Thread: Castle Forbes Pre-shave

Here's my situation. After I shave my neck area is tender as if my nerve endings are closer to the surface. I'm thinking this is razor burn. I've had this feeling before but not consistently. Now it's happening after every shave. I do shave that area twice though because one pass leaves a little stubble. I have only been shaving that area twice recently. That may be why I'm having problems now. I need to do something to stop this.

I've read a couple of times that a freshly honed razor is a bit harder on skin than it is after a couple or a few shaves with just stropping in between. This may be something that is different with different people. Does anyone agree with this theory?

I'm almost one year new to straight razor shaving and have never used any pre-shave. After reading this thread I've decided to get some Castle Forbes pre-shave to see if I like it. I think I have sensitive skin but how do you know? It's not like I can try other skin for comparison. All I know is I'm very sensitive to how my neck feels after a shave.

Does how I described my neck feeling sound like razor burn? If so, how do other's correct this problem?

Thanks for any help.