Thread: Shaving Injuries

In the beginning, before you learn about grips, pressure, and the like, the possibility for a nick or two is there, and almost always is an early learning experience. To get a really nasty *cut*, you have to move the blade (or your face, while shaving) horizontally, which you quickly learn not to do!

The worst cut I have had - and that is only a superficial slice that stopped within a few moments with some styptic pencil and ice cold water - was when my youngest daughter unexpectedly banged on the bathroom door while I was shaving!

The second was when I did not stretch the skin taut, and let a little ripple of skin build-up in the front of a moving blade edge. Eventually, that can cause a cut. My tiny scars are virtually unnoticeable. Nicks from zits and the like usually disappear when you rinse your face with cold water.

Shaving with a straight razor demands your full attention and focus, but rewards you with the closest shave you will ever have! It drips Testosterone, freaks-out your friends and lovers, and places you in very rare company, most of whom are here on this site!

Go for it! You will get a shave, and NOT a self-sacrifice!

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My worst one was when I had an attention lapse, caught the blade on a zit and had the blade jump slightly. The worst part of it was that I was on vacation and had only a very thin styptic pencil. I was meeting my wife for dinner and had a lot of trouble stopping the bleeding. I couldn't do it without keeping a big blood clot on my cheek. You can imagine her reaction when she saw that!

Originally Posted by Chaaaz

In the beginning, before you learn about grips, pressure, and the like, the possibility for a nick or two is there, and almost always is an early learning experience. To get a really nasty *cut*, you have to move the blade (or your face, while shaving) horizontally, which you quickly learn not to do!

The worst cut I have had - and that is only a superficial slice that stopped within a few moments with some styptic pencil and ice cold water - was when my youngest daughter unexpectedly banged on the bathroom door while I was shaving!

The second was when I did not stretch the skin taut, and let a little ripple of skin build-up in the front of a moving blade edge. Eventually, that can cause a cut. My tiny scars are virtually unnoticeable. Nicks from zits and the like usually disappear when you rinse your face with cold water.

Shaving with a straight razor demands your full attention and focus, but rewards you with the closest shave you will ever have! It drips Testosterone, freaks-out your friends and lovers, and places you in very rare company, most of whom are here on this site!

Go for it! You will get a shave, and NOT a self-sacrifice!

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[quote="Joe Lerch"]My worst one was when I had an attention lapse,
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I couldn't do it without keeping a big blood clot on my cheek. You can imagine her reaction when she saw that!

*****>>> hehehe...Yup! since there are so many tiny blood vessels on the human face, a tiny, tiny, tiny nick bleeds a lot! sometimes I let it flow a bit, then go out to talk with the wife or kids - LOL! SInce they assume I am going to die right there, I go back in and they leave me alone to finish shaving. When I come out, and they can't see anything, they give me grief! LOL!

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Sliced myself good a couple times. One left a scar. Mostly due to inexperience and not paying attention. The great thing is that it doesn't hurt. Well, until you slap on the aftershave.

On the subject of shaving your nether regions... I was talking to a friend of mine who is a retired nurse. She said they used to have to learn to use a straight in nursing school so that they could prep people for surgery.

Originally Posted by Dr_Phong

On the subject of shaving your nether regions... I was talking to a friend of mine who is a retired nurse. She said they used to have to learn to use a straight in nursing school so that they could prep people for surgery.

She didn't happen to give up nursing to become a Mohel did she? :shock:

Imagine the surprise of performing your own Bris,... :?

I bleed nearly every time I shave. Usually on my cheeks (back to the face folks) I'll have a single drop appear after my second / against the grain pass. It doesn't continue, cold water rinse removes and stops the bleeding. I use a facial toner instead of aftershave. It is made specifically for the face with salylic acid to prevent acne.

Now I have done the big cut thing. Once when I first honed my own razors, I used some diamond paste and got a razor SCARY sharp where it gained some purchase in skin,... sharper the razor the more your angle has to be just right!! Second time, I set the razor to skin and THEN moved my face to tighten the skin. Something I did all the time with a Mach 3,... I'd apply the razor then stretch my mouth sideways to tighten the skin on my cheek,... big mistake with a straight :roll:

Chris

Oy, your schwartz is as big as mine!



Sorry, couldn't resist.






Wayne

I'm also in the same boat as a lot of others. The only real bad cuts I get are when I'm either tired/hungry or otherwise not giving my full attention to the sharp object in my hands. I do have a small mole/growth/I don't know what in my chin which has been getting hit lately despite my best efforts to go easy. I'm hoping I just lop it off at some point just to keep it evened out.

I suppose if I can avoid moving the razor horizontally, I'll be in good shape, since I usually nick myself every time I use the regular two-bladed razors, anyway.