Thread: Healing razor burn?

Anyone have tips for healing razor burn after the fact? I was without my razor for a week and got some burn from the tri-blades... now it's still painful and even with the straight it gets aggravated. Advice or product recs appreciated!

I'm not sure what everyone else uses after their shaving, but I found that the neutrogena men Post Shave Lotion is great stuff. It helps ease any razor burn (if it's there), and it's a great oil-free moisturizer, so it doesn't cause my skin to go ape


HTH

An alum block made all the difference for me.

Time heals all wounds..... barring that, I've been quite happy with Proraso Pre/Post used after the shave, nice and cool and seems to calm things down the best. However, if you have serious razor burns that aren't going away in 24 to 36 hours, you really need to simply rest your face and let it regrow some skin. If you must shave, shave one pass wtg which should be good enough for most working situations, go cross grain only if you absolutely have to and do it lightly!!!

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TIMe.....Time....and more time....

Other than that.......i have found Anherb aftershave gel and conditioners are great..as well as Shea Butter.

I bought some stuff that is supposed to help but I've found it far from helps with the burn immediately after a shave (if you did a bad job) I got razor burn like crazy the first few times I shaved with a straight. I don't get it much at all now.

I think this helps heal the skin, but if you have razor burn immediately after a shave I wouldn't use it it's like 50x worse than the alum block if you have razor burn and you apply it to it, despite it's name. Don't really like the scent either smells really woody but some guys might like that. They sell it with a moisturizer/sunscreen and some shaving cream stuff. I didn't get the shaving cream bit but got the moisturizer.

I only use it now if I shave at night before bed since I don't like the smell when I get up in the morning and shower before work the scent is gone.

Thanks for the input so far. I agree, time is my best bet, so I will lay off the shaving for a few days.

One remedy I found that helps some is to wash (I use Zirh Clean) then apply Better Botanicals Dandelion facial moisturizer. Helps cut down the redness a bit. Not for post-shave, but later in the day.

Curse you, Gillette! Glad I have my straight back.

This is more of a preparation for burn: dry off, then rub in some rubbing alcohol on all shaved areas. Your face will feel like it's in a sauna full of pissed off bees, but it really makes a difference. If your burn is really bad, as in you can feel it burning right after shaving, rub some more alcohol in. After you let it dry for a minute or two, rub on a little of that neutrogena facial lotion. It'll keep you moisturized from all the drying the alcohol did.

The alum block works for me.

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All I can recommend is the body shop's razor relief which seems to work well for me. Ymmv