Thread: Nmber of Days

I would guess it's a technique thing. You should be able to shave every day with no problem unless you are one of those extremely rare individuals with truly finicky skin. Shaving with a 2 day or + beard is well known to result in a better shave or maybe I should say easier shave and even if you do irritate your skin you have more time for repair.

This has come up in the past too, so you are not alone here...

Myself I am a SR shaver first and foremost for the comfort to my face, I cannot use any other type of shaver more than twice a week... So I would say do whatever you face says is best, if it gets better later then you know it was an issue with some part of your technique or you face got tougher

I think this is the optimal topic on which, YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) applies. I have never had sensitive skin, except when I started shaving 50 or so years ago with a Gillette safety razor and their "blue" blades. Since about 5 years after that, I have never had an issue unless I used a shaving soap that my skin didn't seem to like (which I have recently), or shaved 3 or 4 times in 24 hours, because of a special event, like a wedding. You'll find what works for you after some experimentation. Once you do, stick with it!

In the early days of returning to straight razor shaving I had similar observations, as time passed and my technique improved it was no longer so. I think that I could also add as my edges got better...

I have to say thebigspendur, that since your avatar changed, your posts have for me become more inscrutable.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I would guess it's a technique thing. You should be able to shave every day with no problem unless you are one of those extremely rare individuals with truly finicky skin. Shaving with a 2 day or + beard is well known to result in a better shave or maybe I should say easier shave and even if you do irritate your skin you have more time for repair.

I think you might be still in your learning phase. Dont kid yourself it takes a bit of time believe me. But after a while the weepers and the cuts dont happen as much or at all. When I started, aftershave was like douseing my face in battery acid. Now I hardly feel any real pain or have the need for the alum block. I also think that stropping can never be overdone. Alot of razor burn I feel is due to unsufficient stropping. When in doubt strop it some more. J.M.H.O.
Darl

Shoot Darl, you and me both know that I will always be in my learning phase. And brother, it sure is fun.

Originally Posted by Tarkus

I think you might be still in your learning phase. Dont kid yourself it takes a bit of time believe me. But after a while the weepers and the cuts dont happen as much or at all. When I started, aftershave was like douseing my face in battery acid. Now I hardly feel any real pain or have the need for the alum block. I also think that stropping can never be overdone. Alot of razor burn I feel is due to unsufficient stropping. When in doubt strop it some more. J.M.H.O.
Darl

Originally Posted by WW243

Shoot Darl, you and me both know that I will always be in my learning phase. And brother, it sure is fun.

I think were both in perpetual learning phase.