I have wondered that.
It does seem like I am playing a different game to a lot of people when I read threads.
I am quite lucky.
I don't cut myself at all. I don't get weepers.
I got a bit of razor burn when I first picked up a de, but I think some of that was the soaps (I have discovered that some soaps sting)
Any DE with anything that wasn't a feather was just pointless.
Just scraping away for ages.
So, moved up the efficiency route and things got better.
Definitely better with SEs then again, better with injectors.
I think you might be right with the rigidity thing.
I tried face mapping and it is an excellent idea.
BUT, feeling it and using cotton wool doesn't help in areas where it literally goes round in circles.
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Photographing it REALLY was great. I also discovered some that just lie flat against the skin.
So, I think that the mild razors struggle to catch them. A more exposed blade gets at them more.
I also haven't found a blade yet that I would say was sharp.
I actually find it odd that people do. Compared to what people say about a blade, I would have thought that I had a duff pack.
But they can't ALL be duff.
I used a mild razor on my arm and it gives a BBS instantly.