My 24 year old son, who is a LTJG in the Coast Guard, just spent a night here on his way to his next assignment in New York.

Last night after dinner he was complaining the his Mach xxx gives him a terrible irritation and razor bumps on his neck, particularly his neck. He has a fairly dense and wiry beard, which I think causes him to work too hard a getting perfectly smooth with pressure and multiple passes with the cartridge razor. I suggested he try a DE. When he said yes, I ran to my "back-up stash" and gave him a Parker DE that I used when I was first re-entering the DE world and a sampler of blades, as well as a brush and sample of Proraso cream. I also ordered him some Proraso white to be shipped to him.

I gave him some brief lessons including the suggestion to let the razor do the work and use almost no pressure. He tried the razor this morning and ran over a bump or two, but no real blood-letting. Hopefully things will calm down for him when he adjusts to the differences.

If you have any suggestions for sensitive skin prep and soaps, as well as post shave blame, I'd appreciate them to pass on. I have a hide like a rhino, so I have no experience with sensitive skins products.