One of the razor companies» biggest claims about
multiple blade razors is that single blade razors cause the hairs to lay flat, whereas with multiple blades, the first blade both slices off the hair and also pulls it further out to allow the second blade to cut it closer, followed by the third and so on.
The second factor directly relates to
multiple blade razors.
We won't go into great detail about the differences in various types of razors (you can read about that in our article on safety vs straight razors), but basically all you need to know is that
those multiple blade razors tend to remove too much skin and natural oils with each stroke, which leads to increased pain and irritation.
As you can imagine, each stroke with
a multiple blade razor is the equivalent of three to five strokes with a single blade razor and as such, will likely cause that much more irritation when compared to using a single blade straight or safety razor.
Not exact matches
I really like their safety
razors (
multiple Merkur
razors made the list of best safety
razors) so I thought their
blades must be of top quality as well.
Similarly, disposable
razors with
multiple blades provide a close shave while taking up less room than their electric counterparts.