POC, welcome to the boards! You've made an excellent choice in going sly.
When I started using my HeadBlade and their fine products I spent a one time razor purchase of $15. I spend $7 every 2 months for blades*, $9 every 2 months for HeadSlick shaving cream**, $9 every 2 months for HeadShed scalp exfoliator and $9 every 2 months for HeadLube Lotion***.
So my start cost for shaving and head care would be:
7 + 9 + 9 ÷ 2 = 12.50 + 15 = $27.50
and a monthly upkeep of:
7 + 9 + 9 +9 ÷ 2 = $17.00
So, overall...that's not expensive beyond reason...and I'm a starving musician (lol). Seriously though, HB stuff is pretty comparably priced to most other brand name head care products on the market.
HeadLube is specially formulated for your scalp! It won't clog your pores and comes in both Glossy and Matte finish. It's not a sunscreen, but hey, nothigns perfect right?
Good luck in your quest for an all-in-one scapl finishing product.
* HeadBlade razors use the Gillette Atra blade for replacement. I have found that nearly every major grocery store chain offers it’s own in house knock off brand of Gillette Atra blades. They sell for about $7 for 8 blades. Shaving both my head and face with the HB I go through about 1 blade per week. That’s 8 weeks (2 months) per pack on average. Since this expense is every 2 months rather than monthly, I had to divide the cost by 2.
**A single 8oz. Bottle of HeadSlick, HeadShed & Headlube shaving lasts me about 2 months. Since it takes 2 months to use it up I have to divide the cost by 2, for a per month analysis.