Electric Razors Really Are Better (for our environment) [Man Hair]

I’m still a Gilette Fusion man myself-more blades, more better!-but I would finally switch to an electric shaver after reading the carbon footprint breakdown : Electric razors use use 30x less energy.

How does Slate figure? An electric razor runs on 5-6 watts , consuming 0.35 kilowatt-hours a year. But! Most dudes using a disposable razor use a quart of hot water, using 10.4 kilowatt-hours a year.

All told, while you consider other elements, like the CO2 produced by making each disposable razor and so forth, an electric razor will save you 14.9 pounds of carbon dioxide per year-which isn’t a whole lot-but every little bit helps. I guess in the event you wanted to head ultra green, that you need to go ultra badass: a straight razor without water. [ Slate , Image: Kyle May /Flickr, CC licensed]

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