Thread: Shaving advice!

Man Alive! Did you guys read the post above mine? Crescent City used the phrase "Facial Topography"!!!! As a school teacher, I have to say that I could not be more proud of his for using that phrase. Never let it be said that we arent an educated bunch over her on SRP!

Originally Posted by MrZ

Man Alive! Did you guys read the post above mine? Crescent City used the phrase "Facial Topography"!!!! As a school teacher, I have to say that I could not be more proud of his for using that phrase. Never let it be said that we arent an educated bunch over her on SRP!

I dropped out of high school. I'm not educated, just smart.

I just noticed all of the typographical errors in my post! Holy Smokes.

Originally Posted by MrZ

I just noticed all of the typographical errors in my post! Holy Smokes.

You mean the one bragging about how educated we are?

I’d like to add my $0.02 as well.
Like the OP my quest for shaving improvement has always been due to unsightly red marks on my neck. Here’s a few of my observations:
1) my red marks on neck weren’t due to a dirty blade. Mine were immediate and appeared even with a brand new blade. Probably some type of mini-trauma to the area.
2) cartridge razor > electric shave > DE shave > straight razor (most to least irritation)
3) I shave every day now and don’t take rest days. IMO my skin has improved by doing this
4) I shave in the morning and apply a splash after shaving or a balm if I feel I need a bit extra attention on my neck.
5) at night before bed I apply vitamin E oil to my neck. Really helps regeneration of the skin
6) using a straight razor I now shave from north to south on my face and this results in an against the grain shave on my neck. Initially I thought this would make my neck worse, but it’s actually improved it.

Take it slow and good luck.

Originally Posted by Socalandrew

6) using a straight razor I now shave from north to south on my face and this results in an against the grain shave on my neck. Initially I thought this would make my neck worse, but it’s actually improved it.

Take it slow and good luck.

Funny. For me when I started with a straight razor I found that one side of my neck grows in an odd direction so I attack it with the grain on the first pass to ease irritation.

Originally Posted by planeden

Funny. For me when I started with a straight razor I found that one side of my neck grows in an odd direction so I attack it with the grain on the first pass to ease irritation.

I struggled reversing the straight razor and doing an upwards pass on my neck, so it was more a case of shaving down my neck due to necessity. Glad I did though, although I still get some red marking on my neck it’s a huge improvement over the methods of shaving.

Originally Posted by Socalandrew

I struggled reversing the straight razor and doing an upwards pass on my neck, so it was more a case of shaving down my neck due to necessity. Glad I did though, although I still get some red marking on my neck it’s a huge improvement over the methods of shaving.

Ah, that makes sense. When I am feeling lazy and don't want to try the contortion mine takes, I have also found that I can do a down stroke with just 1/2" or so of the razor. Doing multiple narrow passes significantly reduces the irritation and I just live with it not being as close as the rest of it.