{"id":605,"date":"2010-02-01T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/?p=605"},"modified":"2013-06-21T20:25:27","modified_gmt":"2013-06-22T03:25:27","slug":"how-to-drastically-increase-the-life-of-your-shaver-razor-blade-cartridges-or-disposable-razors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/how-to-drastically-increase-the-life-of-your-shaver-razor-blade-cartridges-or-disposable-razors\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Drastically Increase the Life of Your Shaver Razor Blade Cartridges or Disposable Razors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pf-content\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/shaver_200x247.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-606\" title=\"shaver\" alt=\"shaver\" src=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/shaver_200x247.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com' title='Interesting Facts'>Today I found out<\/a> how to drastically increase the life of your shaver razor blades, such as <a title=\"Gillete\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000BUW8WM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=vicastingcom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000BUW8WM\" target=\"_blank\">Gillette<\/a> or<a title=\"Schick Shaver\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001E765ZM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=vicastingcom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001E765ZM\" target=\"_blank\"> Schick<\/a> Brand razors.\u00a0 This trick is incredibly simple and just as incredibly effective.\u00a0 It will also save you a nice chunk of change over time and make all your dreams come true&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>For instance, <a title=\"Gillete Fusion\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000BUW8WM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=vicastingcom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000BUW8WM\" target=\"_blank\">Gillette Fusion<\/a> Brand<a title=\"Gillete Fusion Cartidges\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001JQLNHS?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=vicastingcom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001JQLNHS\" target=\"_blank\"> razor cartridge<\/a> sets typically will run you about $27 per set of 12, which will typically only last you a few months and less if you actually go by their expiration &#8220;strip&#8221; in determining when the cartridge needs replaced.\u00a0 With the below method, I have now gone about eight months using the exact same cartridge and the blades on the cartridge are as sharp as when I first popped the cartridge on.<\/p>\n<p>I have no idea how long this will keep up, but now a package of 12 cartridges is apparently going to last me at least 12 years or more.\u00a0 This is a savings of around $70 a year over my previous expenditures on these cartridges; so then a savings of close to $840 over the course of 12 years or so and possibly will last more years depending on how long these things will stay sharp with the below method (I haven&#8217;t yet found the upper limit).<\/p>\n<p>You could then use this $840 to buy $840 worth of bacon, which should of course make all your dreams come true, assuming your dreams are all bacon related; which lets face it, who&#8217;s aren&#8217;t???<\/p>\n<p><strong>Materials Needed<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pair of Jeans (old or new, it doesn&#8217;t matter; just needs to have one of the pant legs in tact)<\/li>\n<li>Shaver like <a title=\"Gillete Mach3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000BUW8WM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=vicastingcom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000BUW8WM\" target=\"_blank\">Gillette<\/a> or <a title=\"Schick Shaver\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001E765ZM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=vicastingcom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001E765ZM\" target=\"_blank\">Schick<\/a> Brand razors or other disposable razors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bJE2D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-607\" title=\"Shaving FFFFFUUUUU\" alt=\"Shaving FFFFFUUUUU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bJE2D-e1265020337659.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bJE2D-e1265020337659.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/bJE2D-e1265020337659-340x302.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Before or after you shave (I prefer before so that the blades are dry), place your jeans on a hard flat surface; then run the razor up the pant legs about 10-15 times quickly; then repeat running it down the pant legs 10-15 times quickly.\u00a0 No need to press that hard, but a little pressure is necessary.\u00a0 In both instances, you want to point the top of the razor in the direction you are rubbing the shaver on the pants.\u00a0 In other words, don&#8217;t &#8220;shave&#8221; the pants; point the razor the other way, so that the blades glide over the surface of the jeans and don&#8217;t try to cut them.<\/p>\n<p>The threads on the jeans then will very effectively both fix any tiny bends in the blades that inevitably happen and will also sharpen the blades on your shaver cartidge.\u00a0 For an already dull blade, you can sharpen it up pretty effectively by doing 50-100 swipes both ways to get it back up to &#8220;like new&#8221; condition, but only 10-15 times swiped both ways should be necessary to maintain sharpness.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-tip:\u00a0 rather than always having to grab a pair of jeans to do this with, I just cut the pant leg off some old jeans I was throwing away and put it in the same drawer as my <a title=\"Gillette\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000BUW8WM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=vicastingcom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000BUW8WM\" target=\"_blank\">Gillette<\/a> shaver.\u00a0 The same pant leg has so far sharpened the blades on my shaver cartidge quite well for going on eight months now.<\/p>\n<p>If you liked this article, you might also enjoy our new popular podcast, The BrainFood Show (<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-brainfoodshow\/id1350586459\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/36xpXQMPVXhWJzMoCHPJKd\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&#038;isi=691797987&#038;ius=googleplaymusic&#038;apn=com.google.android.music&#038;link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Insimdi4g6puyyr4qbt6tup5b6m?t%3DThe_BrainFood_Show%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play Music<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/feed\/brainfood\/\" target=\"_blank\">Feed<\/a>), as well as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/the-12-best-ways-to-remove-stripped-screws\/\" target=\"_blank\">The 12 Best Ways to Remove Stripped Screws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/how-to-remove-a-fresh-carpet-stain\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Remove a Fresh Carpet Stain Using Nothing But Salt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/how-to-treat-a-jellyfish-sting\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Treat a Jellyfish Sting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span class=\"collapseomatic \" id=\"id69f027277df87\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Expand for References:\"    >Expand for References:<\/span><div id=\"target-id69f027277df87\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li>I found this on a tutorial somewhere on the good ol&#8217; 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