BBS...on your head?

[onimaru55]

I used my straight about a week ago to go from a full head of hair to no head of hair, it took a while and blunted my razor a bit, the end result was OK but imperfect, i sustained 2 cuts on the top of my ear from where i slipped or misplaced the razor. I ended up buying a pack of cheap disposables the next day to use and just try with my straight from time to time and see how I go.

For some reason my head hair takes a toll on my straights so I just use a DE. Gone thru a few gillettes a merkur slant & just recently bought a new Muhle R41. The R41 with a feather blade is the closest thing to BBS so far for me.

[edhewitt]

For some reason my head hair takes a toll on my straights so I just use a DE. Gone thru a few gillettes a merkur slant & just recently bought a new Muhle R41. The R41 with a feather blade is the closest thing to BBS so far for me.

I have moved to disposable twin blades at work, not perfect but certainly good enough. At home I tried my gem micromatic open comb and that was very good though quite harsh. I got rid of all of my other safety razors a while back.

[EastSideBadDad]

I shave my head every night after work. I use DE, SE and straights to do it. I can achieve BBS in 3 passes with light touchups with both DE and SE, with zero irritation. The straights I just started using about 3-4 weeks ago, but I am getting consistently CCS in 3 passes without reverting the DE for touchups.

I imagine that much like technique with the DE and SE took time to achieve BBS, so, to will technique with the straights take time to develope to the point that I can get a consistent DFS/BBS shave out of it.

Either way, a CCS with a straight is WAY more fun than a BBS with a DE...

[jkcerda]

Hi, new here.
I managed to do a complete head shaved for the first time using the crown King shavette.
The feather gave me irritation if I did more than 1 pass ATG, I just ordered a Kamisori to try out hoping I can manage to use that and only that, no more finishing with cartridges for me

[Str8Up]

I'm scared to use a straight on my head. Have been using a str8 for less than a year and am still not confident enough in my skills or technique.

What I do use is a Merkur Futur and Feather blades.

[Orville]

Tried it once with a straight razor . . . going to stick with my DE for now. I am REALLY out of practice with the straights.

[MoniqueKahler]

lolz you are checking the kids stuff.
you need to check the haircuts for the school boys

[Jgreenepa]

More power to you guys who shave your heads with a straight. I’ve been using a safety razor to do it for 30 years. I do it daily and finish with a BBS. I’m unfortunately too arthritic to get the back of my head with a straight. It’s just autopilot for me with a safety razor.

[Jgreenepa]

I've been shaving my head for almost thirty years with a safety razor. I have Parkinson's, so using a straight on the noggin is out of the question. However, with weighted forearms I now am able to get a decent face shave with my straights. I shave my head with an AC razor, either a Colonial General V2 or a Blackland Vector. Both razors deliver a velveteen quality BBS without fail. Prior to the AC razors I was using a Shake Sharp vintage razor with two stacked DE blades. In any case, I wanted to say that I really enjoy my face shaves with the straight, but because of my Parkinson's and Rheumatoid Arthritis cannot get at the back of my head with a straight in a manner that avoids severe bloodshed.

[redshaver]

started with straight razor on the head a couple of weeks ago, only wtg for now. But I had one deep cut at the back that is nearly healed. Was going braille style.... going to keep at it, it's faster and feels better than any other razor I've used. Also you can let the hair grow longer between shaves, something that I couldn't do using safety razors as they would just clog up with more hair, that was a real chore that I won't have to worry about again.
Straight razor feels smoother on head than face and no irritation either. I guess the head skin is tighter and my face hair is coarser.
Gonna try xtg next time with stiptic pencil on hand🤞