{"product_id":"aluminum-double-edge-safety-razor","title":"Aluminum Double Edge Safety Razor — Raw Silver","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA cartridge refill costs $2 to $5. A double edge blade costs 10 to 30 cents.\u003c\/strong\u003e Shave most days and that is roughly $20 to $40 a year instead of $150 to $300. The razor covers itself in a few months and keeps going. You can check both numbers in about thirty seconds, which is rather the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAny blade, forever\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouble edge blades are a commodity. The same format for over a century, made by dozens of manufacturers, sold in every pharmacy and all over the internet. Every one of them fits this razor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo proprietary cartridge, no subscription, and no way for this razor to be orphaned — not by a supply problem, not by a discontinued line, not by us. It is the opposite of the cartridge model, which works by making the handle cheap and the refills expensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAluminum, and why it is light\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e45 grams. Most double edge razors are brass and run 75 to 100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is a deliberate choice, and it suits some people more than others. Light means less fatigue through a long shave and better control on a head or across a body. It also asks for slightly different technique — with a heavy razor you let the weight work, with this one you pay more attention to the angle. Most people adjust within a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are an experienced wet shaver who specifically wants heft and an adjustable blade gap, a brass razor is the better answer. This one is built for a different job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThree pieces\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandle, base plate, top cap. Nothing hinged, nothing geared, nothing adjustable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes apart completely, so cleaning takes seconds and nothing traps water. There is no mechanism to seize and no tolerance to loosen — the failure modes that eventually catch up with butterfly and adjustable designs simply are not present. The anodized finish does not peel, chip or fade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is nothing in it designed to wear out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLaunched 2013. Redesigned once, in 2018.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original Standard Razor launched in 2013. It was a good razor with three irritations, so in 2018 we rebuilt the top cap and base plate to hold the blade at a consistent gap, tightened the tolerances through the handle, and permanently affixed the screw — you cannot lose it changing a blade any more, because it no longer comes out. We have not touched it since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFor anyone\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFace, head, legs, body. A safety razor has no idea who is holding it, and the category’s marketing has been odd about that for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne Aluminum Double Edge Safety Razor in Raw Silver, bare anodized aluminum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRetail packaging, suitable for gifting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo blade.\u003c\/strong\u003e Any standard double edge blade fits; most people start with a mixed sampler pack, around $10 for 50 to 100.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso available in Deep Black — identical razor, identical price, identical finish process.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Standard Razors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8266934124631,"sku":"SR-AS-RS-R","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0294\/0821\/products\/e5488_Edit_1.jpg?v=1580606185","url":"https:\/\/standardrazors.com\/products\/aluminum-double-edge-safety-razor","provider":"Standard Razors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}