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Trying to Live Intentionally: Albatross Razor Review


I'm trying to be more aware of what I am bringing into our home, and to me that includes the hygiene products I use.

The first item I bought to change the products I usually use was a safety razor. I found out about them by researching ways to save money and to use less plastic. I was also in search of a reusable, inexpensive razor because I am sometimes an irresponsible parent and just forget to buy razors for my kid because I forget that she shaves too! I can let myself go so I don't care if I don't by razors for a while, but she still needs them! This company sends out a pack of ten blades with a razor purchase, so I knew we'd be good on shaving supplies for a while! There's a website that sells them called Life Without Plastic, but their safety razors were pretty expensive. I was willing to pay the price if it is worth the investment, but then I stumbled across a company called Albatross Design's Shave Shop and their razors are only $20! Also a pack of replacement blades is $1.50! That's a steal!

The Razors when they arrived 

I bought two butterfly razors, one for my daughter and myself. I wasn't even really sure what the butterfly razor meant or why it differed the 3-piece option they have, but I realized after reading the description a few times that you just twist the bottom of the razor to open the top. I'm glad I got these ones for use because I would be a little intimidated to try and take it apart to put the blade in. This was easier.

One really cool part about this company is that you can send in your used razors and they'll recycle them! I thought that was pretty awesome! According to their website, "Over 2 billion plastic razors and cartridges [are] thrown out each year in the US alone." That statistic hurts my brain. I began to wonder when we started to prefer plastic disposable razors to ones that we can use for years. After using my first blade for a while, it was time to replace it. I opened my razor and I have to say, what was surrounding my blade wasn't pretty. I was thinking that was the answer; perhaps we didn't want to deal with the clean up? Maybe using plastic saved more time than having to clean a razor out? Either way, it really didn't take that long to clean up. Yeah a used blade is gross to look at, but it's not a terrible thing to spend time cleaning out and replacing. 

I am going to send back our blades once we have used a few more. They are super sharp and are intimidating to use if you're used to your regular plastic razors. I thought I was definitely going to gash my leg, but I was pleasantly surprised that is isn't harmful and you won't cut yourself because of the top of the razor. Whew! Haha! 

Here's the link for these awesome razors. I wasn't paid to try them nor given any for free. I'm just really about trying to save money, time, and trying to be more intentional with what I bring into our home and want to share that with others! 

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