Thread: razor burn

Hi Rich,

A few questions.
1. How long have you been shaving?
2. Are your antiques shave ready? If so how did they become shave ready?
3. Have you read the wiki on shaving, particularly shave angle of the blade to the skin?
4. What is your post shave treatment?

So what we are looking for here is:
1. Has your skin broken in yet? This can be 5 or 6 months.
2. Your razors are sharp and your stropping is producing good results.
3. Your technique has the blade at the proper angle. Without the correct angle, you tend to use too much pressure, which equals a lot of razor burn.
4. Make sure you use a good post shave balm. I have just started using Nivea Replenishing Post Shave Balm. The stuff is amazing for the price.

Prep is also important, such as well softened whiskers.

The other thing I can tell you is that the scything cut from the Wiki has made a tremedous difference in my shaving technique to reduce burn on my neck. With a scything cut, you are actually shearing the whisker by slicing, which is important on the neck area where the skin tends to be thin and sensitive.

Cheers,

David