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    Default Conditioning the face through shaving?

    I've heard people say that it might take a while for the face to become "conditioned to shaving" (any type of shaving). I've read it from electric shavers needing a month to condition. I've also read the same with DE blade razors.

    Why? What's going on with the "conditioning"? Is something happening to the skin/hair? Is the skin or hair being "trained"? What is it? Is the skin/hair changing?

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    The skin toughens up a bit and some small minor changes take place. Areas that may have been "sensitive" are not as sentive.

    I love straight shaving and it solved a lot of ingrown hair issues that I was getting from the Mach 3.

    Good Luck,

    Pabster

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    Both your skin needs to adjust to being scraped with a blade, as well as your technique improving when you start out.

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    Ever walk around barefoot outside. Its pretty uncomfortable for most until the skin on your feet toughen up. No different for shaving.
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