Umlando wensingo awumfushane.Kusukela kudala abantu bekhulisa inwele, bebefuna indlela zokuziphuca, okufana lokuthi abantu bebelokhu bezama indlela yokuphuca.

AmaGreki Asendulo ayeshefa ukuze agweme ukubukeka njengamaqaba.U-Alexander Omkhulu wayekholelwa ukuthi ubuso obunentshebe buveza ukungasebenzi kahle empini, njengoba abaphikisi bekwazi ukubamba izinwele.Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kungani, ukufika kwe-razor yasekuqaleni kungahlehliswa ezikhathini zangaphambi komlando, kodwa akuzange kube kamuva kakhulu, ngo-18.^theSheffield, eNgilandi, lapho umlando wensingo njengoba siwazi namuhla waqala ngempela.

Ngawo-1700s kanye no-1800s i-Sheffield yaziwa njengenhloko-dolobha yomhlaba yokusika, futhi ngenkathi ngokuvamile sigwema ukuxuba izinto zesiliva nezinto zokushefa, kulapho futhi kwasungulwa khona insingo eqondile yesimanje.Noma kunjalo, lezi zinsingo, nakuba zingcono ngokungangabazeki kunezangaphambili, zazingalawuleki ngandlela-thile, zibiza, futhi kunzima ukuzisebenzisa nokuyinakekela.Ngokwengxenye enkulu, ngalesi sikhathi, izinsingo zaziseyithuluzi labagundi abangochwepheshe.Khona-ke, ngasekupheleni kwe-19^thekhulwini leminyaka, ukwethulwa kohlobo olusha lwensingo kwashintsha yonke into.

Izinsingo zokuqala zokuzivikela zethulwa e-United States ngo-1880. Lezi zinsingo zakuqala zokuphepha zazinohlangothi olulodwa futhi zifana negeja elincane, futhi zazinonogada bensimbi onqenqemeni olulodwa ukuze zivikeleke ekusikeni.Khona-ke, ngo-1895, iNkosi uC. Gillette yethula eyayo inguqulo yensingo yokuphepha, umehluko omkhulu uwukuthi ukwethulwa kwensingo elahlayo enezinhlangothi ezimbili.Ama-blade e-Gilette ayeshibhile, eshibhile kangangokuthi ngokuvamile kwakubiza kakhulu ukuzama ukulondoloza izinsingo zama-razor amadala kunokuthenga ama-blade amasha.