Safety Razor + 10 Refill Blades

Move over, plastic razors! EcoWarriors know what's up and these stainless steel safety razors are claiming their shower space. Rock those short shorts with the confidence of a runway model. Who says we need five blades and a pink tax? Thank you, next.

From head to toe and everything in between, our safety razors are our favorite sustainable swap for both women and men.

Pair with our shave soap bar for the ultimate close shave.

Materials

This razor and blades are made with 100% polished stainless steel. The carrying pouch is made from sustainable hemp.

To Use

Not sure how to use a safety razor? We've got you, boo. Check out our Instagram reel for a step-by-step demo and our full guide to making the switch to safety razors over on the blog!

Care

Store in a dry spot between uses. Got rust? Soak in vinegar and baking soda and wipe clean.

For a more detailed care guide, check out our Safety Razor Care + Maintenance 101 blog post.

Packaging + End of Life

This razor comes with a hemp carrying pouch, but is otherwise unpackaged. The blades are packaged in a cardboard box, individually wrapped in paper for safety.

The razor should last many lifetimes with proper care, but if something happens and it's time for retirement, all pieces of the razor body can be curbside recycled.

The blades should be returned to Albatross for recycling. Details can be found here. If you're in Tacoma, you can return to blades to us, and we'll send them back to Albatross for you. Please do not put blades in curbside recycling. This can be incredibly dangerous for humans working at the recycling facilities.

Origin

Ethically made in China with excellent worker conditions and energy efficiency standards.
Sourced from Berkeley, California.

Ethical Guarantees

Give-back Program
🌎 You care about the planet. So do we.

Look. I get it. It’s HARD to be an EcoWarrior. Someone who cares about the planet and wants the most sustainable products available - from the ingredients to the packaging to the way that product gets to your hands.

It seems like everywhere we turn, someone, somewhere, is greenwashing us.

But our superpower at A Drop in the Ocean is sorting through the BS, calling it out, and making sure our products are the absolute most sustainable and truly zero waste products we can find.

So on top of all the things we mentioned above about what makes our stainless steel safety razor so sustainable, here’s a few other things you should know:

• We’re actually practicing what we preach behind the scenes. Each year, we track and record all of our trash, and even wrote a whole blog post on it. The tl;dr version is this: on average, we produce less than 0.5 pounds of trash each month. Everything from the packaging our products come in down to the Sharpie we use to write “Fragile” on your box is zero waste to its core.

• We’re an online-only zero waste store - which is highly intentional. It may seem counter-intuitive, but online shopping is actually more sustainable than in-person. I’m a data nerd at heart and I love diving into the research, and there are countless studies that have shown that online shopping is the most sustainable way to get your everyday essentials. Don’t believe me? Check out our whole blog post on the sustainability of online shopping.

• We ship ugly boxes. Your order from A Drop in the Ocean is not going to arrive in a pretty, branded box. It’s gonna show up in a reused tea box, or a donated Amazon box, or maybe even an inside-out Girl Scout Cookies box. All of our shipping materials are always 100% plastic-free and reused as much as possible, with curbside-recyclable paper tape and a post-consumer recycled paper shipping label. It won’t be pretty, but it will be zero waste.

Got more questions about our zero waste products or our practices behind the scenes? Just send us an email! I’m always happy to chat all things eco.