The
upper part of the Afeitamás, that is to say, the part which comes into
contact with the blade itself, is made from the material TPE (Thermo
Plastic Elastomere). TPE has the qualities of silicone and rubber, but
is more suitable for modern spray-welding technology. TPE is a product
already widely used in objects we apply to our everyday life, such as
toothbrush-handles, cooking-tools, mouth-guards, the buttons on mobiles
(cell-phones) etc. TPE is or can be used in more or less any product
where one would want an comfortable, soft surface, which provides a
firm grip, as well as where one wishes to protect a
specific product.
The Core
The TPE can be spray-welded
onto a solid plastic surface, as is the case with the Afeitamás. The
Afeitamás base is made from a hard Poly-Propylene material, a type of
plastic which we also already use in the products we surround ourselves
with. It provides the necessary rigidity and stability to the base of
the Afeitamás to function as a rest for the Razor itself.
Approved Materials
TPE
is approved for and already in use today in many products within the
medical and pharmaceutical sector, as well as being used by the
food-industry, precisely because it is a highly stable, inactive
material, which has no harmful transfers of any kind and therefore live
up to the demands of any and all products that come into physical
contact with people. This is exactly why TPE is the obvious choice for
the Afeitamás, which comes in contact with the razorblades and thereby,
indirectly with the skin.
The softness of the TPE can be chosen
over a wide range, all the way down to the consistency of the human
skin itself and even softer. This is the essential quality of the
rinsing function of the Afeitamás.
