Thread: post shaving skin woes

Some people simply can't shave ATG, full stop. I assume that you use no pressure, its only that you said that it felt like you had shaved your skin off!
Maybe your prep is the problem. I have used all the methods of prep from hot towels, pre-shave oils etc.
I have come across a method from an old shaving manual from the turn of the century and it works great for me.
Take a bath, shower or use a basin to clean your face. I use a very mild soap for this, you may want to use an antibacterial one. Do not spend any great length of time on this stage, just wash and out.
Dry your face, yep, dry your face completly and then lather. Just lather with the brush long enough to get it on your face then massage the lather into your face with your hands/fingers.
I spend a couple of minutes with this stage, really push/massage that lather against the grain getting that lather to the base of the hairs. Just clean up the lather with your brush and shave. At each stage you can apply and hand massage your lather into the beard/hair.
I have had startling results with this method, its quick, efficient and works great for me. The idea is that the hairs are not soft after soaking etc and so stand up to/resist being pushed away by the blade. The blade cuts the hairs clean off rather than the hairs bending/giving way in front of the blade.
Might be worth looking at your prep if you have tried everything else.