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my razor bit me.......my fault i kinda spaced out for a split sec....evil spike point dont play around got me in three spots in exactly a straight line....the good news is i didnt know i even did it until i looked down and saw red on the steel......i also think my styptic pencil is broken or i just dont know how to use it because thats the first time i have needed it
Yep, happens to us all. I think that our razors are so sharp that it severs the neurons before it can send a pain message...I've cut myself a bunch of times and it never hurts. Now catching yourself on a Mach3 HURTS! I think that the first blade cuts and the second grabs it and gives it a hearty yank...you'll certainly feel that.
i agree, it happens to all of us. you do not even know. i have been shaving and look down to rinse the blade off and look back into the mirror and think to myself i must be in one of those slasher movies. blood running everywhere and i think, when the heck did i do that.
i was given good advice by a senior member once, never, never take you eyes off of the blade no matter where it is....
i still dont know about that styptic pencil is it broke or am i a tard when it comes to this????
Wet the end of the pencil first before use.
I agree sometimes it just gets you for one reason or another.
Its all in the learning curve :mace:
+1 on wetting the styptic.Then just swish it around on the nick trying to get the white pasty stuff into the cut.Whenever someone asks about a nick I've got, I just say"that's my razor teaching me discipline":D
A few weeks back the phone rang as I was shaving... and I cut myself... it was deep... so now I'll have a scarr on my chin for life cause of me reacting to a freaggin phone... from now on my phone is on scilent mode when I shave lol
i agree on the nicks as part of the learning curve. i also wear the nicks as a badge of courage:gaah:. most people will not even try to shave with a straight, we on the other hand can not wait until the next shave. i will say one more thing about nicks and down right cuts that i have found to be true, and that is you will remember exactly what you did:thinking: to get that nick or cut and mostly do not repeat the mistake. i guess this is the hard part of the learning curve:rant:. even with the nicks, i would never ever go back to disposable crap.:D
Same for me - I usually don't notice my nicks until I look up and see some blood. Nothing too deep ever, but they're particularly scary looking on the sides of the neck. My question is: How long have you been shaving nick free? The first time I went at my chin I walked away with a bunch of nicks!
I use "Nick Stick" by Pacific Shaving instead of the regular styptic pencil. It's a roll on liquid and I think it works pretty good.
i did not say i was "nick" free.:). it is a progression, i guess. the worse nicks were when i started out. then they got less and less. BUT and i do mean a big but, just when you think you are so good at this..bang..there goes another nick...i guess i am still learning too...still would not go back to the other ways of shaving. this has so many options. shave cream, shave soap, different scents, different straights, different shave brushes, different aftershaves....too much fun to go back to the other boring ways..Quote:
Originally Posted by BingoBango
The other half was watching Dr Oz and he had a bit on kitchen cuts.Quote:
Originally Posted by crushnbugs
For minor ones he noted that some eye drops (get the red out) have
an ingredient that can stop the blood flow from minor cuts. Also ice.
As a quick rundown on the management of "cuts" if you can find
it on the web it is worth a look. Yep time to check the
first aid kit.
I agree with you guys.. just when you're feeling confident, the blade put our feet on the ground again. A couple of weeks ago I was trying to reach perfection trying a new move on my upper lip and got a wicked cut there (scyptic pencil was of great help), but the next time I tried the same move and got cut again in the same almost cured place. Now, when I shave that area, I pass through my lifetime scar with lots of respect and mock about myself trying to reach perfection with magic moves. My lesson here was "stick with what works for you and keep away from the unusual moves when it comes to an extremely sharp instrument put on your face"
got to confident and spaced out for a split second and the cold steel reminded me that i should pay more attention and not be thinking about other things and just to relax for that 30 min or so
I remember my first cut. I only knew it was cut because I saw the blade literally go under the skin and lift it up. Then, red pools began to fill. Flooding my chin. I thought it was pretty minor. But, it left a darn scar.
Doesn't matter if it's broken or not, just dip a piece under the water & rub into nick or cut. I also recommend a block of alum. Works well for any nicks & weepers. I've always been bad about razor burn on my neck and the alum has all but eliminated it. I've had my block about 6 months and you can't even tell that it's been used & I use it daily to ensure no burn on the neck.Quote:
Originally Posted by BAMARACING8
Bamaracing8,
These are definitely the spoor of the 'rite of passage'.
As I have said before, when I started using a straight I looked like an extra from the movie 'Fight Club' - got some strange looks at work :)
Consider them to be 'duelling scars' !
Have fun !
best regards
Russ
Sounds like you needed butterfly sutures. I am toldQuote:
Originally Posted by rickboone
that only cutmen and doctors can get them in New Jersey
so check your local store before you need them.
Because most razor cuts are so clean scaring can be minimized.
Next time you have a checkup at the doctor add cut management
to the bottom of the list of things to talk about.