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what's better for the environment: cartridges or double edged razors? (kbin.social)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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on one hand, carts have a shitload of plastic. on the other had de razors (at least mine) are coated in Teflon, which is also pretty nasty. what y'all think?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Have you considered a straight razor that you can sharpen?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

too much hassle for me. I think a de razor is a nice balance between ease of use and clean shave

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Oh, I didn't know about the Teflon coating. From what I just read virtually all razor blades - both double-edged and cartridge - have PTFE coating. (Where PTFE is a PFAS compound, and PFAS is the family of compounds also known as Teflon.) But there is some hope for an alternative someday. https://www.pcimag.com/articles/111660-a-close-shave

So I guess I would say stick with double-edged. Or maybe electric would be better specifically with respect to water pollution? Since that's the big issue with PFAS. I don't know, just a guess.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ah, shit... Didn't had the teflon in mind...

Currently I'm only using razors, because I have multiple devices where they fit (a standard razor thing and a knife like thing). Was thinking that this is a very eco friendly way.
Maybe a hard blade to sharpen yourself is really the way to go - although much more work probably, especially when traveling...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

apparently most razors are Teflon coated, including the carts, so no matter what, double edge razors are better

obviously straight razor is the best