Disposable razors cost $200 yearly and clog with hair. This solid brass razor costs less over ten years and shaves better.
Why Not Just Buy the Cheap One?
The Muhle R89 is solid brass and stainless steel that never rusts or requires replacement—disposable razors use cheap zinc alloy and plastic that corrodes within months. With a safety razor you swap out $0.05 blades instead of $2–3 cartridges; the head never clogs because you're not dragging five blades through hair, creating a biological paste.
The Buy-Once Math
Disposable razors cost $40–60 per year because replacement cartridges are $2–4 each and you need new ones weekly. That's $400–600 over a decade. The Muhle costs $45 upfront plus $5/year in blades—total $95 over ten years. You're spending 80% less money, generating zero plastic waste, and actually getting a closer shave because safety razors don't dull as fast.