A safety razor is a razor where the skin is protected from all but the very edge of the blade.
These razors are referred to as "safety" razors as opposed to the straight razor which is sometimes referred to as a "cut-throat razor." It is often thought that the safety razor was designed to eliminate the possibility of a user being seriously injured with the open blade of the straight razor.
Prior to the invention of the first safety razor most men...
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