Comments on: Shaving http://8weeksofcleanliving.com/2008/02/26/shaving/ Eight weeks of making the environmentally friendly decisions I should have been making all along. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:53:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Josh http://8weeksofcleanliving.com/2008/02/26/shaving/#comment-3523 Josh Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:27:26 +0000 http://8weeksofcleanliving.com/2008/02/26/shaving/#comment-3523 Dave, I think you are absolutely right that the initial environmental cost of electric razors is way higher than straight razors. For this reason, their overall environmental impact will depend heavily on how often one replaces them. In general, you're right that straight razors are probably best, but I'm a little too squeamish to use one (especially with soap). Thus the choice ends up being between electrics and safety razors, where I think electrics might actually have an advantage given a sufficiently low replacement rate. Dave, I think you are absolutely right that the initial environmental cost of electric razors is way higher than straight razors. For this reason, their overall environmental impact will depend heavily on how often one replaces them. In general, you’re right that straight razors are probably best, but I’m a little too squeamish to use one (especially with soap). Thus the choice ends up being between electrics and safety razors, where I think electrics might actually have an advantage given a sufficiently low replacement rate.

]]> By: Dave http://8weeksofcleanliving.com/2008/02/26/shaving/#comment-3435 Dave Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:19:39 +0000 http://8weeksofcleanliving.com/2008/02/26/shaving/#comment-3435 Very off on some points: Electric (especially rechargeable) use products that are extremely damaging to the environment (niCad, Tungsten, plastics). There are many more components to an electric razor, many of which have high-energy manufacturing processes involved. Straight razors can last for decades. Electric razors won't. Straight razors can be found in good used shape for $10-$1000. Shaving with hard or soft soap is better and more economical than shaving creams. Soaps are pretty low-impact to make and take little packaging. Very off on some points:

Electric (especially rechargeable) use products that are extremely damaging to the environment (niCad, Tungsten, plastics). There are many more components to an electric razor, many of which have high-energy manufacturing processes involved.

Straight razors can last for decades. Electric razors won’t. Straight razors can be found in good used shape for $10-$1000.

Shaving with hard or soft soap is better and more economical than shaving creams. Soaps are pretty low-impact to make and take little packaging.

]]> By: 8 weeks of clean living » Blog Archive » Electric Shaver Power Usage http://8weeksofcleanliving.com/2008/02/26/shaving/#comment-1581 8 weeks of clean living » Blog Archive » Electric Shaver Power Usage Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:14:07 +0000 http://8weeksofcleanliving.com/2008/02/26/shaving/#comment-1581 [...] finally had a chance to do a full charge of my electric razor and I have the electricity use figures. To completely charge the drained battery (the razor had [...] [...] finally had a chance to do a full charge of my electric razor and I have the electricity use figures. To completely charge the drained battery (the razor had [...]

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