Quote Originally Posted by crazyengineer View Post
jimmyHAD,

Also, I am a college student and it is kind of hard for me to order things, is there anything that i could get from local super market, walmart etc... that will help?

will a pre shave help? (i generally shower before a shave)

thanks for any advice
Pre-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