I just throw mine away after a week. At my current rate I still have 3 years to go before I am out of my initial pack of razors.I keep my razors in baby oil to prevent micro corrosion.
anyone got any recommendations for electric razors, i think i might get the best result out of this, i cant shave everyday like i would want to and keep a clean cut cause of the irritation.2 reasons, 1. The shaving cream most people switch to when they go to safety razor shaving is generally much better for your skin. 2. With a multi-blade razor theres, well, more blades. So say you have a 4 bladed razor and you make 3 passes, thatskindalike doing 12 passes with your safety razor...more passes is more irritation.
Prep is the best thing for sensitive skin, hot shower, pre shave oil, alum afterwards, whatever floats your boat.
For pretty much my whole adult life, I either had to deal with using an electric razor, and looking like I needed to shave again by about 10am, or using a gilette or whatever and getting bad razor burn/bumps all over my neck, looked like a teenager with acne on my neck pretty much constantly.so is a safety razor better if i have sensitive skin? someone wanna give me the simplest explanation how a safety razor is better/different than my run of the mill gillette fusion proglide.
i have very sensitive skin, i have the extra sens shaving cream but it does not do much for razorburn, ingrown hairs etc.
so for you guys with baby skin like me, how do you shave? and with what.
You need to joinBadger and Bladeanyone got any recommendations for electric razors, i think i might get the best result out of this, i cant shave everyday like i would want to and keep a clean cut cause of the irritation.
and what cream would you use for a safety razor, im assuming i could just use it for my gillette, but yeah that does make alot of sense the whole 3 blades =/= 12 passes = more irritation.
Not bad stuff. Something odd that I would recommend trying is a cold water shave. Pretty much goes against what everyone is taught when learning to shave but I get less irritating shaves (not to say hot water shaves always give me irritation, just cold water shaves never have). Its something that's really nice during the summer with some mentholated soap (Proraso) and after shave (Aqua Velva).I've never gotten a good shave from the standard cartridges. Plus, since they're insanely expensive I find myself shaving as infrequently as possible to avoid spending 15 - 20 dollars a month on them. In an effort to improve the closeness and comfort of my shave as well as save money in the long run I'm going to ditch the shitty Fusion/Mach 3 cartridges and go with a safety razor + brush/soap. Here's what I have picked out based on this thread + reviews:
Merkur Model 180 Long Handled Safety Razor
Van Der Hagen Men's Luxury, Shave Set
16 FEATHER DERBY 7 O'clock ASTRA NACET BIC BLUEBIRD Blade Sampler Count
Any suggestions?
Use NO pressure. just let the weight of the razor do the work, pressure is one of the things that will give you razor burn and those lovely cuts you experienced.I cut the hell out of half of my face, though. I guess I was too used to cartridges and pressed down too firmly. When I saw how I had butchered that side, I lightened up on the pressure and the other side came out flawlessly.
I just used the default blade that came with the Merkur razor, so I look forward to trying the other 15 I got in my sample pack.
Yes, this is basically the way it should always be done. Single pass with a safety razor will either result in too much stubble or serious razor burn and/or cuts. 1st pass should be with the grain, 2nd pass should be sideways, and 3rd pass should be against the grain. That procedure basically guarantees a close shave with little to no irritation. Ironically, since you aren't focused on going over the same spot multiple times like you do on a single pass shave, a 3 pass have doesn't actually take much longer.Yeah, you might have to do 2 or 3 passes(with a re-lather inbetween)when using no pressure, but it's well worth the time investment to not have any irritation. It's definitely not like a cartridge razor where your face should look clean-shaven after just 1 pass. Usually after my 1st pass it still looks like I've barely shaved, it's basically just taking off the first half or so of the hair, with the subsequent passes taking the hair off at skin-level.