Thread: Will straight razor cut my throat?

It is funny I to had this thought. But once you try it you will be surprised how smooth the razor feels. Best advice, read as much as you can on here and do not rush into it. Arm yourself with information and you will be fine

Yes. (but probably not enough to kill you )

Yes, while getting ready to go to your girl's, cousin's wedding you will badly cut yourself. Your girl will have to go without you. You will need to apply pressure until 10 minutes after she leaves. Fearing blacking out you will need to go to the pub, i mean, doctor and get medicated.

But that's the price we pay

picture this.. you buy a high end sports car.. you can either drive it directly into a wall and kill yourself.. or you can navigate it down the road and let it take you smoothly to your destination..

with that said.. shave your face.. don't slit your throat.

A straight razor is just a tool. It is very sharp. It cannot do anything on it's own. So the question really is, will you use your sharp tool to cut yourself? If you feel you can safely carve a steak, drive a car, shoot a gun or hammer a nail, all without doing serious damage, your tools skills seem adequate. Personally, I think everyone could use a straight razor safely except epileptics or people with strong seizures. Best of luck

Think about it this way, what did people do before they had cartridge razors or even safety razors? They didn't (all) go unshaven, did they? I was not around then, but I am pretty sure that just like we start out now, men in those days got cuts and razor burn, but eventually got it I believe you would be hard pressed to find one article on someone that accidentally cut themselves badly enough to cause serious damage or death. That being said I did not actually research this and it is just a theory.

You'll almost definitely cut your neck. You also almost definitely will not bleed out from it.

My girlfriend (now ex) and family at the time was very apprehensive about me shaving with a straight. I have since only had one real cut, and it wasn't really that bad. I have also noticed that ingrown hairs I used to get in certain areas are just not there anymore. The shaves have been increasingly closer and more comfortable with less and less irritation.

But really, there's only one way to find out.

I started str8 shaving for exactly the reason you are describing. anything with more than one blade dragging accross my skin made me bleed like a siv. I adjusted quickly and have never used a cartridge razor again. and i definately never slit my throught im still here lol.

It may possibly cut your throat, I have finally just healed from a lapse in concentration from a couple weeks ago, a nice 2" cut just beneath my ear. You wont bleed out though, and hey you know what they say chicks dig scars.

I agree with the other guys, you'd really have to be going some to cut your throat!

You hold the razor at an angle (usually 30 degrees) on your skin, not at 90 degrees and you never make a slicing motion, its just a scrape with the blade. If you hold the razor at 90 degrees and slice then sure, you'll end up with the mother and father of all cuts, will certainly need stitches and have a girlfriend who never lets you near a sharp edge again.

But if you use the correct angle, take things slow and use the scraping motion then you'll end up with one of the smoothest, closest, most comfortable shaves you ever had!

I've been using straights for about two years now and I've had no cuts that have been any worse than what I'd already gotten with a mach 3 or something. In fact the worst cuts I've had from straights have been when cleaning up supposedly dull eBay blades and even those didnt require anything more than a bandaid.

Honestly, you'll be fine, no worries. If you're careless with the blade or rush then you might get a small nick but that'll be the worst of it.

Good luck and keep us posted!