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    I go along with Malacoda on the pressure. The next time you shave consciously evaluate whether along with stretching you're increasing the pressure of the gizmo against the skin. Also, stretching can be too much of a good thing.

    IOW, pulling the skin taut is what you want but not necessarilly as tight as it can possibly be pulled. I'm only guessing that you might be overdoing the pull beyond what is necessary but be concious of that too and it may help to just pull until comfortably taut.
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    I have been pulling it pretty tight, I'll back off and see how that goes.

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    Jared,

    You could also try an Alum bloc for the razor burn.

    I used to get a bit of burn using a Mach3 if I shaved every day. My barber told me to get the Alum bloc and I must admit it works for me. No burning feeling after a shave now.

    Been using Alum for about 2 years now. Have 4 of them, 2 in my wash bag and 2 in the house, 1 with the shave gear 1 as a spare.

    Anytime I order new shave supplies I tend to order another bloc.

    Stuart.

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    Hahaha!
    If you weren't sure you had burn, you sure as hell will be once you try an alum block on sore skin!
    Alum is great, but go careful. It's often used as an indicator of the quality of the shave. Rub it over & areas that have been shaved with too much pressure will practically light up.

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    Got to agree with Stuart there, an alum block is a great investment. It really closes everything up after a shave and I use it as a kind of litmus test after a shave, if I feel it stinging anywhere on my face I know to adjust the pressure and/or angle on that area during my next shave.

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    You will definitely want to switch to a better soap/cream since they are incomparably better than the canned stuff. But keep in mind that the cartridge has 3 blades. So each pass is almost like 3 passes. Be prepared to make a few adjustments when you move to a straight razor (duh). I never used to stretch my skin with a Mach 3 and got pretty close by buffing ATG. Once I switched to a SR I realized that stretching is absolutely mandatory.

    I've found that witch hazel works pretty well for razor burn. Sometimes I'll reapply an hour or two after a shave and it cools my skin a bit more. I haven't tried alum block, but I do notice that the better my shave the less my AS burns my skin.

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    Is there a local store I could get a decent cream from to try out?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rahimlee54 View Post
    Is there a local store I could get a decent cream from to try out?
    If there's a Body Shop near you then get their Maca Root Shave Cream. Excellent stuff.

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