Thread: 3 solid days growth too much for a beginner??

Originally Posted by Siguy

Had a rough second shave. I have issues making lather. I don't think my 1st time stropping was all that good. 3 days solid growth.

My first shave was much better with poorer lather, then went to oil, then back to poor lather for a third pass, followed by Thayer's supermedicated.

Leave alone the lather, and all my other issues(except stropping, I'd imagine), is 3 days growth a bit too much time to go between straights? I'd say 3 day growth for me is some serious grit sandpaper.

I'm thinking I need to add glycerine.

What say you?

ps-I'm looking forward to improvement on all fronts

I'm a newbie myself, but I did notice my shaves have improved a lot once I added glycerine into the mix. On an wtg pass, my razor just glides down my face. So smoothly in fact, that when I wipe my blade on my sponge, I check the lather for whiskers!

Originally Posted by billyc4362

So smoothly in fact, that when I wipe my blade on my sponge, I check the lather for whiskers!

That's what I'm talkin' about.