•Archeological evidence shows that shaving started 5000 years ago
•5 months of a man’s life are taken up by shaving
•20,000 years ago primitive man used clamshells, shards of flint and volcanic rock (obsidian) and shark teeth to shave
•Obsidian, the most commonly used ancient shaving tool, is 500 times sharper than a steel razor blade; its edge can be as fine as one molecule
•Early shaving cream was made from animal fat
•The earliest example of shaving cream is 3000 BC
•In 1904 mass production of the safety razor had begun
•In 1928 Jacob Schick invented the electric razor
•In 1745 barbers were barred from practicing surgery
•Straight razors became the standard shaving tool in the 18th century
•Safety razors replaced straight razors when American businessman King Gillette invented disposable safety razor blades (1904). Mr. Gillette made millions from his invention but died penniless
•In 1841 Henry David Thoreau’s brother John died from an infected shaving cut (bummer!). The silver lining is that Thoreau’s book "Walden" resulted from that tragedy.
•5 months of a man’s life are taken up by shaving
•20,000 years ago primitive man used clamshells, shards of flint and volcanic rock (obsidian) and shark teeth to shave
•Obsidian, the most commonly used ancient shaving tool, is 500 times sharper than a steel razor blade; its edge can be as fine as one molecule
•Early shaving cream was made from animal fat
•The earliest example of shaving cream is 3000 BC
•In 1904 mass production of the safety razor had begun
•In 1928 Jacob Schick invented the electric razor
•In 1745 barbers were barred from practicing surgery
•Straight razors became the standard shaving tool in the 18th century
•Safety razors replaced straight razors when American businessman King Gillette invented disposable safety razor blades (1904). Mr. Gillette made millions from his invention but died penniless
•In 1841 Henry David Thoreau’s brother John died from an infected shaving cut (bummer!). The silver lining is that Thoreau’s book "Walden" resulted from that tragedy.