Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the call to boycott Russian products has grown louder. It is of course primarily about natural gas and oil. But there are also many 'small' consumer goods produced in Russia. In St. Petersburg, Russia, there is a large razor blade factory: ZAO Petersburg Products International. Gillette is partly owner of this production facility. Perhaps Gillette is also distancing itself from this factory. In this factory, razor blades for the safety razor are produced daily. It mainly concerns the double edge razor blades of the Gillette brand and under license for other brands. These shaving products are sold worldwide. In Moscow there is also a large razor blade factory, namely JSC Mostochlegmash. Here too, various brands are produced under license.
As far as known, the following brands are produced in these factories:
- Astra Stainless
- GSB
- Gillette Platinum
- Nacet
- 7 O'clock yellow
- Permasharp
- Gilette Ruby
- Sputnik
- Polsilver
- Voskod
- Rapira
We do not judge and we can very well imagine that you like to keep shaving with your favorite razor blade. The choice to use or not use these brands is of course personal. But we have decided to temporarily stop selling these 'Russian' brands. We have recently taken these blades offline and they are no longer shown on the webshop. We are aware that this is a very small and modest act of 'resistance'. We also call on other retailers to stop selling Russian razor blades.
