Some men’s beards are so coarse that they just eat up razors. Coarse Hair – Sadly there is nothing we can do about this.Thus, it becomes a vicious downward spiral the only real solution is to sharpen/hone the razor if you are stuck in this vicious circle. In addition, increasing the razor’s angle helps compensate for a razor in need of honing. This is hard for new straight razor users to accomplish because increasing the angle makes it a little easier to get a closer shave, but at the cost of edge longevity. High Angle – The higher the angle you shave your hairs with, the quicker your razor will dull.Oil the blade when not in use, strop on a dry towel after use, stropping on linen/cotton, storing the razor somewhere dry, wrapping the razor in wax paper & place it in a waterproof box, etc. The good news is that there are things you can do to retard rust formation. Rust happens naturally, but there are certain things that can increase the rust rate: not drying the razor completely, storing it in the bathroom, or living in a humid climate. Sadly the only cure to rust is to re-hone/sharpen the razor. Click here to read our article about stropping! The good news is this is 100% fixable through proper stropping technique. By dragging the edge perpendicular or near to perpendicular from the strop, you will roll the edge. Poor stropping technique – This is actually quite common among new straight razor users.
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