Thread: New guy with razor burn Q

Thanks for all the info.
The razor wasn't sharpened by a pro. Before reading posts on this forum I didn't even know that if a razor was sold as "shave-ready" it actually isn't so.
I'll try stropping paste first, if that doesn't work I'll send the razor to someone who can sharpen it for me.

I'm fairly certain I've prepped the beard well enough. Four mins of hot towels, face wash. I might try a pre-shave though.

Thanks for the input. Reading the posts here has definitely gotten me hooked. I'm looking forward to every next shave.

Regards

Wow, I can't believe the razor shaved as well as you say it did right out of the box. No offense to psdarby, but those razors aren't sent out shave ready. They will have the bevel set, but that's like saying a knife you just bought is shave ready. Get it to a honemeister asap! I promise it'll fix most of your problems (until you nick it).

Something else you may want to pay attention to is your lather. For people with really sensitive skin, even your soap/cream is suspect when it comes to razor burn. But, just going with what you said, my money is on your razor. If problems persist, we can go from there.

EDIT: See this link for more info on why brand new razors aren't shave ready: http://straightrazorpalace.com/newbi...planation.html

Well I tried stropping the blade with the green paste. Shaved with it this morning. (did a preshave too b.t.w. )
I made all the difference in the world. I could almost get it smooth with two passes. Didn't really see the need to make a third pass.
Still some burn, but not nearly as much as before. I can only imagine how a well honed blade would shave. Having experienced this I will send the blade to a pro as soon as I find one near me. If anyone knows of a honemeister near the Netherlands please tell me.

Thanks again for the great tips.