eli5 How does razor blade dull on hairs when razor blades are made of steel and they are much higher on mohs scale?

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eli5 How does razor blade dull on hairs when razor blades are made of steel and they are much higher on mohs scale?

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Another factor is the blades are consistently coated in skin oil and dead skin cells which are not very sharp..

Properly cleaning a blade lets it retain its sharpness for a much longer time. After that the effects of the other comments come into play

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