Thread: Questions I'd like to ask before getting my first straight razor

Probable reasons disposables cause irritation & the likes:

They (multi blade versions) do pull the hair a smidge before cutting it. This is achieved with the blades being positioned so close together.

Razor burn from disposables is usually from too much friction (poor lather/goo in a can), or too much pressure. The modern shaving contraptions are so idiot proofed that is is difficult to nick yourself, and impossible to really cut yourself like you can with a DE or SR. They employ guards & wires to keep the blade edge from taking a bite out of crime. As a result, most folks really push the razor against their skin. That will cause good enough razor burn that cold water stings like the dickens. (Don't ask me how I know this.)

I, too, found this forum before I bought my first SR. I started implementing what I read immediately, more than a month before getting my SR. The first thing to improve was the razor burn, because "no pressure" seemed to be a universal truth.

Stopping before I ramble. Hope this helps!