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10-14-2011, 06:27 PM #1
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Ok, I've been straight razor shaving for three months now and I thought I had it down to a science, but another curve ball has been thrown my way. Ok I'm not going to go into the many changes and reasons for the changes, but right now I'm at the point where I at least I feel that I need a good face cleansing (two thick soaping/rinsing phases), an application of Proaso Preshave Cream (which is good I think because it numbs the skin), then a nice thick (but thin on the face) lather, and the shaving is WTG very short strokes. I go over the same skin without a reapplication of lather, probably five times. I do whatever length of the blade I can fit on my face, for about an inch worth of stroke, again at least three strokes, but more like five, and just work my way down.
Now this has proven to be my best method so far, my problem is after the say nine shaves I've done like this, I've cut myself like three times. I'll be shaving and out of nowhere I'll cut myself. What I mean is usually the cut happens at the start of a new area, or the tip of the blade will catch some higher elevated skin, or I'll use too much pressure. But when I do this multiple pass method, I'm very gentile and the cut will happen in the third or so stroke not in that first pass. Which by then my angle is more refined, I'm applying less pressure because now theres less hair, and I've done the same movement over the same skin for again like two passes already?
Its very annoying because first of all since I started shaving with this regimen, I have been absolutely loving my shaves. The multiple passes gets you down to pretty much a BBS shave, with just a WTG shaves. So I really like shaving every day, not only because I'm getting really good shaves, but I'm use to it now and I don't like the unshaved look. But when I cut myself I need a day for it to heal. My latest cut is on my cheek so I really don't want that to leave a scar.
So my theories are: One the Proaso cream is numbing my skin to the point I can't feel I'm actually shaving with too much pressure. Two I may be wrong in my thinking that, even though there is no shave cream after that first pass, you can shave because right right after you finish taking off the shave cream your skin still has some slick to it. And finally with the multiple passes, I may be weakening my skin to the point that maybe one shave is good but the next day the skin can't take that many passes? This last concern is not so likely for me since again my shaves are a joy and I leave with no razor burn, no discomfort, awesome shave except for the random suprise cuts.
Ultimately I'm concerned with the cuts leaving a scar. This last cut on my cheek has left a noticeable line on my cheek for three days now. Also I'm scared to sharpen my blade, its been two months now and getting closes to when I should hone it, especially since the beginning I've had doubts about its sharpness, part of the reason I instituted the multiple pass method. Now, I think its too sharp!!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.