Shaving will never be the same with this laser razor

It's 2015, so it only makes sense to shave our hair off with lasers, right?

Right. That's why Skarp Razor is replacing blade with a laser and plans to make it available to everyone.

There's definitely a market for this in-home device, and Skarp Technologies' Kickstarter is proof of that. The project launched on Sept. 21, and just two days later, it reached its goal of $160,000. At the time of this post, it was funded $790,612 and shows no signs of stopping.

Skarp makes a good case for why we need to dispose of our old shaving ways. The EPA estimates that the U.S. alone throws out 2 billion razors a year. Because of health risks, they can't be recycled, so they end up in garbage dumps continuing to take up space with other waste. And on a more obvious level, razor blades cause burns, ingrown hair and cuts. Read more...