Thread: Everything I thought I knew was wrong! Cold water.

Laurens

First off I don't think I have overly sensitive skin being able to do 2 full 3 pass shaves a day with a straight with little irritation. I might have a head start in that department. You might try to lighten up on the pressure you are using on the brush when lathering and use just the tips. I have several different brushes ranging from boar to various grades of badger and a synthetic Muhle and each uses a slightly different technique. If that fails a different brush with less scritch might be in order.

I have a 2 band SOC badger that has backbone and soft tips that works nicely but if you lean on it while lathering you can still induce "razor burn" caused by the brush. My favourite all around brush is a Muhle XL synthetic silver tip tha works with MWF/Tabac or creams well.

Everyone is different so it might be a matter of finding the right combination technique and brush for your sensative skin or stick to bowl lathering.

Bob