Thanks all. Kept my beard from October till last week. First few shaves we're every other day and went well. Now I'm back to the killer itch. Going to just use Proraso and see what I can figure out. By the way, I moisturize with unscented Nivea Sensitive and use Thayers regularly (reverse order of course). Man, I have too many great blades and brushes and creams and soaps and........not to use them. But it's a killer itch.