Shaving Every Day

I'm revisiting an idea that I have wondered about but don't remember asking. For those who shave every day, can you get by with a single pass?

I normally shave every two to three days. Sometimes I might go five days between shaves. I normally do two passes and occasionally two passes and a touch up. My skin tends to get irritated if I shave more than three times a week doing at least two passes per shave. Does limiting the number of passes cause less irritation enabling one to shave every day? Does shaving every day limit the need to do multiple passes?

I usually always do a one pass shave, I enjoy an ATG pass everywhere except for the goatee area it's more an XTG pass, but it's a one pass shave, maybe a little touch up here and there, but that's it. The shallow angle of the ATG pass works well for my beard and sensitive skin, I've tried doing multiple passes, but I just can't take it well and come back to an one pass ATG shave. That's it for me.

I think it varies by the individual and what their skin can tolerate as far as shaving daily goes. Personally I can't get by with a single pass and feel good about it. I habitually do a daily 4 pass shave but then my skin tolerates that nicely for a close and comfortable shave. I would think that reducing the number of passes just might also reduce the level of irritation if you have sensitive skin allowing you to shave more frequently. There is only one way to find out and that is try a single pass daily shave.

Bob

Since Navy years I've been a daily shaver other than hospitalizations. As I've gotten shakier, I use a SE or DE more often. Irritation can be a problem with thinner geriatric skin! Quality soaps and aftershave become a necessity.

Even with a Schick E-3, (equals a Fatboy on #12) I still have to use two passes to get a fine shave. A good straight will require two or more passes also.

YMMV!
~Richard

Old with gray hair leaves me going 3 passes daily. That leaves me relatively smooth till 6 at night. BBS at 4 in the morning.

I shave most work days and find that I get a smoother easier shave if I have a little stubble of more than a day. A single pass after 5 days in many ways to me is better than a single pass after 1 day. I don't have problems with irritation with a daily 2 pass so I have not experimented with only using one.

The problem with replying to questions like this is we don't have your face.....

I see that your location is rural Missouri are you a farmer? I grew up on a farm and the cows don't care if you are BBS.

Friday night and Sunday morning where the important times!:rofl2:

I shave daily, single pass. Any multiple passes irritate my skin.
I have found, thanks to Obie, the first tier creams/soaps help keep down the irritation I use to get with a daily shave.
My neck is the most sensitive area, but a nice thick lather is the cure for me.
My face can take much less "quality" of lathering and be fine.


Hey it don't matter if we're farmers, the cows are ladies too (see Benz quote below) and sometimes we have to run to town :D

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Originally Posted by Dieseld

I shave daily, single pass. Any multiple passes irritate my skin.
I have found, thanks to Obie, the first tier creams/soaps help keep down the irritation I use to get with a daily shave.
My neck is the most sensitive area, but a nice thick lather is the cure for me.
My face can take much less "quality" of lathering and be fine.


Hey it don't matter if we're farmers, the cows are ladies too (see Benz quote below) and sometimes we have to run to town :D

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I hope that i have not offended any farmers! I grew up with and wish I could still have that lifestyle.

I am going to open myself up to many remarks but I have hugged many cows.....They didn't care if I was BBS.:rofl2:

It depends on the sensitivity BUT also on the edge. A really keen edge like the 17/16 Wade & Butcher I posted in the shave of the day thread Saturday night left my face clean shaven after one ATG pass. There was no hair left for the second pass so I ended up just scraping skin off. The rougher/more dull an edge the more irritation too. With a good edge I find after 1 or 2 passes I am done whether I want to be or not. I shave daily and if for some reason I notice irritation developing I stick to a 1 pass ATG DFS for the next couple days.

I live in town in a sparsely populated part of the state. I can see cattle and crops within a really short drive from my house. When I hunted I could go door to tree stand in under 20 minutes. I don't have to be cleanly shaven at my job so I don't usually shave every day.

I was working cattle on a friend's farm and tried to use my body to push it into the corral. It knocked me on my butt.

I do a 2 pass shave everyday, sometimes on Sunday morning I,ll got for the full 3 pass, but as Steel said f my blade us right, there's not really anything to get after the first pass, my second is just a touch up. I do an ATG. For my first, my irritation comes from the blade being slightly dull or my technique. Tc

I shave 5 days a week but one of those will usually be with the Atra because I've over slept and or don't have the time I need to focus with the SR.

Me, I don't think I could get by with a single pass using the straight. Gotta do two passes.

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I was working cattle on a friend's farm and tried to use my body to push it into the corral. It knocked me on my butt.

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Was her name "Buttercup?"
~Richard

One pass daily.
There is nothing to cut after the first pass.

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Originally Posted by 32t

I hope that i have not offended any farmers! I grew up with and wish I could still have that lifestyle.

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No offense at all my friend

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I am going to open myself up to many remarks but I have hugged many cows.....They didn't care if I was BBS.:rofl2:

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You opened the door Tim, but I'm not running through it. BBS doesn't matter when you're hugging some cows :)

2.5 to 3 full passes daily here. A single pass just would not knock the grey stuff down enough.

3 pass, every day but maybe Sunday, which might be a no shave day.
The hollows in my neck were the most sensitive, (the hair grows like a wire brush that's been run over by a steam roller). But I found that at the right angle of attack, no irritation. Its also the only time I use my non dominate hand for shaving.

The plumber was visiting last night and this morning so I didn't have a chance to shave today. Hopefully I'll get a shave in this evening for consecutive days of shaving. My plan is to do a one pass of WTG strokes.

3/4 pass daily, 7 days a week. ( BBS )
no way would I get by with a 1 pass shave.
angle, no pressure, shavin' the lather & don't hardly get any irritation

I ended up shaving yesterday evening, making for two consecutive days of straight shaves. The WTG pass was not sufficient. I ended up doing a second WTG pass around the mouth and chin. Spots where the beard is thicker (jawline, hollows of neck) still had a bit of stubble.

Irritation was minimal after the shave and I have none today. I suspect this is since I only did WTG passes. I'm thinking about trying this again with a different razor to see if there is a difference. The Wosty I used last night is pretty smooth but doesn't have as keen an edge as some others in the rotation.

I am a daily shaver. I never do more than two passes which seems to work well for me. When I have done just one pass due to time constraints I always regret fairly soon after I get to work.

I am a daily (with very few exceptions) shaver. My usual is two passes, generally N-S and then S-N. Sometimes I will do some touch ups XTG but that is usually about the lather rather than the razor, I think. If I feel any irritation after my shave, I use Witch Hazel before my Aftershave and I rarely have any problems after that. Once and a while, i will touch up a few spots with a Schick Injector. When I need to do that it is usually a sign that I need to do a refresh on the razor that I used that day.

When I was working, I was a daily three pass shaver. Retired July 8th and have been working at looking like my avatar ever since. Actually getting pretty close. My razors, brushes and strops are still out in my bathroom getting dusted weekly and waiting for their next use.