Shave the future.
The razor industry produces a huge amount of fossil, non-recyclable plastic waste worldwide. Just under 60,000 tons of plastic waste are produced annually by disposable razors. When you look at system razors, it hardly looks better. If you change the cartridges approximately every three weeks, an additional 36,000 tons of non-recyclable plastic waste are added. So we're talking about 96,000 tons of non-recyclable plastic waste caused by disposable and system razors every year. In the best case scenario, this waste is landfilled, reaches our soils and waters and is ultimately found as microplastics in our oceans and thus in our food chain. Fossil plastic waste is therefore incinerated in many places and thus increases the CO2 balance released worldwide. To this day, razors are anything but clean.
What if that could change without consumers having to pay more or change their standards of quality, design and feel?
RAZECO is revolutionizing the market with shaving products made from a material that is 99% biobased and 99% CO2-neutral and can be recycled, although in principle the material components used are even biodegradable. We love good design and high-quality products, and that is exactly what we have implemented uncompromisingly in our sustainable, bio-based products. Sustainability, good design, a pleasant feel and the highest quality do not mean a higher price, as is often the case.
Bio-based shaving products that are sustainable and at the same time cheaper than plastic alternatives.
Sounds too good to be true? Yes, RAZECO makes it possible!
RAZECO is the first and only company in the world to produce disposable razors and the cartridges of system razors from 99% bio-based material and free from fossil plastic.
Made from renewable raw materials, it is 99% biobased and 99% CO2-neutral when disposed of. The material is certified by TÜV Austria with the OK Biobased certificate in the highest classification of 4 stars in accordance with EN 16640.
Our renewable raw materials are not cultivated specifically for our needs, but are generated as waste from other industries. This means that there is no kidnapping of food crops or monoculture cultivation when extracting our raw materials.
Our disposable razors as well as the cartridges of our system razors can easily be disposed of in household waste without producing harmful substances during recycling. It was important to us to develop a product that is sustainable without consumers having to change anything about their usage patterns or requirements in terms of design, feel and quality.
Bio-based materials can generally be disposed of in two ways in a CO2-neutral manner. On the one hand about a composting plant and on the other hand about household waste. Both routes result in CO2-neutral CO2 as a result of incineration and additional compost in composting plants. European composting plants currently only allow bio-based materials that can be degraded to compost within 6-8 weeks and are free of metal components, which is not the case with our razors, as they are very compact and require a longer period of time for degradation. Ultimately, this fact plays no role in terms of CO2 neutrality and thus the sustainability of our renewable, bio-based products. This is because biomass is produced during composting and its breakdown and combustion CO2, which was previously absorbed from the atmosphere during growth and integrated into the biomass. Biomass is therefore considered CO2-neutral. In contrast to plastic made from fossil raw materials, there are therefore no additional CO2 emissions that increase the CO2 balance when bio-based materials are recycled. If, on the other hand, our razors are thrown into household trash after use, the steel blades are separated from the razor and recycled in a recycling process. The bio-based rest of the razor, just like the compact biomass of a composting plant, is burned in a CO2-neutral manner and green electricity is immediately generated.
Sustainability and environmental protection do not necessarily mean higher prices. We offer our products up to 50% cheaper than the plastics industry and also completely waive a pink tax. Because we believe that sustainability must be affordable for everyone and at the same price.
Gentle on the skin, without harmful substances.
We are convinced that high-quality blades and shaving cream are enough for a smooth shave. That is why we do not use gel strips in all our products. And that even though they are advertised as sensitive by well-known manufacturers?! The answer to this is relatively simple: gel strips are not only useless, but also contain questionable, sometimes toxic substances that damage the skin and cause irritation, such as polyethylene glycols or PEG. Better known as microplastics. And that really has no place on your freshly shaved skin!
Do something good for your skin and environment, shave the future.