In which hand do you hold your razor to shave?

[wooky114]

I'm left handed, well I write with my left hand, play cue sports left handed but do every other sport right handed i.e. golf, cricket, racquet sports etc. I find it far more natural to shave with the razor in my left hand, but I can happily shave the right side of my face right handed without any problem, shaving the left side right handed feels at bit awkward...

So the question is, do you shave holding the razor in your predominant hand i.e your writing hand or do you use non-predominant hand or mix and match?

 

[chris.hale]

Dominant hand only for me. (Left)

 

[Blademonkey]

I'm right handed and I normaly use my right hand to shave my face with a DE/SE razor however having to use both hands with my Kamisori and western straights I find it easy enough to use my left hand when shaving the left side of my face with a DE/SE razor and sometimes find myself just doing it without thinking about it. So I guess it's a mix and match.

 

[trainman]

Right hand all the way, think I'd slit my throat if I used my left hand.

Dave

 

[Pete]

I'm left handed, that is I write with my left hand. Some things I can only do with my left hand, as you mentioned golf, cricket, racquet sports etc. Other things like the computer mouse, shooting etc. I prefer my right hand. I am very right footed playing football. At one time I managed to learn to write with my right hand when I injured my left hand.

With shaving I tend to use my left hand all the time, but have no problem if its easier to hold with my right. I suppose people have different degrees of ambidexterity.

 

[george]

I'm right handed but shave with my left and have done for thirty years. But can use both with a straight.

 

[Wayne Pritchard]

Right hand only for me.
I have tried with my left but I rather my skin remain on my face.

 

[David68]

Left handed batsman, Left handed rifle and pistol shot, right handed golfer. Completely right handed when it comes to shaving

 

[Bogeyman]

The same one I wipe my butt with of course!!

 

[invicta]

Right handed. Tried a shavette a few times and found it tricky to switch to the left hand for the left side of the face.

 

[fancontroller]

Right handed but for my second pass I use my left hand on my left cheek (ear to nose). As it's the easiest part to shave, I thought it'd try training my left hand. Didn't take very long to learn but I've not been able to do any trickier bits left handed.

 

[thegallus1]

Shaving - totally right handed. Drinking whisky - either hand.

 

[Rufus]

As with everything else, my right hand. If I were to use my left hand it'd be a bloodbath.

 

[Wishbone]

Either / or .............. Depends on what I'm doing and which hand is more practical to use.

 

[Missoni]

...right hand for the right side of my face...left hand for the left side of my face...

 

[matteob]

Leftie here so generally only use that hand.