What’s with Gillette?
Back in May of this year, I was in Halifax on a business trip, when I realized I forgot to bring a razor with me. Rather than let my less-than-stellar beard grow in, I decided to go pick up some inexpensive disposable razors. So off to the local drugstore I went, where I found a five pack of Gillette “Good News!” razors.
I’m not really sure what the good news is, but I found it kind of humourous nonetheless. It reminds me of some kind of poor Japanese-to-English translation or something.
So a few days ago, I was shaving and decided to look at the ingredients on the can of shaving cream. I was using Gillette’s “Foamy Barber Shop Clean” cream. To my surprise, I found the ingredients included isobutane, propane and butane, three very flammable substances. This concerned me a little, since I put this stuff on my face and genitals all the time. Uh, I mean face only….
After doing a bit of research, I realized these extremely flammable chemicals are used as a propellant, and they evaporate quite quickly upon being released from the can. However, I was pretty sure there would be some residual propane or butane left in the foam. So my brothers and I did a little test. We took an ordinary candle and the can of hot flaming death and we saw flames! The makes me question the safety of such a common household product. What if I was having a romantic shave with a few candles going, and suddenly my face went up in flames? I’m sure it’s not likely, but it could happen. Take a look at the video and the screenshots below:
Chris Erwin says:
Lesson #1:
Do not smoke while shaving. Doing so may cause instant death and/or uglyburntfaceitis.
November 25th, 2005 at 12:09 pm
Taggy says:
I like how Mike looks as though he was just walking down the hall and poked his head in… “Hey guys, what’s goi…YOU”RE LIGHTING SHAVING CREAM ON FIRE! Let me watch!”. And Chris.. I think I have that blue jays hat… from when I was 8. Actually, I think that might be my hat, can I have it back?
November 25th, 2005 at 2:50 pm
Spencer "Bernie" McCormack says:
Crazy, what if you had a romantic genital shave and burnt your penis and balls off! It’s alright to shave your genitals if you have a pool in your backyard… You’re a swimmer you know.
November 29th, 2005 at 7:26 pm
Dani says:
LOL! I love the uglyburntfaceitis….hilarious
December 12th, 2005 at 8:23 pm
uncle nikk says:
You guys have way too much time on your hands. If you want to really have fun put gasoline in a spray bottle and spray it at a lit candle. Now THAT”S FUN!!!!
December 1st, 2006 at 4:57 pm
Jude says:
I use gel, I thought that gillette foam stuff was for old men
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