Great for second pass shaves
I currently use a Utopia safety razor. I bought the Dorco Pace 4 combo pack with one handle and 10 cartridges. I used the Dorco Pace 4 to clean up after using the DE for my first pass. I wet soak (hot water) and prep my beard using a homemade pre-shave oil mixture of castor oil and EVO, with 5 drops each of Tea Tree essential oil, Cedar Wood essential oil, and Frankincense essential oil. Then I use a badger brush and shaving bowl with Arco shave soap, mashed into the bowl. I soak the brush in hot water. squeeze out some water, then lather the brush into a second shave bowl, where I vigorously whisk enough lather for 3 passes. I then brush up the lather to my beard. I then use the DE razor to do a first pass with the grain of my beard. The pre-shave oil helps the razor and lather to glide on my face. The essential oils help to soothe any nicks. I then lather up a second time, then I use the Dorco with and diagonal and against the grain, cleaning up chin whiskers and such. At this point I am finished, and I lather up a third time and let the soap sit on my face as I enter the shower. I wash off the excess lather as I shower. My face is smooth and clean afterwards.
The Dorco Pace 4 shaves as well as the Gillette Fusion or the Schick Hydro 5, in my opinion. It gets in the little nooks and crannies to finish up the shave routine for me. I imagine one cartridge will last me a week or so using the Dorco Pace 4 every day.
I will continue to use the Dorco handle and cartridges in the foreseeable future, along with my Pre-shave oil, Arco shave soap, and Utopia safety razor. I love blending the old technology with the new.
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