Thread: Str8-Edge Shaving & Follicle Bump Woes

I might suggest that you try and separate your exfoliation needs
from your shaving program by half a day.

Not being a skin doctor and never having played one on TV
I wonder if the combination of goals opens the skin to bacteria
unnecessarily and causes short term infections. By separating
shaving from skin care in your case you can apply healing products
that protect the skin wounds from the razor from bacteria shortly
after shaving and at another time apply skin care products unrelated
to shaving.

When I saw the first couple posts I almost went on my too many
product -- simplify things rant. After reading more I suspect they
are all needed but as a pile some do seem to argue with each other
for example: a salicylic (acid) exfoliation product and a slightly basic shaving
soap would neutralize each other and reduce the quality of each depending
on the application sequence... Thus I suggest the AM and PM split.

I have always been of the opinion that a bad
shave today was in fact a bad shave yesterday
and that any evaluation of a change needs to run about
three days...

I learned some stuff when I found this site, while not specific
to you the last bits about "Microcomedones" might validate
my conjecture.

Types of Acne - Non-Inflamed Types of Acne Blemishes

and a twice a day program seems apropos to your needs for keeping
your skin clean enough for your conditions.