Yes you may have gone too close with your shave I used to get this alot with twin blade razors. Try dropping the alum block & just use a pre shave moisturiser & a post shave one this may be of help.Paul
Printable View
Yes you may have gone too close with your shave I used to get this alot with twin blade razors. Try dropping the alum block & just use a pre shave moisturiser & a post shave one this may be of help.Paul
Excellent suggestions, guys.
A couple of points: The alum thing hasn't been a part of my routine normally. I tried it recently, hoping that it would help reduce the irritation.
It's definitely a soap problem. I have been shaving with plain bath soap for the last few days, and my face has been healing. It works pretty well, actually, although there's no lather to speak of. I can see what I'm shaving more clearly, and I've been getting very close, comfy shaves. :)
I'm reintroducing real shaving soaps now, starting with Williams. That's always been a safe one for me in the past. I'm going to dry using it without a brush, too. If that's cool, then I'll go back to the brush. Maybe I've developed an allergy to the brush. :shrug: Just trying to control the variables.
The shave itself isn't the problem, since I've been healing nicely since I ditched the soaps.
I envy you guys who can just grab whatever soap or cream you feel like using on a particular day.... :)
Josh
I'd like to give Mitchell's Wool Fat soap a try. I've been having really good results using just plain bar soap for the last couple of weeks, but I really want to find a shaving soap that won't cause me problems. This stuff seems promising. :)
Anybody want to buy my lavendar DR Harris soap? It's great stuff, and I wish I could use it... :(
Josh