"Big" Experiment on the Horizon
Let me preface this with the statement that I am not a medical doctor, nor is this medical advice . . .
Now THAT'S out of the way, over the Christmas holiday I confess that I did not shave for FOUR days AND I have an extremely heavy beard. On the fifth day, I pulled out my heaviest straight edge, stropped it a hundred times, and needless to say the first two passes were very uncomfortable. Know what I mean, Verne?
So, I'm going to do the same thing over the NY weekend, BUT, this time, I'm going to apply a pre-shave of Dermoplast, which is an over the counter analgesic/anesthetic containing 20% of Benzocaine. Now, if I had a leftover prescription of Xylocaine (which contains Lidocaine), I might give that a try. If any of our members who read this IS a dermatologist or anesthesiologist, feel free to weigh in, but I will report the results aft the New Year. Beginners should definitely NOT try this!
RalphS