American Safety Razor Company in a management buyout. Energizer bought the privately held American Safety Razor in 2011, when it filed for bankruptcy. In 2015, Energizer spun off the personal care division as Edgewell Personal Care. Edgewell announced the sale of its Personna Industrial Division to an investment group, which renamed it AccuTec Blades. American Safety Razor Company "For the company of the same name that was founded in 1901 and renamed as the Gillette Safety Razor Company, see Gillette (brand)" American Safety Razor Company is a personal care brand founded in the early 20th century (1906) by a merging of the Gem Cutlery
Electric razor Electric razor The electric razor (also known as the dry razor, electric shaver, or simply shaver) is a razor with a rotating or oscillating blade. The electric razor usually does not require the use of shaving cream, soap, or water. The razor may be powered by a small DC motor, which is either powered by batteries or mains electricity. Many modern ones are powered using rechargeable batteries. Alternatively, an electro-mechanical oscillator driven by an AC-energized solenoid may be used. Some very early mechanical shavers had no electric motor and had to be powered by hand, for example by pulling a