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Wether American or not, switching away from those dumb disposable razors was the best choice of my life. I got my blades from Japan and haven't bought a new bundle in 3 years.
Fendrihan.ca has sampler sets of different razor blades. Personally I kind of settled on Astra blades, but most honestly most of the blades in the sampler I started with are all fine, far better than the latest five or six bladed cartridge monstrosity. Feather is the Japanese brand that I see most often, and they are excellent.
Fendrihan.ca also has a Canadian collection. The Henson AL13 is made in Canada, but at $90 is twice as expensive as the Parker 96R I've been using for years, which was apparently made in India.
You can get a razor handle and 100 blades for less than $50, and enjoy a far superior shaving experience.
A colleague at work gave me a handful of different razor blades. So far, the Shark super chrome double edge blade one has been absolutely amazing. They're from Egypt apparently. He also gave me a bar of Arko shaving cream from Turkey and it changed my life. It's a potassium tallowate based soap (animal fat)
I've looked around and foud Tallow + Steel, a company based in Winnipeg that also sells similar soap, but handmade. They also have aftershave.
Henson Shaving makes blades as well. I should give them a try.
What blades do you use?
I swear by Kai, they work incredibly well for me.
Not op but I'm a big feather guy. Great blades. Haven't tried Kai though.
Kai is a bit different than other brands
They come more dull than feathers and they’re a thicker gauge steel than other blades use. I still find them plenty sharp though.
The thicker steel is what I think makes them good for me. My beard hairs are very heavy and thick, so thicker steel reduces vibrations as it cuts giving me a more reliable shave.
I generally use each blade 6 times, which is good longevity for a blade.
I also kinda like that they’re no frills. No laser etching or waxy drops on the blades. Feels like something Ron Swanson would use.
Shaving revolution. I literally just bought them off Amazon, and they had good reviews. Bought 100 for 20 dollars. It says Japanese, but I'm honestly just going off thier word. That said I have 0 complaints, they work great.