Razor burn, weepers, best practice
I feel a bit of a goose mentioning this, but, every now and then, maybe monthly, I get raised weeping bumps after a shave, may take six hours to appear. We all know what they are, So, is there a definitive answer as to why they appear, considering my razors in my rotation of say a dozen or so are absolutely super sharp and I follow all the normal procedures ie, From the wiping off the oil to completing 60/70 on leather. I'm very pedantic about the quality of my edges and if I felt one was not quite 'there' it would go to the re-hone or touch up bin. So, if we can work out why? Then we can look at 'what to do/treat'. These annoying apparitions take forever to get to the point where you can shave over them again. Maybes a week. Anyone, who has a method of addressing the 'Why?', then maybe we can find the how to avoid them, and if that is not there, how can we get rid of them quickly as they are a pain in the....well....you know what I mean?
Cheers Bob
P.S I've been only going WTG for a while, yet they still appear!
Culpam poena premit comes
Gentlemen, appreciate your assistance. My last annoyance came last week and the razor was one I got brand new at a great price. The Stainless steel Dovo Grenadille 6/8. just to set the scene. I have been straight shaving for 4 years, HAD and RAD are embedded in my soul! I have say 40 razors,a lot of my terrific razors vintage Dorkos etc have been cotton wooled and I for daily use have about 12 to keep the rotation edges ticking along nicely. Back to the Dovo Grenadille. This razor was trouble! I used one layer of tape for no other reason than cosmetic. Followed my time tested usual technique. As it was brand new I gently used a 20k gokumyo to see if the brand new edge only needed a little coaxing to get to shave testing. NO, I won't bore you but I swear tape off, tape on, this razor took a few sessions, some over an hour to get this razor to where I would hand it to a friend to shave with. So to respond to the harsh shave suggestion, this Dovo may be the catalyst to the Harsh razor weeper. That bloody Stainless razor, you know, I hate a razor to beat me, so it stays in the rotation, gets a crox hit before leather. I've even risked my health by hand stropping! Don't buy one unless you are a masochist, dead set they're bad news.
Cheers fellas, Bob, Today I'm using a Thiers Issard 7/8 Bijou de France. Which took a half hour to set a new bevel, polish and it is beautiful a lovely razor.....