Safety razor and blade unit for safety razor

A blade unit for a safety razor, wherein the blade unit comprises:

• a blade housing;
• a plurality of blades disposed within the blade housing to expose respective cutting edges suitable for shaving;
• and
• a blade carrier which supports the plurality of blades and comprises a rack on which the plurality of blades is mounted and flexible legs that allow a downward displacement of the plurality of blades and the rack;
• the blade housing having a base on which the blade carrier is supported;
• the plurality of blades and the blade carrier being displaceable downwards towards the base of the blade housing during shaving, an amount of downward displacement of the plurality of blades and the blade carrier being limited by one or more protrusions which extend upwards from the base of the blade housing, and the flexible legs comprising pairs of flexible legs, the legs of each pair being connected together by a connecting member, at least one of the one or more protrusions being a connecting member-engaging protrusion extending along a length of the connecting member.