I was thinking about this today. I try to research products and save up before buying something, so I invest in quality (also trying to buy responsibly due to environment), but sometimes I buy something expensive and then half a year later realize I didn’t use it as much as I had hoped to… but feel bad about donating / recycling the thing so soon since I paid a lot of money for it.

Another example is shaving razors. I’d like to buy a proper, metal one with a replaceable blade, but then I’m thinking how much nicer it is to just dispose of it once I am done (no need to clean it or sharpen it).

Any thoughts, experiences, comments are appreciate it. Really interested about what people think about this topic!

  • WhatASave@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I also got a little brush thing and a soap shaving cream to go full old school, but regular shaving cream works just fine. I hated shaving before, and now I still do, but less. Skin feels wayyy less razor burned this way though.

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      1 year ago

      I had that issue for a long time as well. Noticed that for me shower soap was the best option since I kept getting razor burns with almost every shaving cream I tried.

      And I’m curious what kind of brush? Beard brush?

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        1 year ago

        I love how off topic we’ve gotten lol. It’s a badger hair shaving brush. The shaving soap is kinda nice because it’s its own dish for the brush too.