Thread: Question on order of process

What happens when you skip the XTG pass? Don't forget that it's still possible to use too much pressure with one of those contraptions so you may be irritating the fudgenutters out of your face. Is the blade fresh? I only got a few shaves out of the cartridges before it started to be unpleasant,not to mention my beard hair clogged up between the blades so I had to constantly rinse it out to shave well. It could be dry skin, too much pressure, a dull blade, sensitivity to that ASB or some combination there off. Try to eliminate as many variables as possible, ie, use a fresh set of blades and only go WTG and use some aveeno or other mild lotion as your only AS and see what happens.

try skipping the limes aftershave. the witch hazel shouldn't leave you itching, but protected.

what kind of brush are you using?

are any of those products that your using new and a lite touch with the razor is best which type of witch hazel are you using some do have alcohol which could dry your face out on shaving days i dont wash my face because of the use of shaving soap it will dry my face out and leave it irritated

Lots of variables, so I would recommend trying to isolate them one at a time to see what is causing the problem. I'd say go through your same routine, but leave out only one thing. If you still have the itching, put back the thing you took out and take out something else. Repeat as necessary.

My first guess would be that it's the XTG pass, so I would try skipping that first. Second guess would be that something in the Limes (essential oil or whatever they use) that doesn't agree with your face - you could try single or double there (either use a different cream and balm, or do them one at a time. One at a time is more precise, but won't necessarily tell you if they are both causing the issue). Beyond that, maybe it's just the Mach 3 itself - I always got irritation with a cartridge no matter what I did.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Beyond that, maybe it's just the Mach 3 itself - I always got irritation with a cartridge no matter what I did.

+1 on that! I always got terrible irritation from my Gilette fusion. That is, until I realized how many "strokes" I was actually taking. I didn't think to take account that you had to calculate how many passes x # of blades in razor. 5 blades x 5-6 strokes = 30+ passes. No wonder my skin was irritated! Not to mention that once the cartridge was clogged up, you had to rinse it off, ensuring more strokes on the same area. My skin has benefitted tremendously since switching to a Straight. Keep the faith!

It could be your techique i suffer if i go ATG. lime balm could do it though you could drop that and try a cold water rince before witch hazel. i find that might help

good luck

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I always got irritation with a cartridge no matter what I did.

+1 on this again.

I've run into the same problem on really hot humid days, but have discovered that it's only a problem with a cartridge/DE and I think it has to do with the blade/shave. I'm assuming though, that you didn't have this problem before you switched to the T&H products and wet-shave technique.

If I were in your shoes, I'd drop the post shave routine after the cold water rinse and see what happens. If your skin is happy with just a cold water rinse, then you can re-incorporate the other items as necessary/wanted, and see where you run into problems again.


Peace,