Thread: Days of Beard Growth

Everyday, but 2-3 days seems optimum (good shave, and noticeable results ). However, I find that if I have longer growth than that, I get more puling at the beard. Can't say that I really know why either (I'm not a professed honemeister, so maybe that's part of it).

Althought it was my first shave, two full days of growth had occurred, razor was honed by Lynn, got some pulling, but I seemed to overcome that by stretching skin....

I have the unfortunate dichotomy of great shaves on my cheeks with 2-3 days' growth but ingrown hairs on my neck. My cheeks are wonderfully smooth if I let my hair grow out a little. The curly and wiry hair on my neck must be tamed regularly though or I'm setting myself up for ingrown hairs and ghastly razor bumps. It happens much less than when I first started wetshaving but I am still careful.

I usually shave every 2 or 3 days. On the rare occasion that I need to shave my less than 2 day stubble, the shave 's just as close, but I always end up with a bit more irritation. I'm not sure if it's my skin not being used to that regime, or the short stubble possibly being harder to shave, or just me generally using a bit too much pressure.
I love shaving a week or longer worth of growth, but it does happen very often that I have the patience to wait that long.
I find that, no matter what, the first pass generally leaves me with something that resembles a "one-day-stubble". My second pass ATG takes care of that. For that reason and for avoiding the slight irritation I spoke above, I had planned on trying an ATG pass only, when shaving a one day stubble. But then I got in front of my mirror, all lathered up, and some kind of mental blockage kicked in... I just *had* to do my regular 2 passes. Weird.

I used to leave my beard to grow in about a week or two (quite a lot of beard) until I'd get sick of it and use an electric buzzer just to whip it off my face, leaving stubble but not nearly as much as the beard.

I am in the shave every day camp. If I skip a day I have a harder time of it particularly around the chin and under the jaw line. I rarely miss a day though as I look forward to my shave and all that goes with it.

I used to occasionally go a couple of days between shaves, not anymore. First off, I enjoy the ritual that shaving has become now, much more than previously. Secondly due to radiaition treatments for cancer in my jaw, I lost all of my facial hair on the left side of my face, except my moustache. It looks odd as hell if I don't shave for a day or two.
Wayne

I let it go for several days now, longer whiskers seem to be softer or soften up a lot easier than stubble. I have a hell of a job trying to get bbs after 24hrs growth but give it 72hrs and we're away laughing.

More beard not only easier, but more satisfying.

X

I have only been straight shaving 2 months but have been varying number of days last 3 weeks. I for a fact I get no burn if I wait till the 3rd day. Everyday and my skin gets thiner it seems. And shaves are closer! My beard is like thick black cable and when its short its tough .3 days is my magic number although I want to shave sooner but It dont work as well for ME. It also seems I require a lighter touch on the longer hair.

matt