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11-12-2011, 05:05 AM #5
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Thanked: 275Pre-shaves might help -- you'll only find out by trying. Three suggestions for a pre-shave, all cheap and easy to try (use either one, not both):
1. In the shower, put a little hair conditioner on your face. Don't rinse it off.
2. After the shower, put some vegetable-source oil on your face -- almond oil or walnut oil work well.
3. After the shower, put some "personal lubricant" (either water-based or silicone-based) on your face. (Astroglide works OK).
You need just a very thin layer. Lather right over the conditioner or oil or lube.
[The conditioner has some lubricants and hair-softeners in it. The nut oil is a lubricant. The personal lube has either glycerin or silicones -- both good lubricants. So there's some logic behind these suggestions.]
you might also check "uberlather" in this Forum.
I've used all of them, and they helped me with razor-burn problems. But I found that as my technique improved -- less pressure, less pressure, less pressure -- I didn't need them as much.
A "no pressure" shave requires a really sharp blade, whether straight or DE. But blade preference is highly personal.
Charles