I recently met a woman who owns a full servise shave shop. She used to work for the royal family as a barber. I explained to her that I am very interested in a new way of shaving.. ie, Straight razors to get the closest possible shave and to reduce razor burn and ingrown hairs. She said that under no circumstances should you EVER shave against the grain of growth. She suggested shaving down, and across only. She said the trick is to "train" your facial hair to grow straight out instead of downward. She intructed me on how to "train" my hair to do this and recommended certain products, the same products recommended in these forums. Does this make sense to anyone? can I train my hair to grow straight out? She runs a store called Shaving Gallery in Cartersville, Ga. www.ShavingGallery.com