Thread: Do You Need to Pull Your Skin Tight

Unfortunately we can't change some of the rules: The older you get the more you need to stretch

sythe and side strokes stretches are good, contortions for the rest.

So far, despite my advanced age, my skin is pretty tight. I do not feel the need for stretching the face yet. Sometimes I do a bit of stretching of my neck. I would imagine that will change at some point. ;-). I do not think that stretching is a requirement for good shaving, it seems more like a matter of preference or the result of individual face characteristics.

Al raz.

when i stretch my skin, i notice that my shave will last a little longer and i also dont get ingrown hairs. *knocks on wood*

Originally Posted by dnjrboy

I find that there are areas of my face that require stretching (right next to the adams apple) and places that prefer not to be stretched (just below the corners of my mouth). If I stretch too much, then I get ingrown hairs.

I agree, I stretch my skin, but not by the corners of my mouth. I find that the contours of my face there don't require it. If I do stretch there, I get razor burn. I guess it would depend on the person and the their face.

I'm doing more stretching now than in 1973 when I started........

Actually I do more chin lifting and face contortions, although I do lift the skin at the sideburn to get the jawline better and pull the skin to the side on the neck for the crazy growth.

Lynn

im a noob, so still learning, but stretching my skin has helped me get a better shave than i have so far, but im still learning technique and the way my hair grows.

on my cheeks i've found that if i blow them up like a puffer fish it gives me a decent tension to shave on them, but yeah, i look a bit stupid