Open Comb vs. Closed Comb Safety Razors: What the Group Thinks
Charles asked the Shave Dad group: open comb or closed? Twenty-six members weighed in, and the breakdown tells you something useful about guard geometry and how to pick.
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Limited-edition collaborations, reviews, and field-tested gear for the wet shaving community. Whether you're picking up your first DE razor or you've been at it for forty years, you're home.
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ADOPTED ACRES SOAP
× ADOPTED ACRES (ETSY) · SHAVING SOAP & ALCOHOL SPLASH
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The Shave Dad Project · April 2026
Family First, Shave Dad × Adopted Acres
Rich, creamy, ultra-slick lather on the new EIEIO base (Wagyu tallow, duck fat, lard, castor oil), paired with a new alcohol splash designed with skin feel in mind.
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Reviews, interviews, and dispatches from artisans and content creators across the wet shaving world.
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Triple Dog Dare: Adopted Acres Enters the Blizzard Battles
Adopted Acres entered the Blizzard Battles with Triple Dog Dare. The label stopped the group cold. The maker says the scent runs even further.
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Why Face Lathering Burns and What to Do About It
Brush burn from face lathering has more than one cause, and the fix depends on which one you have. A practical breakdown from people who have dealt with it.
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Red, White & Rugged: The Americana Aromatic from Strike Gold
Strike Gold launches a Reagan-inspired aromatic that leans into classic American masculinity - built on the bones of Avon's Wild Country.
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Best Slant Razors: What the Shave Dad Group Actually Uses
The Rex Konsul ran away with the vote, but Yaqi, the Wunderbar, Above The Tie, and a Danish antique all had their people. Real picks, real shavers.
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Shave Dad Honors the Fallen This Memorial Day
Jerry paused the feed to say what needed saying. A brief message of remembrance from the Shave Dad community.
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Small-batch makers, family-run soap labs, and independent razor smiths. Every Shave Dad release is a partnership.
345 Soap Co
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Adopted Acres Soap
SOAP · USA
Alpha Shaving Works
RAZORS · USA
Azalea City Suds
SOAP · USA
Denton Majik
SOAP · USA
Elysian Soap Shop
SOAP · USA
Ginger's Garden
SOAP · USA
Hendrix Classics & Co
SOAP · USA
Heritage Hill Shave Co
SOAP · USA
Master Soap Creations
SOAP · SOUTH AFRICA
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements
SOAP · USA
Strike Gold Shave
SOAP · USA
The Wet Shaving Store
PARTNER · USA
Van Yulay
SOAP · USA
Wholly Kaw
SOAP · USA
New to Wet Shaving?
Start here. Skip the regret.
Short guides built around the questions Jerry has answered ten thousand times in the Facebook group.
The Full Beginner's Path →
01
What Wet Shaving Actually Is
Wet shaving is the original way to shave, a brush, a soap, a single-blade razor, and water. Here's why people still do it.
02
Your First DE Razor
What to look for in a starter double-edge razor, and three specific models that won't steer you wrong.
03
Your First Shaving Brush
Synthetic, boar, or badger, what each is, what they cost, and which one to start with.
04
Choosing Your First Soap or Cream
Soap vs. cream, tallow vs. vegan, drugstore vs. artisan, and three specific starter products that won't disappoint.
05
Building a Lather That Actually Works
The single skill that makes or breaks a wet shave: turning a puck of soap into a thick, slick lather. With water ratios.
06
The Three-Pass Shave
WTG, XTG, ATG, what they mean, why each pass exists, and how to actually do them without bleeding.
07
Pre-Shave Prep & Post-Shave Routine
What you do in the five minutes before and after the razor matters more than most beginners realize.
08
Avoiding Razor Burn, Ingrowns, and Weepers
Diagnose what went wrong from the symptom: stinging, red rash, bumps, or pinprick bleeding.
09
Maintaining Your Gear
How to make a brush last 10 years and a razor last forever. Drying, blade rotation, soap storage.
10
Ten Common Beginner Mistakes
The mistakes everyone makes in their first month, and how to recognize you're making them.
11
Wet Shaving Glossary
The vocabulary you'll see in every Facebook group, every YouTube review, and every Shave Dad release post.
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