Thread: Gillette Fusion Prolide or DE Shaving, Skin way too sensitive!

Sounds to me like you are using too much of an angle and too much pressure with the DE. You can put the DE with the handle straight out and the head flat on your face, then slowly rotate the handle down till you just feel the blade and that should be you starting point for angle. You do slight adjustments from there. It should not be anywhere near a 40-45 degree angle. For pressure just let the weight of the blade rest on your face and guide the razor with the handle. It only takes a very, very light touch.

Bob

Do you use, or have you thought of using a pre-shave product, like the Proraso Pre-shave...might work for you?

Hey Phrank, I actually never used a pre shave oil, I was thinking about making a home made pre shave oil from olive oil I saw on the internet.

Or, it's like $7, try some of the Proraso pre / post shave cream.

When I first started straight shaving, I definitely got a lot of irritation on my neck area, a big red blotch on both sides of my neck.

Two things I figured out, 1) at first, the pre-shave cream really helped, and 2) and this might apply to you, I realized that I was lathering far further down my neck than I needed to, when in fact, my beard ended further north. So I adjusted where I put the blade on my neck, stopped shaving so far south, and that immediately improved my shave. So have a look at where your beard line in fact ends, and only shave that area.

Could be a combination of #1 and #2 for you, but for me, the big one was #2, shaving farther down my neck than I needed to go...YMMV.

Good luck and let us know how it works out!

Have a read of this, and go easy with the DE's. Consider an adjustable DE, so you can set the blade harshness to how you like.

I've found that RazoRock AS wax works wonders for a bad shave. A cheaper option to these two -Proraso and or Prep pre/post shaves, is Noxzema, only Noxzema comes in a much larger tub and cost less, reduces irritation and will reduce redness of the skin.
I know pressure can be a major culprit, but the blades you use can make a huge difference also. I would stick with the DE too maybe change the blade at least or try a different brand of DE blade.
Here's some rules I follow
Keep your face wet
Lathered
No pressure
watch your angle
If your getting cut one of these is most likely the problem

Im definetly NOT quitting DE shaving, it's just the cuts that kinda hinder me from DE shaving. Both carts and the DE to me have their pros and cons.