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    Hello all, I have noticed the last few times I have shaved that my skin has been really tightening up and it almost burns and feels dry afterwards. I had only been shaving once every three or four days, but recently got a new thater brush and some penhaligons shave cream so I have been shaving once a day. I had been using the penhaligons endymion that I just bought, but tonight I went back to t&h trafalgar, the stuff I had been using, still getting a dry burning sensation. Thought it was the razor, so I re-honed it today so I dont think that was it. I have been making my lather a little thicker and not as runny, could that be it? Any suggestions I would appreciate it. Am I just shaving to often, I dont grow much facial hair, but darn sure can feel stubble before I shave. Thanks.

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    Since it is only the last few times it sounds to me like something you're using that is new to the equation, and doesn't agree with your skin. Sounds like you've thought of that. I'd give it a rest for a couple of days if it is possible. Then try again with a combination of kit that you've used in the past with no problems. If it is good with that, next shave add one of the new additions in to it, but only the one. Keep that up until you isolate what is disagreeing with your skin.
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    I went back to my original cream tonight, I only have one razor that I use, did use the new brush though. Could it be the brush? Its a finest silver tip.... I had been using a pos col conks since I started. Or could it just be from shaving A LOT lately, I have to do 5 passes under my right jaw to get bbs.

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    The 5 passes just may be it. Every time you use a straight your also exfoliating. So your irritation is likely because your doing too many passes.

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    Could be a lot of things as mentioned above. I would add that maybe you have added some pressure to your technique and or changed the angle some.
    Giving your face a rest is a very good idea. Making corrections will be less valuable with your skin still so tender.
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    5 Passes?? sounds like a Sharpness issue to me,good luck.
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    The 5 passes, it's only ever the same spot. Under my right jaw. Everything else is two pass. My hair grows really weird and in every which way but fluent.

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    I have a couple of spots that never seem to shave as clean as I would like. When I get a wild hair about them I lather shave repeat 3 or 4 times in an attempt to mow them down. What generally happens is I use more pressure each pass causing irritation, nicks and burn.
    I think the extra pass or two and unconscious added pressure is my problem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ubet View Post
    I went back to my original cream tonight, I only have one razor that I use, did use the new brush though. Could it be the brush? Its a finest silver tip.... I had been using a pos col conks since I started. Or could it just be from shaving A LOT lately, I have to do 5 passes under my right jaw to get bbs.
    I too have to make a lot of passes on the neck and chin because my beard in that area is very wiry and grows in all kinds of directions. Several months back I would have days where I had the same irritation. I think technique had a lot to do with it but more importantly it ended up being the blade. I had an email from The famous trop maker ( Tony Miller) he stated he stropped on the nylon webbing 30 times and then the leather 30. I was simply leather stropping. Once I started doing that, I never had a sore face again. At about the same time I figured out that if I put as little a pressure on the blade as possible it works better with less irritation also so both of those factors saved the day for me. A sharp blade but unpolished blade does not work well. Strop, strop, strop, light strokes, light strokes. Try it, I seriously doubt it is the soaps and crèmes. oh and by the way I use a Thater 4125/2. It isn't the brush, you have one of the best brushes out there
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    Thanks for the advice everyone. I will try lighter strokes and give my beard a day or two off. I didn't think it was the brush, but one never knows. I had been stropping 16 linen 32 leather maybe I will double them the next few times. If that doesn't work, could not washing my face with soap before I shave and just using a couple hot towels help?

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