Really bad neck shaving experience
Hi everyone,
I am new here. I am planning on using a straight razor, but I started with a safety razor for the time being. It has been about 2 weeks since I started with it, and my first two weeks were great! I was using proraso shaving cream, and I had no problems with ingrowns or razor burn.
Then I ran out....I ordered 2 pucks of Colonel Conk's shaving soap.
I watched videos and read this forums to learn how to use shaving soap. I got my brush wet, shook off the excess, and brushed the soap in a circular pattern for about 3 seconds. Then I put the soap on my face (it seemed less "thick" than the Proraso). Here is what happened:
1) Day 1 -- Beard was a bit longer (probably 3 days). Shaving my cheeks and chin was fine. No problems. Then I got to my neck. Normally, I shave upwards because it is the most comfortable. I absolutely can't tell which way my hair grows on my neck. However, with the shaving soap this hurt quite a bit. The shave was unpleasant, but I didn't cut myself.
2) Day 2 -- OUCH! I had a really short beard. I put a little more soap on my brush because of my bad experience the day before. I tried to follow the direction of the hair grain. Around my adam's apple on both sides and a little further towards my ears I cut myself probably 100 times (tiny nicks -- razor burn?). I thought I did a great job lathering, so I don't understand.
Any ideas why this would be? Do some people not handle shaving soap well?