Thread: One of the most frustrating things about the learning curve...

May I suggest if you havn't already make a post in the introductions then do a search or people in your area. I have found everyone here is super helpful.

Originally Posted by Ritchy

I was glad to see this thread! I have been reading other posts about others who have great success with their first shave and feeling like this may not be for me!

Don't feel bad at all. There are many many more posts about first shaves gone wrong than first shaves that went well. If you fall into the former category consider yourself normal

Grow a goatee for a few weeks. It gives you the easy stuff to shave for a while. When you get that down, shave off the goatee

Originally Posted by eod7

You can really speed up the healing by smearing some triple antibiotic ointment on the cut a couple times a day. Cuts heal way faster when they are not dried out.

Careful with this. With repeated and/or prolonged use an allergy can develop. I had to see a dermatologist and he took one look at me and knew what it was. It is so common, he was publishing a study on it.