Thread: Does wet shaving make you look younger?

There has been some debate about this here and there but never a survey as far as I know.

One side suggests that Str8t shaving may make you look older due to all the stretching of the skin repeatedly.

The other side argues that because wetshavers use more and better health products : soaps/creams with moisturizers, WH and alum, balms and healing lotions that take better care of their skin and therefore look more youthful in their old age.

I love wetshaving too much to ever give it up so I really don't worry about such things myself

Mine's a mixed bag, being a young'un myself (22). I find that it causes my beard to come in darker and faster which makes me look a little older between shaves
(I let my stubble grow a little between shaves as I find it makes my beard softer when I'm shaving and prepping).
However, when I'm clean shaven I have a smooth, pink and chubby face, which does make me look younger. It'll be interesting to see how things change once I get a bit older.

I'm way past "looking younger", but since I started wet shaving + straight razor shaving my skin is much clearer and smooth. That's gotta count for something. The rest is genetics!

Steve