Ukutsheva bekuyeyona nto ibalulekileyo ekuzilungiseni kwamadoda kangangeenkulungwane, yaye izixhobo ezisetyenziselwa ukutsheva ziye zatshintsha ngokuphawulekayo ekuhambeni kwexesha. Imbali yeencakuba zamadoda isusela kwimpucuko yamandulo, xa amadoda ayesebenzisa amatye eentsimbi neencakuba zobhedu. Umzekelo, amaJiphutha asebenzisa iincakuba zobhedu kwasekuqaleni kwe3000 BC, ebonisa ukubaluleka kokuzilungisa kwinkcubeko yabo.

Ngokuhamba kwexesha, uyilo lwencakuba nezinto zokwakha nazo ziye zaphucuka. Ukufika kwencakuba ethe ngqo ngenkulungwane ye-17 kwaphawula inkqubela enkulu. Ezi ncakuba zazidla ngokwenziwa ngentsimbi yodidi oluphezulu yaye zazifuna ubuchule nokuchaneka ukuze zisetyenziswe kakuhle. Amadoda ayedla ngokuya kwindawo yokucheba ukuze achebe, njengoko iincakuba ezithe ngqo zifuna isandla esizinzileyo namava.

Inkulungwane yama-20 yabona ukuqaliswa kwe-razor yokhuseleko, eyasungulwa nguKumkani uKemp Gillette ngo-1901. Olu lutsha lwalusenza ukutsheva kukhuseleke kwaye kube lula ngakumbi kumadoda aqhelekileyo. Iincakuba zokhuseleko zeza kunye noonogada abanciphisa umngcipheko wokusikeka kunye nokukhala, bevumela amadoda ukuba achebe ekhaya ngokuzithemba. Iincakuba ezilahlwayo zaye zaduma, nto leyo ebangela ukuba kube lula esikunandiphayo namhlanje.

Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, intengiso ibone ukwanda kweencakuba ezinamacala amaninzi, ezineempawu ezifana neGillette kunye neComfort ekhokelayo. Ezi ncakuba zinencakuba ezintathu ukuya kwezintlanu, ezinciphisa ukucaphuka kwaye zinike ukucheba okukufutshane. Ukongezelela, ukuqhubela phambili kwezobuchwepheshe kuye kwakhokelela ekuphuhlisweni kweencakuba zombane, ezibonelela ngokukhawuleza nangempumelelo kwiindlela zokucheba zesintu.

Namhlanje, amadoda aneendlela ezahlukeneyo zokukhetha xa kufikwa kwiincakuba, ukusuka kwiincakuba ezithe nkqo ukuya kutsho kubuchwephesha obuphezulu bombane. I-razor nganye ineenzuzo kunye neengxaki zayo, kwaye ifanele ukhetho olwahlukileyo kunye neentlobo zesikhumba. Njengoko ukuzilungisa kuqhubeka nokuvela, iincakuba zihlala ziyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yendlela yokukhathalela indoda, equka isithethe kunye nolutsha.