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Welcome to SRP and the Razor. I noticed your sharpener guy is handy at sharpening about everything, I mean no disrespect, just make sure he has proficiency with razor. They can be quite tricky to learn.

Welcome to SRP.

JimBC, thank you for your concern. I did a very detailed look at my sharpening guy. Discovered that he's been sharpening since the '80's and is an active consultant to a major knife manufacturer. What really sold me on this very personable gentleman was that local chefs use his service. Among knife users chefs are almost the most picky about the sharpness of their knives (and protective, allowing no one else but themselves to use them.) He had good knowledge about straight razors and admonished me slightly about the lower quality steel that mine were made of. I also tested him with a pair of my fabric scissors. I am a fabric artist and, of course, cut a lot of fabric. I got a useful lecture on scissors, the many types and how they differ, in terms of cutting edges, from each other. My daughter in law is a beautician and uses $400 scissors and has trouble finding a good sharpener. Now she has. He even said some things about the various grades of hair cutting scissors and how they hold up. Plus, he was a lot more reasonable that some of the on-line sources that I looked at.

Welcome, and Bravo, Razorfeld. Should you wish another source for for edges, I still do them for just actual mailing. If you're local, I can do while you're here. I'm about 28mi. NW of Portland. If I can be of help, or if you'd like to try some other gear w/out having to spend anything - let me know. On sensitive skin, there's the chemical sensitivity and mechanical. The allergist would have to speak about the chemical sensitivity. On mechanical - you're likely looking for the best 'cushion' attributes for a lather - facial protection. My fav so far is Provence Sante (not Pre de Provence). If you'd like a brick and mortar store, Essential Oils on Hawthorne in Portland carries it (after bugging them to for a year). Another aspect of skin irritation, nicks - is letting the lather get too dry. If running water won't visually clean the blade completely, its too dry & you're cruising for a nick. Its not enough to paint some more water on top of dry lather - use the brush to scrub it down to skin level - where you need the protection. 'Hope you just love your shaves. 'Hope to hear more from you soon.

If you'd be open to trying a cream(not canned), I'd suggest maybe trying 'Castle Forbes', it's great on all fronts and will leave your skin so soft that using aftershave will feel unnecessary.