Electric Razors Really Are Better (for the Environment)

I ’m still a Gilette Fusion man myself — more blade , more better!—but I might in the end trade to an electric shaver after readingthe carbon footprint breakdown : galvanic razor use 30x less energy .

How does Slate figure ? An galvanic razor run on5 - 6 watt , consuming 0.35 kilowatt - minute a year . But ! Most dudes using a disposable razor use a quart of live water , using 10.4 kilowatt - hour a year .

All order , when you turn over other elements , like the CO2 produced by making each disposable razor and the like , an electric razor will save you 14.9 pounds of carbon dioxide per year — which is n’t a lot — but every piffling bit helps . I suppose if you need to go ultra dark-green , you could go radical badass : a neat razor with no water . ( If you ’re wondering how disposable razors fare against each other , here’swhat they look like under a microscope . ) [ Slate , picture : Kyle May / Flickr , CC licensed ]

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