Thread: scars

Unless they are very minor, scars never go away. Or at least that's what I've found. I have scars from when I was a kid and they never went away and now I'm.....Methuselah.

I don't know if they will go away or not. Work on your technique and perhaps there won't be anymore. What the old barber told me in my sig line below has helped me to avoid nicks and cuts. Give it a try.

The first few days, I'd apply Bacatracin or Triple Antibiotic Ointment 2-3x a day, something like that. Then, use the moisturizers, Vit E and the like. Minor scars will sometimes disappear over time, Sometimes not...Also, until they heal, I wouldn't shave with a Str8, maybe a DE, or the dreaded multi blade thingy....

+1 on jimmy's sig.. i've started doing the same thing and it has worked wonders.. i like to pretend i'm holding a small bird.. tight enough so it won't fly away.. but loose enough not to kill the poor thing.

Scars make you look more like a man... so I was told when I was young.

I have a scar on my face that took 23 stitches to close when I was 20 years old... (not razor related). You can't hardly see it now. You couldn't hardly see it 30 years ago. They stay pink for a few years, then fade. Don't worry about about it.

Just worry about handling that razor properly. It will take a little time. Your face will let you know how you are doing... Listen To It!!

OK, Baby Face... get back to that razor and let that bitch know who is in charge!!!

Originally Posted by groundrush

Scars make you look more like a man... so I was told when I was young.

I have a scar on my face that took 23 stitches to close when I was 20 years old... (not razor related). You can't hardly see it now. You couldn't hardly see it 30 years ago. They stay pink for a few years, then fade. Don't worry about about it.

Just worry about handling that razor properly. It will take a little time. Your face will let you know how you are doing... Listen To It!!

OK, Baby Face... get back to that razor and let that bitch know who is in charge!!!

XD,to clearify for all the previous posters. I don't cut myself any longer, these are scars from my early atempts

Hi,

Wear the scars with pride ! ( like Duelling scars )

They are (sometimes !) part of the rite-of-passage for straight razor shavers.

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

Originally Posted by TheSkyer

XD,to clearify for all the previous posters. I don't cut myself any longer, these are scars from my early atempts

Hey now, hang on a sec... didn't you say you had a 4th on the way???

Seriously though, were you getting cuts that deep in the start? I've nicked and bled like 99.99% of the guys here, but never a real "cut" unless it was while restoring a blade (got bit twice doing some hand sanding).