Thread: Question about dry/sensitive skin

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. 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

Originally Posted by JoshEarl

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I envy you guys who can just grab whatever soap or cream you feel like using on a particular day....

Josh

Well, I am not one of these either. Luckily, I have found several soaps that always work

Cheers
Ivo

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