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bald Luck14:
I currently use Gillette fusion daily to shave and I can never seem to tell exactly when the blades start to get dull. So about how often should razors be replaced?

Sly Red:
I have a somewhat odd shaving routine.  I use my Panasonic Linear Wet or Dry shaver in the shower, then I shave with my Fusion.  I only need to change the blade once a month.

I think if I were using just the blade I'd change it once a week.

Red

greatnessinc:
Fusion are far too expensive to change once a week. Supposedly the moisture strip turns white when it's time to change the blade, but in my experience that was 3 to 5 days of shaving. As a daily shave that was just fiscally irresponsible.
Through the fine fellows here I discovered the challenging yet rewarding and cost effective path of shaving with a double edge safety razor.

gwsmallwood:

--- Quote from: greatnessinc on August 14, 2014, 09:10:53 AM ---Fusion are far too expensive to change once a week. Supposedly the moisture strip turns white when it's time to change the blade, but in my experience that was 3 to 5 days of shaving. As a daily shave that was just fiscally irresponsible.
Through the fine fellows here I discovered the challenging yet rewarding and cost effective path of shaving with a double edge safety razor.

--- End quote ---

Pretty much same story.  I have really thick hair, and other than some thinning on top, I still have a lot of it.  I would get 3 - 4 shaves out of a cartridge going WTG / XTG only.  If I went ATG it was only a couple of shaves.  I recently moved to DE razors, and now it's no big deal if I only get 2 - 3 shaves out of a blade.

AJ Q-Ball:
I change out my Mach 3 cartridge once a week.

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