Thread: tiny nicks

I am a few shaves in, and i find that i can get most of my face pretty smooth, with some trouble around my chin, but i find that i end up with a decent amount of small little nicks/bleeders. Is there something i may be doing that would reult in so many of these (usually 5ish) in one shave. None of them are big slicing cuts, just little things, and i just don't quite understand how i get them.

thanks,
Aaron

That happens to me when I go over the same spot too many times trying to clean off all the stubble in that area.

This is going to sound stupid, and it very well might be...

Even if your technique is perfect, you might be getting the nicks because you are slicing off little bumps on your face. Your new method of shaving may simply be providing a new form of exfoliation. IF that is the case, then the bleeding should stop with a few more shaves. Make note of the locations of the nicks and see if they are occurring in the same spots each day. If so, then you are re-opening old wounds.

Then again, your technique might suck...!

^^ LOL

Agreed that you might be slicing off little bumps. This could also be happening from a little too much pressure or making a pass too quickly. Or if your razor is a spike point (which mine is), sometimes it's easy to nick yourself with the tip of the blade...especially if you forget where that tip is.

Is your lather drying out?

~Chris

I know my techniques is not perfect for sure, but i'd have to say that i'm pretty sure it isn't terrible. I usually get very smooth shaves on my cheeks, and under my nose (sometimes). My lather hasn't dried out recently, i've been much better about keeping a moist lather ( i switched from DE). It could also be that my spike is very sharp... So, i'll give it a couple more tries. and see if it starts to fix itself, if not, i'll be back for more help soon enough.

Thanks for all the info!

Aaron

Yeah, the spike can be tricky. If you forget what the tip is doing, you can easily nick yourself. I've done it a number of times myself.

I had the same problem as the initial poster when I first started. As of late, everything's been fine. I chalk it up to 1: my face getting used to the straight razor shave, and 2: the use of alum block. You might try the latter to see if that helps some.

Thanks, that seems like a good tip. Do you just rub the alum block on your face dry before and after the shave? or do you wet it first?

aaron