The reason for the original inquiry was as part of preparation for a series in the
Green Team blog on "Personal Choices" -- little things we all can do here and there that have a cumulative effect on the environment -- I've been reading all the essays and opinion pieces I can on the environmental aspects of our daily living -- personal care, clothes washing, household appliances, etc. I came across one essentially trying to argue that people should go back to the old barber's straight edge... beyond my own doubts that I would ever use one of those things and whether one would be willing to sacrifice the comfort of current razors, I wondered if this was even a
feasible recommendation in the context of Dominican reality. In other words, even if one
wanted to do so while living in the DR, could you readily
find the supplies in order to pull it off? If not, then it was all a moot point. If so, then I can discuss the pluses and minuses of the various options -- including the comfort factor, which on neck skin like mine that gets easily irritated, is a BIG consideration -- and let the reader decide. But at least it would be an
informed choice.
I'm not a big believer in trying to dictate lifestyles or trying to shame people into changes. I would rather give them the tools (information) to make better-informed choices.