocrine-disrupting substances. It means a lot to me anyway.
If you want to know a little more about the chemistry in disposable scrapers, there is an open, albeit older test from the Consumer Council Think Chemistry here.