Thread: Shaving my head tomorrow

Hi all



I am going to go to the barber tomorrow to have my head shaved. I have some questions for after I am done. Has anybody used a double edge safety razor to shave their head on a regular basis. I am a little worried to use my straight razor on my head at least for now. Also what kind of lotion and suntan lotion do you all use once you've first shave your head. Any advice would be great thank you.



Roger

Long time headshaver,DE works Great,if you shave your head every couple days,Headblade works great also

Ditto on both DE an headblade. Not an advertisement but check out headblades website. You will get some good ideas of whats out there for us bald ones. Go slow at first. Your skin will take some time to adjust to being shaved. Also use the same wet shaving techniques. WTG, XTG, ATG works great for me.

Shave my head daily, with a DE. I've tried the Headblade but believe it or not....I cut my self. It was the most awkward razor I've ever used, just my 2 cents.
A Merkur Slant is my favorite, either loaded with an Astra or Feather. Although I use a Weber too. My first pass is usually ATG, then XTG feel for stubble and do touchups as needed. Otherwise I would go with reduction WTG, XTG, ATG. Prep is usually a shower, Noxzema (or Jojoba oil), lather over the Noxzema, shave. As far as suntan lotion, I haven't settled on one my self, still searching. They're all greasy to me and that really bothers me. so still looking.....
Headblade makes or made a sunblock I think it's 30 SPF, Nivea and Neutrogena too, I think they are 15 SPF (not really enough) IMO. But I'm going to lean toward Nivea, they are probably the least greasy feeling to me.

*Don't forget a hat & sunblock the ears

As others have said, a DE is fine for head-shaving.
Once you get familiar with the growth pattern though, give a straight shave a try as well.
Nothing quite like mastering the straight on the blind side

When it comes to suntan lotions and such, I only wish I could advice you.
Not much need for that up here...

Thanks guys for all the information. For now I decided to get a Gillette fusion for shaving my head. It works very well. Just wanted to know how many shaves on average will one cartridge work for.



Thanks Roger

Originally Posted by k5MOW

Thanks guys for all the information. For now I decided to get a Gillette fusion for shaving my head. It works very well. Just wanted to know how many shaves on average will one cartridge work for.



Thanks Roger

No clue roger,Do not have alot of stubble to remove,if I use a D.E I get 4 headshaves out of a feather Blade,If I use My headblade with cheap two blade atras,I can go maybe 6/7 shaves.

I use a sunscreen with SPF of 30+ I think it is. The easiest one I've found so far comes in a spray can by Banana Boat (not sure if that's an Aussie brand or not). I just spray it onto my hands then rub them over my head - easy. Don't forget the back of the neck too.

I also wear a hat a lot when I'm in the sun. Can't get much better sun protection than a hat really.

James.

Originally Posted by k5MOW

Thanks guys for all the information. For now I decided to get a Gillette fusion for shaving my head. It works very well. Just wanted to know how many shaves on average will one cartridge work for.



Thanks Roger

I used to use a fusion on my head - went to DE's and straights a long time ago.

I would get a week of daily 2 pass shaving out of a fusion blade (that's face and head wtg and atg).
I would keep the blade in a glass of baby oil in between shaves.

You can also go a 2 blade or 3 blade route (I find BIC 2 blades, 3 pack at my local 99 cent store all the time), and that can work as well.

Just take your time - your bean needs some time to get used to being out in the open

Originally Posted by bmwgsa

I used to use a fusion on my head - went to DE's and straights a long time ago.

I would get a week of daily 2 pass shaving out of a fusion blade (that's face and head wtg and atg).
I would keep the blade in a glass of baby oil in between shaves.

You can also go a 2 blade or 3 blade route (I find BIC 2 blades, 3 pack at my local 99 cent store all the time), and that can work as well.

Just take your time - your bean needs some time to get used to being out in the open

Thanks so much for the information. I will probably eventually go to shaving my head with my DE razor or my straight razor in time. Just being cautious since I have never done this before.

Roger