Thread: Straight Razor Lines

Hi All. Need a little help. Some times after my shaves I can see some very faint razor line(s) on my face . Not a cut or nick.What am I doing wrong? Too much pressure , poor placement of the razor on my face.
Thanks H

Originally Posted by hasstar

Hi All. Need a little help. Some times after my shaves I can see some very faint razor line(s) on my face . Not a cut or nick.What am I doing wrong? Too much pressure , poor placement of the razor on my face.
Thanks H

Going in at too steep of an angle would be my first guess. That's when I've done it.

I would agree with too steep an angle coupled with the slightest pressure and you'll get a line. Your lucky to not be cutting yourself.

Are you stretching the skin well? Tight skin and a shallow angle with gentle no no pressure. If your razor needs a touch up, the natural tendency is to apply force to cut hair.

Touching your skin without moving the sharp edge toward the whiskers. Your hand will move sideways however imperceptible it might be, it still will move. Just enough to cut the top layer of skin. Think sawing something for the idea. It doesn't take much.

I have had the same problem when I first started out. For me it was as everyone else has said too much of an angle and too much pressure. I found that pressure was the biggest issue for me. I wasn't getting close shaves and that improved as I reduced pressure, the less pressure I used the better my shaves became. It seems contrary to what we think about cutting, but you are not out to cut your face, but rather slice the whiskers close to the face. The blade only needs to touch the face and that's it.

Also the blade is so long that the slightest sideways movement will result in lines and most likely cuts. Slow and light is the key.

I hope this is helpful, I am still new to this myself, but if someone else can benefit from my limited experience then great.

Good luck and enjoy.

A lather with more cushion and glide might help too. And soft landings.

Yea, too much pressure.

Try putting the blade flat on your face, then lift the spine, about a quarter inch, use light pressure, shoot for a 3 pass shave and don’t try to shave it all in one pass.

If your razor is not keen enough, stop or hone it.

I'm relating very much to this. I'm in the process of reducing the angle of my razor. Not sure if shavettes require a larger angle but I never seemed to have a problem with the shavettes but the straight is a whole new learning curve.

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