Safety razor above the razor, resulting in the Good News Plus. The purported benefit of the aloe strip is to ease any discomfort felt on the face while shaving. In direct response to Wilkinson's Bonded cartridge, during the following year Gillette introduced the twin-blade Trac II. They claimed that research showed the tandem action of the two blades to give a closer shave than a single blade, because of a "hysteresis" effect. In addition to the cutting action of the first blade, it is also supposed to pull the hair out of the follicle into which it does not fully retract before
Straight razor curved lower part of the main blade from the shank to the cutting edge is called the "shoulder". The point where the shoulder joins the cutting edge is called the "heel". The endpoint of the cutting edge at the front of the blade, opposite to the "heel", is called the "toe". A thick strip of metal running transversely at the junction where the main blade attaches to the shank is called the "stabiliser". The stabiliser can be double, single, or can be absent in some razor models. The first stabiliser is usually very narrow and thicker and runs at the