Thread: shaving over moles

Hi,

I just wonder if anyone here has the same problem, basically I shave with my straight razors without major problems, however I have a couple of moles (not big, but still) on my face and I guess I am not suppose to use a straight razor on them? I usually leave the moles areas out and pass over them with an electric razor (meh) once done with my shave. I also tried with a safety razor but have the same problem, the moles would come off (and bleed a lot), which is not good. Anyone here in the same boat?

Thanks

I have one tiny hairy mole on my face. I mean it's practally about as high as a pimple. I just shave over it. In about 12 years of straight shaving I think its bled maybe a half dozen times. Although I am sure i have the nack now of lifting as I run over it.

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I have no issues shaving right up to the one located squarely in the middle of my left cheek. Then, I usually top the single hair on the "peak" without shaving over the whole bump.

When I first started straight razor shaving, I was more timid and found the mole more of a challenge. Now, it's nothing but a minor "speed bump" really. Experience has taken all of the challenge away.

I have two near my right ear, they are just small "bumps", but still above skin level. When I once visited a dermatologist (for another mole, not on my face), she had a look at them and showed me pictures under magnification, where I could clearly see what I'd done to them with the razor. Until that point I didn't care about shaving over them, but she told me I should stop and avoid them. Seeing the pictures I understood why, they looked all scratched up and bruised (this was not visible with the naked eye). I never did cut them enough to cause a bleeding, which is I guess why I never bothered to skip over that area.

If they're above the skin level, I would say avoid them whenever possible.

Prior to learning the str8, I had fairly pronounced shave bumps at the corners of the mouth. 'Not ingrowns - they were more like warts - hard skin bumps. Disposables (and my lack of shaving skill) left no alternative but to mow & clean up the blood. With zero shave skills, I bled less w/ the straight, until getting a better feel for what 'no pressure' meant. A big plus was that with the str8 - the bumps went away & haven't returned. But I also learned how light a touch could easily mow a bump, a tender spot. If I nick, I will usually find & remove lather from the nick location before starting the shave so I don't re-open or irritate an existing nick. The honorable Godfather (Lynn) had a great thread on dealing w/ nicks that has stood me well for the last 7 yrs. There's a better goo out there for nicks than Neosporin - called Mederma - aimed at controlling/lessening any scar formation.

It sounds like you'll soon find this question solved with experience. It'll happen faster if you don't have the monkey on your back of having a perfect BBS shave each time.

whenever I get to my mole I usually just gently go over it and It wont bleed and get the hairs. Then on my second and third pass if I do one I sometimes go around it just depending on how I am feeling. There is also always the option to get the mole removed which I might do in the future

Good sharp razor and the mole problem is gone! Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Good sharp razor and the mole problem is gone! Tc

Been there and done that. Not on purpose, but it is just as gone as if it were ......

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Good sharp razor and the mole problem is gone! Tc

Yep, took out the one in front of my left ear and it never came back. There is a scar but who cares?

I knew a guy who kept shaving off his moles and they kept growing back and each time they got bigger and bigger. Then one day he woke up and looked in the mirror and...