Five CentEditorial policy and method
How Five Cent Shave decides what to cover, how pages are researched, and what we will never do.
How a grade is built
Every grooming device is graded from four sources: the manufacturer’s spec sheet and manual, the warranty terms, the published price on the maker’s own store, and verified owner reviews on the maker’s site or retailers that verify purchases. Four sub-scores from 1 to 5 - ease, features, value, support - come from those sources. We do not run a lab and we do not claim personal use; every page says so.
What we will not do
We do not invent runtimes, blade counts or warranty lengths. When a maker does not publish a figure, the page says not published. We do not rank a product higher because its link pays more, and we never publish fictional testimonials.
Health and safety
For skin, teeth and hair we quote manufacturer instructions and recognised bodies such as the American Dental Association where relevant. Nothing on this site is medical advice.
What we never do
- Sell a ranking, a score, a placement or a positive sentence.
- Claim personal testing we did not perform.
- Publish numbers without a source and a date.
- Let a commission rate decide coverage.
- Use invented reviewers, invented testimonials or stock "customer" quotes.
Frequently asked
Do you personally use every product you cover?
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. Where a page is based on first-hand use it says so, with the plan and the dates. Otherwise it is built from documentation, pricing history and verified user reports, and it says that too.
Can a vendor pay to be included or to improve a score?
No. Vendors can send corrections with sources, which we check like any other evidence.
How often are pages updated?
Prices and features are re-checked on a schedule and each page shows its last-checked date. Readers’ corrections are handled as they arrive.