Thread: Getting better at shaving, but face is burning

sounds like you're making great progress quick. if your face is red and hurting, take a day off. just keep practicing and it'll be second nature before you know it. keep it up!

I associate burning with too much pressure IME. I don't know if I have tender skin but I will get slight irritation if I do more than 2 passes and a touchup here and there. Maybe try easing up on the pressure. Trying to get bbs on the first pass can lead to irritation if you're using more pressure. Can't help with the moisturizer since I don't use one. Just a splash of bay rum or something along those lines.

Just about any moisturizer will be helpful for you. Any drug store will have something fairly inexpensive that you can use.

Regarding usage of the left hand on the left side of your face (assuming you are right handed), the trick is to eliminate manual dexterity as much as you can. Just set the razor flat and bring the angle up as you draw the razor down, initiating the movement not with your hand but with the point of the ELBOW. Your hand does nothing but hold the razor. Try to keep your hand as passive as you can. You will find that that also decreases pressure, and it sounds like you will benefit from that.

Take a day off from shaving and describe all the stropping you've done from day one, please.

Witch hazel can be your best friend for soothing irritation and redness.