Hi everyone, I have been looking around the forums and can't seem to find an answer, so I am asking the question directly. Please feel free to direct me if I have missed the correct thread in my search, or answer the question if you have overcome similar issues yourself.

The problem I have is that the hair on my neck grows quite a long way down (I am talking about the throat are under the chin, not the back of the neck) and the direction of the grain is upwards towards my chin. This area is the reason that I looked into different methods of shaving in the first place as the cheese grater was really giving me a terrible rash, DE was a big step up and helped a lot. I am hoping that straights are going to see an end to this razor burn for good. I did get it but greatly reduced when I first started DE shaving.

I am getting reasonably good shaves now everywhere else, and I can get a comfortable shave on my neck simply by going WTG, but the minute I try to change that direction on subsequent passes trouble and discomfort swiftly follow. Even if I do two passes WTG. I am currently just finishing that are with a DE, but I am really keen to let that go and fully commit to straights.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. I believe that once I can master this area I will be on the way to becoming fully proficient.