Sensor Excel Shaving Cartridges for Men Quantity: 10 (Packaging May Vary)

I’ve used these blades for a few years and find them to be very effective and pretty long-lasting. I only have to shave 2-3 times per week and now that I dry the blades after shaving, each blade lasts for at least 4 months before I need to change it (i.e. it nicks me). Look up “extending life of razor blades” to get the story – companies like Gillette have no interest in telling you how to make their blades last longer, but it’s pretty simple; the key is to avoid the oxidation (rusting) that occurs through contact with water. What I do: after shaving, rinse the blade briefly with warm water to remove all remaining soap and hair, then shake off the water and the briefly blot on a towel. The warm water will evaporate off the warm blade pretty quickly. These two-blade cartridges give a close-enough shave that I can’t imagine how adding an extra two or three blades to each cartridge could help improve the shave. I’ve tried the Schick Quattro and they were no better than the Sensor Excel blades. Like other reviewers I think these blades are as advanced as razors need to be, the extra blades and features are more for marketing purposes – you don’t need any of them. Slate magazine has an article on comparing the carbon footprint of disposable razors versus an electric shaver. Their conclusion is that the energy used to heat the water is the largest carbon cost when shaving with disposable razors and that therefore electric razors win (but that either way the carbon cost is not that high). Their assessment doesn’t factor in the material waste of broken electric razors, and landfill waste is arguably a bigger issue when comparing the options. Disposables have a high landfill impact also (2 billion disposable razors are dumped each year in the US) so make your blades last as long as possible. I figure that if I use only 15 disposable blades over 5 years, then this may have a lower material cost than a single electric razor. Using recyclable Preserve razors will help too (see below). Personally, I’m going to try out the Preserve razors next – partly because I like to support their company (I use their toothbrushes and also recycle my #5 plastic at their Gimme5 recycling centers at Whole Foods). They have done a lot to promote recycling #5 plastic and their razors handles are made with recycled (and recyclable) plastic. Having said that, you don’t need to buy another razor handle if you want to switch to Preserve since their replacement blades will work on the Gillette handle. Another reason for switching to Preserve is that the company does no animal testing, while Gillette have had long battles with PETA over their animal testing and, although the Gillette razors don’t involve animal testing (to my knowledge), the company is owned by P&G which still does some animal testing. So, overall I’ll give the Sensor Excel blades 5/5 gold stars for quality of the product (because they really are good blades) and 2/5 “green” stars based on the social-ethical-environmental aspects of producing them. They lose 1.5 green stars because Gillette make little effort to conserve materials compared to a company like Preserve (the hard plastic case housing the blades is unnecessary; nothing is recycled or recyclable) and lose another 1.5 green stars because of Gillette’s and P&G’s poor track record on animal testing.

Excellent . Used them for years

Great price

Great job, as described and super fast delivery.

The package was a bit tattered but what's inside is what matters so all is well. It arrived timely.

I've been using these blades for years. They are the perfect fit for the twin blade Gillette Sensor razor I have. I don't fee; that the higher the number of blades actually increases the closeness of the shave. I have mistakenly purchased other blades that don't fit and have had to trash them.

Best cartridges I ever used , too bad they are hard to find. I strongly dislike current push to many blade cartridges across all manufacturers. In practice single or double blade is the best because they don't get jammed as easily. The 3-5 blade current cartridges on the market are terrible and I find that the more blades, the more time is spent getting it cleaned out while shaving. The best thing about these is that even though it's double razor, they are spread farther apart then any other cartridge I've found thus it's fast and easy to wash it out if it gets jammed. Also the cartridge last long time. The other nice thing about this is that each cartridge is slim so it's easy to see wire you are shaving vs the mainstream ones that look cool but have huge plastic border around blades so you have to guess where you are shaving. To make it last longest get it as dry as possible and submerge it in mineral oil right after use. Mine lasted probably over 6 months at 3-4 times per week shaving without nicking or cutting before I decided to swap for new cartridge.

My blade of choice. Always smooth use

Article correct.

Consistent quality

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Getting hard to find these nowadays . Great price , very fast delivery . Great quality and so easy to use . Fit perfectly to my fixed head razor . So much better than any other razor you can buy . Good clean shave .

Lo primero que he de decir es que SON ORIGINALES!!! Antes de pedirlas estuve viendo varios productos similares, y varios comentarios de éste producto, y decían que no eran originales, y tengo que desmentirlo totalmente. SON ORIGINALES Y FUNCIONAN A LA PERFECCIÓN. El tiempo de entrega era mucho, pero no tenía prisa, y realmente me llegaron 10 días antes de la fecha límite en la que me indicaban que podía llegarme el producto. Creo que vienen de Polonia, y me llegaron en un buen embalaje, aunque traía una pequeña raja lo que es el cartón donde están las cuchillas. Eso si, las cuchillas venían en perfecto estado. Cosas buenas del pedido. 1. Me llegaron 10 días antes de la fecha máxima de entrega. (Iba a tardar unos 25 días como mucho y me llegó en 15 días) 2. Producto TOTALMENTE ORIGINAL. 3. Funcionan a la perfección, como siempre. 4. Precio mucho mejor que en cualquier tienda donde he comprado anteriormente estos recambios. 5. Buen embalaje en carta acolchada. Cosas malas del pedido. NINGUNA. Volveré a comprar de nuevo cuando se me gasten estas. Muy contento.