+1 to stretching!
Without good stretching and keeping the skin taught, you can end up with a patchy shave!
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I had a lot of skin irritation, too, when I started 5 months ago, especially on my neck. Part of the problem was too much pressure, too steep an angle. But I also switched to a cold water shave and my face isn't nearly as sensitive afterward. IF you think your blade is in good shape, I'd focus on the pressure and angle. Don't be afraid to try different things until you figure out what works for you. Doing the same thing and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.
Do they appear to be small raised areas of your skin or actual pieces of skin half cut away? If it's the first then I may have an answer. When I first started using a str8 I would rinse the lather off the blade with hot running water. Of course when first using a str8 it's normal to feel a little irritation so all seemed normal. As my technique improved and my shaves got much better I would still notice some skin irritation in very small area with no specific reason why. One day I noticed that after rinsing the blade I made the next stroke and it hurt when it first touched my skin. Bingo I was burning my skin with a hot blade edge. So I changed to using cold running water and problem solved.
When all else fails see a dermatologist. It does sound like a product allergy and pressure problem. I have Rosacea and it's irritated by menthol and eucalyptus, two very popular products in soaps and creams. You need to read the ingredients of all the soaps/creams you use and see what might be a problem for your skin.
pseudofolliculitis barbae ??? Was browsing my local Pharmacy shelf in the shaving section and ran across a product called Bump Stopper 2. Here's a link to the product. This could be your issue. If you google search this condition you'll find an amazing amount of info.
Bump Stopper-2 Razor Bump Treatment Cream | Walgreens
https://www.google.ca/?gws_rd=cr#q=p...culitis+barbae