What do you do when you cut yourself?

Dumb question but I’m sure some of your guys have been there. This morning I have several nicks on my face and one pretty bad cut. My questions are: 1) do you wait a week or so before shaving again? 2) do you switch to an electric razor for a while? 3) or should I just give it up and stick a SR when my face clears up. I’m 83 and know that could be a problem but i love the all the aspects of shaving with a SR. it’s my hobby like most of you and i have all the tools to do my thing. Help me with this dumb question if you can.

Cuss!!!!
~Richard
PS, then the Styptic pencil.

If I get a nick, the old piece of toilet paper to stop the bleeding, and then Lynn Abrams mentioned a great trick, and it works well for me.

I actually gave myself a nice slice, first time in years a couple of weeks ago...styptic pencil is of course a good tool, I find it doesn't work that well though, stings, but doesn't necessarily stop the bleeding like s corner of toilet paper.

When the bleeding stops, I do what Lynn suggested and put a dab of Polysporin on the cut, keeps it clean, and it heals very quickly, and more importantly, very cleanly...no scars or blemishes.

If it's a bad cut I will wait a couple of days before shaving. Then, when I do shave, I will shave that sport perpendicular to the cut so the edge doesn't hang up.

I tend to bleed when I cut myself.
As to shaving it depends on how bad the cut is

I use the methods mentioned above to stop the bleeding, then I still shave the next day as normal.

I am always careful around the area, as Leatherstockiings has suggested I shave at right angles to the cut or in a direction that will close the cut rather than open it again. I use so little pressure in that are that I am almost holding the blade off my face. I never use a DE, I find that when I do it seems to make it worse. I really can't get on with electrics either.

I hope your face heals pretty quickly, but I would just carry on and take extra care in the affected areas.

Good luck.

It's been a long time since I got a serious cut. Tiny nicks I just keep reapplying shave cream to the area and the bleeding usually stops. For anything serious I'd skip over the area for a few days.

I have this cut prep made by Jack Black which contains silver compounds. It works like polysporin.

Depending on the cut, I carry on, use a septic pencil, or piece of TP. Am careful around the area for a few days (depending on the severity of the cut) and basically do what others mentioned. Oh yeah, I also cuss! :rofl2:

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Originally Posted by Phrank

When the bleeding stops, I do what Lynn suggested and put a dab of Polysporin on the cut, keeps it clean, and it heals very quickly, and more importantly, very cleanly...no scars or blemishes.

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No scar? Where's the fun in that?

:rofl2:

I've only had one real bad cut in my life when I sneezed mid-stroke. IIRC it happened back in 1976. That cut, on my chin, required a gauze pad and tape. I shaved around it for a week or so until the scab fell off. Like Spendur, on small nicks I grab the brush and plaster on some soap then shave right over them. My friend, at 83 and shaving with a straight, you deserve an award.........so here's a big thumbs up for you.
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I usually bleed. but I,ll knock on wood and say my nicks and cuts have gone away over the last couple of years,, just slow down and you wont have to worry. if the blade is properly sharp, and your stretching the skin and using the right angle, its really kinda hard to cut yourself. a lack of attention does it most of the time. or when your new trying to take on too much at one time Tc

I tried super glue one time on one that wasn't bad but just wouldn't stop weeping. Like the top of a pimple. I used super glue for archery fletching and it was a little old....

As the picture shows it worked but not pretty. I had much fun at archery leagues that night! It worked and no scar but I wouldn't recommend it.


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My friend, at 83 and shaving with a straight, you deserve an award.........so here's a big thumbs up for you.
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This! What's your secret to staying steady handed?

About a year ago, I got a rather nasty nick at the edge of my upper lip where it joins the stache area. I was using a DE for the shave rather than a straight. I decided that it would be best not to shave my stache area until the nick healed completely. By the time it healed, I had a decent looking mustache that I decided to keep. I will keep it through Movember, but may shave it off before the end of the year.

I don't tell anyone and pretend it didn't happen.

Like many things, I blame the dog.

if it's a small one, carry on, if it's something that will be noticed by other people the next day i call myself "what the hell are you doing stupid careless looser!!!??? pay attention to myself and stop thinking of #####" the unse the pencil and stop the bleeding.. then give a couple f days to close... never had any cut that was seriously, but my main fear is to cut my ear... i hope it never happen.

good way to prevent cutting (which is mostly for me not payin attention) it to shave when nobody can bother me... and every now and then see the cut of the day thread.. that's FEAR inspiring enough to get my self to concentrate when i-m shaving...

oh eah.. there's some this too:

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Originally Posted by MisterClean

I don't tell anyone and pretend it didn't happen.

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that was funny... and also some of this:

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Originally Posted by kelbro

Like many things, I blame the dog.

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or the wife.. if she won't stop making me questions and expecting me to respond (moving my mouth) then i have a laser sharp piece of steel in my chin

hehehe

"If you cut me do I not bleed"

Shakespere

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Originally Posted by alschepis

"If you cut me do I not bleed"
Shakespere

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Shylock, Merchant of Venice, Act 1 street scene:
"" ...(eat) the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject
to the same diseases, healed by the same means,
warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as
a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed?
if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison
us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not
revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will
resemble you in that. ""

Nothing to shake a spear at, though!:soapbox:
~Richard

Never tried Neosporin, but Mycitracin works well to speed up healing and prevent scarring.

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Originally Posted by Geezer

Shylock, Merchant of Venice, Act 1 street scene:
"" ...(eat) the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject
to the same diseases, healed by the same means,
warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as
a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed?
if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison
us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not
revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will
resemble you in that. ""

Nothing to shake a spear at, though!:soapbox:
~Richard

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yes, and in Shakespere's time they would just take a glowing rod and apply it to the area and bleeding stopped.

"What do you do when you cut yourself?"


Try not to do repeat the process! ;)

Whenever I get a nick, it is always with a freshly-honed blade with a point.
Couple of light, short strokes under the windowsill tames that. ;)