Thread: Shaving Irritation

What products are you using?

Warm water, AOS Sandlewood shaving cream, Le Grelot. Most of my neck hair points north. When using a regular razor, I shave up and then down. With the straight, I tend to shave down first and then up.

That's a good product, but maybe your skin is sensitive to the sandlewood. Might want to try an unscented product just to see if it makes a difference. My face reacts to Tabac that way except it gets really red too

Sounds like a plan. I look for the lavender or unscented.

Originally Posted by jerrybyers

Sounds like a plan. I look for the lavender or unscented.

Their lavender is very good too, and so is the DR Harris lavender. My wife has extremely sensitive skin, and she used the DR Harris with great success. Let us know how it goes

I had a bit of the same experience early on. You might want to check your angle as you shave that part of your neck. You're shaving down a curve, and in my case it took a few days to get the hang of keeping the angle of the blade to the contour of my throat constant. The places where I let it get above 30 degress were the places that burned.

Originally Posted by richmondesi

Their lavender is very good too, and so is the DR Harris lavender.

I ordered some DR Harris last night. I will let you know how it works when I get it.

I never that about the changing angle on the front of the neck from the chin down; I'll keep an eye on that.

That is very bizarre because burn is burn no matter what causes it and being that it's irritation typical products like the alum should make it feel worse. Try dabbing some alcohol on it and see if it burns.

I would guess either your skin is more sensitive there or you are doing something different there without realizing it like more pressure or angle change or just holding the razor differently.

Originally Posted by jerrybyers

I ordered some DR Harris last night. I will let you know how it works when I get it.

I never that about the changing angle on the front of the neck from the chin down; I'll keep an eye on that.

I have a bottle of Dr. Harris Milk and I love it for the days I feel like I have a little burn.