Thread: razor burn

Originally Posted by andrew1985

One thing I find that really helps prevent razor burn for me, is to use rubbing alcohol after you have shaven (yes I know it burns, but it works), then immediately use a Cold, wet wash cloth on the face. This combination closes the pores, and reduces razor burn.

Alcohol helps prevent razor burn? Then why in the world does Aqua Velva turn my face into a red, bumpy, dotted landscape? The burn I can deal with, but the redness that lasts until noon just doesn't cut it for me.

Originally Posted by Alembic

Hi Rich,

So what we are looking for here is:
1. Has your skin broken in yet? This can be 5 or 6 months.

What specifically does this mean? Broken in to a specific shaving implement?

Originally Posted by Malacoda

Okay, maybe this is a stupid question... but are sure you're shaving with the grain on your throat? Aside from the stuff already mentioned - blade sharpness, angle, pressure - it's the only thing outside of a skin sensativity issue that I can think of that would cause both a straight razor AND a DE or cartridge razor to cause such harsh razor burn.

Sorry to hijack, but I'm in the same boat as the OP. Interesting that you mention this. I have always gotten razor burn on my throat no matter what I shave with. I started when I was 13 with an electric, and I got razor burn. 2 years ago I moved to cartridge razors and the razor burn was less, but still there. I just recently moved to DE razors (eventually to a str8), and get bad razor burn.

The one thing that is constant with me is that I have to shave ATG on my neck. The whiskers on my neck (each side of my adam's apple) grow at an odd angle, and there is a lot of curve there with not much room for a flat shaving surface. If I shave with the grain of the whiskers, then they don't get cut well at all. I have to shave against the grain to get any smoothness at all in that area, in several different directions (it's almost like I have a cowlick on my neck!!), and that is where my worst razor burn is. Is it the ATG shaving that is causing it?

Oh. I have wire whiskers and sensitive skin, too.

I am going to take a crack at this one and offer something a little different.

Are the razors professionally honed and shave ready? I ask this because I have two razors in the que that need a stone honing and although I can sharpen up the edges with my pasted strop, they give harsh shaves because the bevels are worn and need to be reestablished during the stone honing process. Thus, they can cause razor burn issues.

Pabster

Although new to str8s I'be been DE shaving since January and have found that finishing my shaves by rubbing an alum block over my face helps me.

I know that some people rince it off after a few minutes but I find it OK to leave on. For me at least it seems to have more affect on reducing burn than balms or aftershave.

as simple and lame as it may sound, I found the solution to my peoblem...
I went to Sally's Beauty Supply and baugh a bottle of Maser's Bay Rum After Shave Lotion, that cured it... no more razor butn... thanks for all the help guys, i do appreaciate it.

Originally Posted by SAVAGE11

as simple and lame as it may sound, I found the solution to my peoblem...
I went to Sally's Beauty Supply and baugh a bottle of Maser's Bay Rum After Shave Lotion, that cured it... no more razor butn... thanks for all the help guys, i do appreaciate it.

I'll have to see if the one here in town can order that...