Need suggestions- chin burns in 2 spots

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03-07-2007, 01:09 PM
steve

Need suggestions- chin burns in 2 spots

I've gotten very good shaves the last 2 weeks or so and have found a routine that works quite well. I'm regularly getting very smooth and comfortable shaves. I have only 2 spots on my chin that get razor burn no matter what angle I use or how light the pressure.

They're right on the jawline and if you were to take your thumb and index finger, place them on the jawline of the chin directly underneath the corners of the mouth, that'd be where I'm having trouble. It's the only spot to suffer any burn on my entire face now.

I'm not quite sure how to eliminate/reduce this. I was thinking maybe a touch up on my chromium oxide bench hone just to smooth things out. Another thought was to try and stretch the skin up over the jawline but that is a tough area to do that in.

I feel my razor is sharp since the rest of the face goes well (including the mustache area) and I can use very light pressure and get close shaves.

Open to any suggestions.
03-07-2007, 01:15 PM
mparker762

Those areas contain the stiffest whiskers for many men, including myself. You may need to avoid going directly against the grain there, and just do an extra cross-grain pass in a different direction, or maybe do an angling-against-the-grain pass. Whatever you do make sure your blade is angled a bit.

Also, you may want to try shaving that part of your face with the heel of the blade instead of the middle or tip. Since the heel frequently sees less use than the rest of the blade it may be a bit sharper than the other areas.
03-07-2007, 01:18 PM
steve

Quote:

Originally Posted by mparker762

Those areas contain the stiffest whiskers for many men, including myself. You may need to avoid going directly against the grain there, and just do an extra cross-grain pass in a different direction, or maybe do an angling-against-the-grain pass. Whatever you do make sure your blade is angled a bit.

Also, you may want to try shaving that part of your face with the heel of the blade instead of the middle or tip. Since the heel frequently sees less use than the rest of the blade it may be a bit sharper than the other areas.

Good advice, I hadn't thought of doing an extra XTG pass. Thanks MParker!
03-07-2007, 06:12 PM
Jimbo

It might just be my face, but I've found I can stretch that part of the skin into a more shaveable position by diagonally stretching the skin at the corner of the mouth up and toward the top of the ear. Kind of makes your cheek bulge up near your eye.

Combining that with mparker's X grain advice could work... or not...

James.
03-07-2007, 06:28 PM
Wayne D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbo

It might just be my face, but I've found I can stretch that part of the skin into a more shaveable position by diagonally stretching the skin at the corner of the mouth up and toward the top of the ear. Kind of makes your cheek bulge up near your eye.
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although new to the pleasure of a straight razor, that is exactly what I do - it pulls the difficult area up alongside the mouth so it's easier to reach.

my diifcult areas are in the same spot under the chin on either side of the mouth and the left lower neck - being right handed it's a contortionists nightmare to get the angle right :D
03-07-2007, 07:08 PM
steve

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbo

It might just be my face, but I've found I can stretch that part of the skin into a more shaveable position by diagonally stretching the skin at the corner of the mouth up and toward the top of the ear. Kind of makes your cheek bulge up near your eye.

Combining that with mparker's X grain advice could work... or not...

James.

That's very similar to what I had been thinking about. I'll give it a go next shave and see what happens. I think you're right in combining it with mparker's X grain advice.

Thanks
03-07-2007, 07:18 PM
FiReSTaRT

I'd suggest lots of stretching and very little pressure. It's a hassle for my chin so I only do this when I want it extra-clean.
03-09-2007, 12:48 PM
steve

Hey guys, I just wanted to say thanks for the suggestions. This morning I stretched my skin above the jawline as suggested and also did a couple XTGs instead of an ATG (keeping the blade angled to the hair). Went great - not a hint of razor burn anywhere :y
03-09-2007, 12:54 PM
RichZ

Good job.:D Nice when it come together right.
03-09-2007, 01:12 PM
steve

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichZ

Good job.:D Nice when it come together right.

Sure is, still a lot to improve on in terms of technique (stropping, honing and shaving) but improvements are coming now and it's been really enjoyable for the last three weeks or so.
03-09-2007, 01:17 PM
RichZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve

Sure is, still a lot to improve on in terms of technique (stropping, honing and shaving) but improvements are coming now and it's been really enjoyable for the last three weeks or so.

It all comes with time. I am sure even Lynn screws up sometimes.. I do alot. Thankfully I hope the major scaring is over..:roflmao
03-09-2007, 01:24 PM
steve

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichZ

It all comes with time. I am sure even Lynn screws up sometimes.. I do alot. Thankfully I hope the major scaring is over..:roflmao

I was thinking the same thing this morning. It's been quite a while since I've cut myself. Watch, I'll take some skin off next time. :eek:

I've made a lot of stupid mistakes early on that I wish I could warn other newbies about. It's really only now that I'm beginning to feel like a genuine straight user instead of some amateur hack who knows not what he does. If it wasn't for the help on SRP, I'd have been in even more trouble trying to learn everything involved.
03-09-2007, 01:26 PM
RichZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve

I was thinking the same thing this morning. It's been quite a while since I've cut myself. Watch, I'll take some skin off next time. :eek:

I've made a lot of stupid mistakes early on that I wish I could warn other newbies about. It's really only now that I'm beginning to feel like a genuine straight user instead of some amateur hack who knows not what he does. If it wasn't for the help on SRP, I'd have been in even more trouble trying to learn everything involved.

This place has really helped alot of us. It is nice to pass on the knowledge too.
03-09-2007, 07:26 PM
floridaboy

And remember, It's always a learning curve, diferrent razors, strops, soaps,etc,etc, when you shave with a SR
03-09-2007, 07:39 PM
Jimbo

That's excellent Steve :tu

James.
03-09-2007, 08:02 PM
jaegerhund

Here Steve --I'll give you some of my father's type of praise and encouragement: as he says with a wink in his eye --- " It's about time nucklehead ---thought I was going to have to hold your hand and show ya ----what, ya want a cookie now?" ;)

Justin (Good job Steve)
03-09-2007, 08:04 PM
steve

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Here Steve --I'll give you some of my father's type of praise and encouragement: as he says with a wink in his eye --- " It's about time nucklehead ---thought I was going to have to hold your hand and show ya ----what, ya want a cookie now?" ;)

Justin (Good job Steve)

Can I have some milk with that too, daddy? Pretty please?? :D
03-09-2007, 08:09 PM
jaegerhund

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Originally Posted by steve

Can I have some milk with that too, daddy? Pretty please?? :D

Only after ya show me you really know what you're doing ----now kiss your mother and say goodnight. Oh and what about those leaves I told you to rake? They wont get done by themselves you know.:p

Justin
03-09-2007, 09:09 PM
Jimbo

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Only after ya show me you really know what you're doing ----now kiss your mother and say goodnight. Oh and what about those leaves I told you to rake? They wont get done by themselves you know.:p

Justin

Justin - sounds like you and I might be related (I always thought I was adopted...)

James.
03-09-2007, 10:10 PM
Kentriv

Speaking of tough spots. Anybody have a solution fo this. I can get a BBS shave pretty much everywhere except XTG on my neck and just under the chin below the jaw line. After shaving I can run my hand up and down my neck and it feels nice and smooth, but if I wipe side to side, then I still feel stubble around my Adam's apple. It is pretty much impossible to do a full on XTG pass on the neck, the razor wont cooperate. Am I just being to picky here, or is there a solution to this stubble? My hair seems to grow out from the adam's apple towards the ears if that helps at all.

Matt
03-09-2007, 11:19 PM
Wayne D

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve

I was thinking the same thing this morning. It's been quite a while since I've cut myself. Watch, I'll take some skin off next time. :eek:

I've made a lot of stupid mistakes early on that I wish I could warn other newbies about. It's really only now that I'm beginning to feel like a genuine straight user instead of some amateur hack who knows not what he does. If it wasn't for the help on SRP, I'd have been in even more trouble trying to learn everything involved.

I've only been shaving a couple of weeks and hadn't cut myself:hmmm: until this morning ! :rolleyes:

I lost concentration for a moment and swept the razor a little to far on a backhand sweep and sliced my neck on the collar line - luckily it onlybeaded , but I yelped loudly enough my Wife heard me in the bedroom :o

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kentriv

Speaking of tough spots. Anybody have a solution fo this. I can get a BBS shave pretty much everywhere except XTG on my neck and just under the chin below the jaw line. After shaving I can run my hand up and down my neck and it feels nice and smooth, but if I wipe side to side, then I still feel stubble around my Adam's apple. It is pretty much impossible to do a full on XTG pass on the neck, the razor wont cooperate. Am I just being to picky here, or is there a solution to this stubble? My hair seems to grow out from the adam's apple towards the ears if that helps at all.

Matt

I have that problem with the hair, I pull itfirst the right side and start slightly to the right of the adams apple and 'sweep' right across the grain, then pull the skin to the left and repeat to the left - works for me :biggrin: