I posted a while ago about an issue I was having with a straight razor that my wife bought me, a kriegar. As you all advised I went on the classifieds on this website and bought a shave ready razor. It came in Friday and I got a chance to try it last night.

First, I took a warm shower and used conditioner on my week old beard. Second, I used pre-shave oil and then lathered up. I warmed the blade under hot water and started shaving my cheeks. I decided not to strop because I was afraid of messing up the blade and I wanted at least to see what "shave ready" felt like.

Let me tell you, it worked great until I got to the thickest area my beard, my neck. By the time I got to my neck , I had ran out of hot water and the razor started to pull really bad. I ended up with a little bit of razor burn on my neck, what caused this?

I think it was a combination of things.

1) Long shave time (had to relather 2x)- 20 mins

2) Not stropping

3) Improper technique.

4) week old long beard

What do you guys think?


Also, my blade came with chromium oxide - what is that for?