Thread: How often do you cut yourself? Be Honest...

Cut the shit out of myself today,first time in a long time,xtg pass on my jaw,grited my teeth for some reason and got wacked bigtime on the mandible joint below my ear.
Pisser was, my really anciant Imperial (filly) got blood on it,couple spots,etched the blade as I let it set for maybe an hr.I just honed that puppy. polish the blade,start over.oh joy

Seems like I let the tips of square points get me soon after I had bragged on how sharp/smoothness Of a shave or whatever. Guess I get cocky, and loose concentration. Try not to brag anymore. Much

The dimple in my chin is a little larger now than it was about and hour. Too much pressure and the blade removed a thin strip of skin about 10mm x 1mm. Bled like a stuck pig, but direct pressure with a styptic pencil stemmed the flow. This was only my second full shave. I was a little distracted...I'll pay more attention next time. Other than the the little cut it was a good shave. So I guess so far, I have cut myself 50% of the time!

Originally Posted by littlepeter

The dimple in my chin is a little larger now than it was about and hour. Too much pressure and the blade removed a thin strip of skin about 10mm x 1mm. Bled like a stuck pig, but direct pressure with a styptic pencil stemmed the flow. This was only my second full shave. I was a little distracted...I'll pay more attention next time. Other than the the little cut it was a good shave. So I guess so far, I have cut myself 50% of the time!

OH NO!

That one may leave a mark which lasts a LONG time . OUCH!!

I am about 5 months in to straight shaves only and have yet to cut myself. (knock on wood)

But I know it is bound to happen sooner or later.....

Razor "hickies" :-)

Originally Posted by Ryan82

That sounds familiar, Patrick. I like to call them "love bites" lol....

One of the common ideas that is being expressed is "concentration". I find that if I shave when 'I'm' sharper 1st thing in the morning that it's a lot easier to end up with a good shave. It all a issue of 'concentration and respect'. Respect for the workmanship of the tool that you're using and respect for what it can do to you.

Taking your comment further, taking care of your razor(s) is also important and contributes to getting a good shave with less irritation, cuts, and nicks.

Originally Posted by Johnus

One of the common ideas that is being expressed is "concentration". I find that if I shave when 'I'm' sharper 1st thing in the morning that it's a lot easier to end up with a good shave. It all a issue of 'concentration and respect'. Respect for the workmanship of the tool that you're using and respect for what it can do to you.

I never cut myself these days, ouch! dammit!

Well, until this past Friday, it had been almost a year since a real cut, but then that morning I tagged the bottom of my earlobe going ATG with a spike. Much cussing ensued, not b/c of pain (there was none) but because it was due to hurry and inattention.

Styptic's great for stopping the bleeding, but I think the OP was asking about healing, which is different. I've found that after the bleeding stops, keeping some antibiotic ointment on the cut for several days speeds the healing and makes scarring much less likely.