How to Use A Safety Razor

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

It's no secret that plastic razors are meant to be used a handful of times and then thrown in the garbage. As with any disposable product, if we continue buying them, companies will continue making them. Enter the alternative: safety razors. A safety razor is a steel razor with replacement blades: while you replace the blade (and recycle it!) once it's dull, the razor itself is made to last a lifetime. On today's show I speak with Tung Do, co-founder of WLDOHO. Tung is on the show to explain how you, too, can incorporate a safety razor into your daily life without stress or overwhelm. Here's a preview: [2:45] A safety razor primer: what it is, what it does, and why advocates love them [5:30] One (expensive-ish) product versus a lifetime of (cheap) disposables: Does the money add up? [7:30] What to do with your discarded blades [8:15] Expert tricks for easing the safety razor transition [13:50] The benefits to exfoliating before shaving with a safety razor [14:45] Knees, shinbones, and ankles: Hacks for shaving tricky areas [18:00] The environmental implications associated with plastic, disposable razors Resources mentioned: WLDOHO on Instagram Watch the extended version of this episode on Youtube * Want more episodes like this one? Check out #009: Creating A Sustainable Minimalist's Bathroom. * Join our (free!) community here. * Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0	Well, hello listeners welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to
0:04.4	episode 263 of sustainable minimalists. Candice wrote to me and she said and I quote
0:11.0	I'm interested in purchasing a safety razor primarily because I'm
0:15.8	interested in shaving without pesky plastic but I am terrified which brand do buy? How do I use it for the long haul without cutting up and
0:27.0	ruining my legs? Please help. Candace. Well, Candace, I am here for you.
0:33.2	I'm really excited to answer your question today.
0:35.6	I should say I only recently started using a safety razor.
0:39.5	I too was scared of it, a little bit frightened. And so I don't know if I'm necessarily the
0:45.2	expert in this realm I do have an expert on today today I am speaking with
0:50.7	Tung-Du he is the co-founder of Safety Razor brand Wildo and he's here to get into the nitty gritty of how to actually use the safety
1:01.4	razor without going to the hospital. We're also talking
1:06.0	about in the second part of today's conversation about the transition period that we all
1:16.8	experience when we try something new on for size. The transition period where you're trying it, but it's not a seamless transition.
1:21.8	It's really hard. It feels awkward. It feels strange. It feels weird. So we're talking about safety raisers for the whole show, but we're also talking about how to ease the transition period as we seek to be more intentional and
1:37.8	informed consumers.
1:40.1	Tunk, I'm really thrilled to have you on the show.
1:42.3	How are you?
1:43.2	Stephanie, nice to be in the podcast. I'm very fine.
1:47.2	I'm really excited to talk to you all about safety raisers, but before we talk about any of that, I'd love to know more about you. Who are you?
1:57.0	And why did you decide to start a company that specializes in safety raisers?
2:02.3	Yes, right off the back, my name is Tung and I found this company with my best friend, Benjamin.
2:09.0	Four years ago, we were searching the meaning of the product and the product used to very good for the skin and also very good for the environment and since we specialize in safety raises and also get into sustainability.
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