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I’LL BE HONEST, I have a tendency to drag things out far longer than they should. Conversations, relationships, bedsheets between washes—admittedly, those last two may be related. But something you’ll never again see me extending beyond its natural conclusion is razor blades.

Be it to save money, laziness, or a combination of the two, using a razor with blades dulled well past their limit is one of those things all men do but never talk about. Consider it the nose picking of grooming practices, and not unlike that unruly habit, waiting too long to replace razor blades is both unsanitary and destructive to your health. Plus, it simply makes shaving more difficult and less effective.

“Most shaving problems people blame on their skin actually come down to technique and maintenance,” says celebrity barber Jomo Kenyatta-Lopez .…