echnology as well as marketing determines the rate at which new shaving blades are introduced. Although not common or popular there are six and even 12 bladed shavers. Every additional blade adds ...

A steel razor blade can get dull surprisingly quickly when cutting something as soft as hair, and now researchers have gotten their first up-close look at how a close shave actually damages an ...

The series will feature expert insights from professional barbers, dermatologists, and shaving specialists, offering men a deeper understanding of how blade design, technique, and skincare all work ...

A new study took a microscopic look at razors to determine why they go dull when cutting soft material such as hair. The team found that the angle of the hair can have a big impact on how dull the ...

For the last few months, Andre Flöter has been shaving with a diamond-tipped razor blade. Cutting edge: These photos show the stages in which GFD, a German company, takes a carbide blade, adds a ...

September 16, 2005 The US$2 billion dollar shaving market was energized yesterday when market-leader Gillette announced it will introduce a five blade razor. Apart from being the first five blade ...

Why are razors so expensive? Because shaving is a science. There are more than 150 scientists with PhDs in topics like physics, materials science, and engineering in Reading, UK, that are watching ...

Shaving blades are made of stainless steel and coated with even harder materials such as diamond-like carbon. This is the reason why shaving blades are 50 times harder than human hair. Despite its ...