Gillette 'Guard'

[Maddog]

Came accross these the other day so ordered one off Ebay:



It cost me 99p plus a bit of P&P and is a disposable, although i believe you can get a proper one that takes the 'guard' carts.

It would seem these have been produced primarily for the indian market, but i bought it to try on my head as i find all others just clog up quickly and make heed shaving a bit of a nightmare.

All i can say is they are fantastic on my heed! They're not mega close, but never clog and make really light work of my head.

If anyone is a head shaver, i would highly recommend them.

 

[hunnymonster]

I use them for travel... when air is involved and no checked-in baggage.

 

[pjgh]

I've had one in a watch list for a while, thinking just as hunnymonster suggested, that it might make a good travel razor for walk on trips. Having just bought a 10 pack of Bic Sensitives and a 5 pack of Bic Metals, I think I'm good for now ... although it is intriguing.

Did the razor stay together? I did read that the head can detach with minimal pressure.

 

[Maddog]

Nope, stayed together just fine.

I've only used it twice so far, so as to the longevity of the blade i cant say. So far so good tho.

 

[Helveticum]

Shave is somewhat similar to an injector. Definitely not too close (if you want to go for a comfortable shave), but quick and cheap for those who travel.

 

[antdad]

What do you call a bunch of Gillette geniuses?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2443191/Gillette-spent-fortune-Indian-razor-forgetting-countrys-running-water.html

 

[daz]

I have re-discovered using straights on my head, no clogging and a really close shave. Will give those a try though as I am still getting the occasional nick that i could do without

 

[pjgh]

What do you call a bunch of Gillette geniuses?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2443191/Gillette-spent-fortune-Indian-razor-forgetting-countrys-running-water.html

Bless those MIT boffins

"… to India and beyon d'oh!"

 

[hando]

best disposable you'll get

 

[Al H]

it is gillettes way of getting 500 million indians from DE to cartridges

softly softly catch a monkey

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TOTAL BOLLOCKS IN THAT ARTICLE

But Gillette wanted more of the market. To do that, P&G executives would have to attract the nearly 500 million Indians who use double-edged razors, an old fashioned T-shaped razor that has no protective piece of plastic that goes between the blade and the skin when shaving. This razor, which makes skin cuts more likely, costs just a few pennies per blade.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2443191/Gillette-spent-fortune-Indian-razor-forgetting-countrys-running-water.html#ixzz2kW9wFczS
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