Skin problem after shaved with Safety razor

hi everyone,

few days ago (one more time), i shaved with my safety razor with using derby blades. well no problem, not any particulary cut in face. but a day later, and as always my skin gets acnes, buttons. as i remember this is not the first time. earlier i was using a shavette or even with safety razor, i'm always having these painfull buttons for few days. the thing is i don"t have this problem if i use a straight razor. :thinking:

i don't know why i'm having this or if this arrives to you too? as always, after shaved, i take a shower, use an after shave (with alcohol). i started to think this kind of shaving is not for me.

I had the same acnes & buttons problems as you. I have been using safety razors for about 2 years and I had these problems until 2 months ago. Now I'm using a Gillette SS blue tip and derby blades and my skin has clamed down alot, I have tried a lot of razors and even the Gillette SS black handle with feather blades gave me skin problems.

I do however take a shower before I shave and I try to stay away from aftershave with alcohol.

Have you noted any nickel sensitivity before?

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Originally Posted by Matheus

Have you noted any nickel sensitivity before?

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no. i don't think.

May be down to the choice of blades. I know they get a lot of praise, but personally I can't stand Derbys - I just don't get on with them even slightly. That'd be the first thing I'd change, apart from maybe the blade angle, to see if there's any improvement. There's a lot of variance between blades and it takes time to find the right one for you, but at least these blades don't cost the earth.
Next thing I'd look at is your prep and aftercare - making sure your face is clean, your lather is good and maybe consider using a pre-shave oil if you don't already, then afterwards I found an alum block really helped for me and a good moisturiser.

Sorry if this all sounds condescending in any way, but it's always useful to re-visit the basics if a problem arises.

I cannot chime in on the safety razor aspect, but I have sensitive skin. Noxema as a pre shave does wonders for the after effects of my shave. I also try not to shave with too many passes. It is always a challenge to get all the little things to line up for the perfect shave, which I consider the after rash to be part of.

My thinking, here, is too much pressure which is resulting in cutting the hairs just below the skin surface, rather than just above.

I'd second the pressure. But, I tried derby blades and they didn't work for me. My favorite blade is the feather blades, being a sharper blade IIRC, I lessen up on the pressure and still get close in less passes. Any pressure at all causes disaster on my face.

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Originally Posted by SpockIOM

May be down to the choice of blades. I know they get a lot of praise, but personally I can't stand Derbys - I just don't get on with them even slightly. That'd be the first thing I'd change, apart from maybe the blade angle, to see if there's any improvement. There's a lot of variance between blades and it takes time to find the right one for you, but at least these blades don't cost the earth.
Next thing I'd look at is your prep and aftercare - making sure your face is clean, your lather is good and maybe consider using a pre-shave oil if you don't already, then afterwards I found an alum block really helped for me and a good moisturiser.

Sorry if this all sounds condescending in any way, but it's always useful to re-visit the basics if a problem arises.

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actually i've never used shave oil, i don't know how to use? what difference with shaving soap? where to find?

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Originally Posted by RezDog

I cannot chime in on the safety razor aspect, but I have sensitive skin. Noxema as a pre shave does wonders for the after effects of my shave. I also try not to shave with too many passes. It is always a challenge to get all the little things to line up for the perfect shave, which I consider the after rash to be part of.

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Originally Posted by Optometrist

My thinking, here, is too much pressure which is resulting in cutting the hairs just below the skin surface, rather than just above.

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i'm not sure but i don't think that my skin is so sensitive. actually i don't have any of these problems if i shave with my straight razors (i always do 2 passes; one is down to face, and second is up) . before shaving, i wash my face with hot water then i put the soap and make it grow with my badger. i will give a try to feathers blades. actually, i use safety razor if only i'm too tired or i'm in rush to move out.

Don't like the Derby blade either. Astra SP or Polsilver here. You could try running the edge through the corner of a wine cork. Haven't tried it but supposedly gives a smoother shave when the blade is new.
Not often I use a DE either, but hope this helps.

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Originally Posted by Grazor

Don't like the Derby blade either. Astra SP or Polsilver here. You could try running the edge through the corner of a wine cork. Haven't tried it but supposedly gives a smoother shave when the blade is new.
Not often I use a DE either, but hope this helps.

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well i will give a shot to Feathers. :P

For me it was 2 different problems. pressure and angle. Even with the safety razors the wrong angle would mean too much pressure to get a close shave. This can happen with out one knowing it or at least it did for me. I also now us an after shave lotion. Nivea sensitive. Hope this helps.

For what it's worth...I tend to get more ingrown hairs when using a safety razor than I do when using a straight razor.

Ingrown hair is a problem for me too even using feather and ss blue tip - I had to take a antibiotics dose to cure the infection.
I always thought safety razor gave less ingrown hair.

Îngrown hair happens to me too when I use safety razors. Not all the time but happens. I think I will use my safety razor only for head shave for summer.

I'm shaved with my straight razor yesterday evening, my skin feels much better.

Just wanted to be sure. These feather blades are unique? I read some views on Amazon and some users said what they bought were not the same quality as they used earlier. I don't if there are fault feather blades, not original? Or I should take these views for their personal thoughts?

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Originally Posted by Oustoura

hi everyone,

few days ago (one more time), i shaved with my safety razor with using derby blades. well no problem, not any particulary cut in face. but a day later, and as always my skin gets acnes, buttons. as i remember this is not the first time. earlier i was using a shavette or even with safety razor, i'm always having these painfull buttons for few days. the thing is i don"t have this problem if i use a straight razor. :thinking:

i don't know why i'm having this or if this arrives to you too? as always, after shaved, i take a shower, use an after shave (with alcohol). i started to think this kind of shaving is not for me.

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It might cause skin problems like skin irritation, razor cuts and red bumps, acne etc. Use of turmeric has been shown to reduce the skin irritation, rashes, itching in such cases. Turmeric does not cause any kind of side effects. Only thing is that go for the best quality product. It’s pretty difficult to get whole turmeric. I buy it from horton spice mills ( Spices | Horton Spice Mills Product List - Markham, ON ) for my hubby.

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actually I have none of these problems with red bumps or irritation just after shaved. It's one or two days later in having some buttons under skin and very painful.

I had a few oddball shaves. Someone told me to try a small drop of glycerin added to the scuttle before lathering. It helped a lot. Maybe it will help ya. Also, instead of just washing with hot water, rinse the face quickly with very warm water and use a hot towel wrapped around the shaving area until it cools down. It will open up the pores better than anything else, except a hot shower maybe.
Be careful to not burn yourself, though. I use a microwave briefly.
Someone also put up a video a while back and suggested:
1) Rinse face but don't towel dry,
2) lather up face well,
3) rinse with very warm water, while massaging with fingers,
4) Lather again, then enjoy the shave

You just have to start with exclude one of things.
1- no pressure, WTG pass
2- skip aftetshave in all form
3- let it grow for 2 days before going at it 4- Try Feather Artist club/ loan from some member if it is possible, that solved my problem

Used to have a problem with that, till I started shaving AFTER a HOT shower, making sure to wash the neck area with hot water under shower for a few minutes, Worked for me ...


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Had a similar problem untill I bough a high-speed electro razor and quality shaving oil ( just followed advices from healthyskinadviser.com/pimples-after-shaving/ ). It is very individual, my brother just hates electro razors, he prefers wet shaving.

Anytime someone has a problem with DE shaving, the blade is the first suspect. It's not always the blade causing the problem, but most of the time it is.

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Originally Posted by martinwie

I had some problem with skin after shaving, I had to use special cosmetics and I didnt like it. But I changed the razor, now I'm using gillette and I found some good shaving tips - How to shave - Our Shaving Tips | Gillette India

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What sort of Gillette are you using?

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How about a zombie post?

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Originally Posted by Matheus

Have you noted any nickel sensitivity before?

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As long as I've been shaving with "vintage" Gillette DE and Schick SE safety razors, I often finish a shave with blotchy-red skin around my mouth and chin, which turn to angry-red bumps and then itchy/flaky, before disappearing (a 3-day process). First, I looked to sanitation (hours-long alcohol soaks for razor heads and blades), with no success; then pre-shave beard/skin preparation (hotter/longer shower, rubbing-in lather + waiting), again with no success; post-shave was, really, too late (OTC hydrocortisone cream helps, if used immediately, but that's "cure", not "prevention").

I was stymied (hence, my shave this past Friday with a [shudder] disposable razor... which ended with no skin irritation.

At that point I turned to Google, searching for "silver gold safety razor skin irritation". BOOM! I hit paydirt. No, not silver or gold; rather, nickel. Who knew it was a thing? Long story short(er): I bought a small nickel test kit from an overseas seller (UK, which ended-up being sent from Poland!) The package arrived in yesterday's mail; here are the results (pink on the swab indicates nickel on the razor head):

Gillette 1917, Fat Handle, Super-Adjustable: all "infected"
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Schick G6, I1, K2, Easy Rider: all "infected"
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Sorry for the photo size, but larger would've been too big.

Anyway, there is no "cure" for this -- neither for the razors, nor for my skin. OK, I could remove the plating, but why would I ever want to do that??? So... I'm left with four usable Gillettes (Big Fellow, Bulldog, Tuckaway, and New Improved) and one usable Shick (G4). The rest of 'em? Dunno... be happy with what I've got (and not be too embarrassed about using those disposables) :D

Just replace nickel-plated by rhodium ir gold-plated stuff and check if it works. I'm pretty sensible to chromium myself and must wash my razors every time in denatured alcohol after stropping them on the green stuff.

Just treat yourself to either an all stainless (nickel free) or all aluminum or brass or bronze or titanium razor.

OR...just shave with a straight...:shrug::nj

Interesting, never heard of it.

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Originally Posted by Grazor

Interesting, never heard of it.

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"It" is a hairy thing in the Adams family :roflmao

Actually nickel allergy is a very common thing. If you have it you have to watch out for not only nickel plated stuff but alloys that contain the stuff like stainless steel and some precious metals too.

My mother fought a rash on her wrist for years when she was a nurse. She finally had it go away when she got a different watch. Years later she decided it was nickel allergy. Doctors didn't seem to know as much about it then, at least she didn't find ones that did at the time.