Wet shaving by very definition is when you use a razor to completely remove the hair from your face while using water. Most wet shaving enthusiasts would agree that traditional shaving as the reliance on age-old products that were used by men in the 1950s and earlier.
This means a reliance on a straight or double edge safety razor, traditional shaving cream, shave brush, and aftershave. Therefore, you won’t often see electric, cartridge, or disposable razors mentioned in tandem with traditional shaving.
It’s ironic that the most go-to shaving option today is the cartridge razor – which works out the most expensive option of all, the least environmentally friendly option, and in many cases (aerosol creams and ingrown hairs) the least skin friendly too – it just shows the power of big marketing!
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