Thread: my troublesome chin

My take on this is that you are suffering from a combination of effects, all associated with the nature of the chin.

First, as seveal have pointed out it is difficult to keep a good angle while shaving the skin. Since the chin itself is a multicurved surface, you are constanly adjusting the position of the razor as you cross the surface, greatly increasing the likelyhood of getting the angle either too shallow or too steep. When the angle is too shallow, the natural tendency is to increase pressure, leading to irritation. When the angle is too steep, you will probably end up making some very small cuts, possibly not even large enough to notice. What I do, is shave my chin from the left side to the center starting almost horizontal and then gradually turning stroke so that it curves to moving downward/toward the neck across the point of the chin. Then I do the same thing right to center from the other side.

The other issue you are probably having is improper/inadequate stretching. Again, the shape of the chin makes it difficult to get good stretching from a single hand position. I keep my stretching hand (always the left hand in my case) moving as much as possible so that I can apply maximum tension.

Most of this comes with practice, keep at it. As time goes on, you will likely discover your own technique that works better for you than anything I or others are likely to suggest.

Some good advice already, hopefully this is good too. I bite my lower lip(gently) to stretch the chin, then I study the contours and visualize those contours as smaller flat planes and adjust the angles as well as the number of strokes accordingly. Take your time there are no stopwatches involved, relather if necessary. I hope this will help.