Thread: Shaving face for exfoliating

I am wondering if any women here shave their faces, I have heard that it is an at home method of derma-planing / exfoliating. I am curious about it and just wondering if there were some ladies who could share their experiences with it. I would like to try it but would be worried about the after results (stubble, thicker hair, etc) I have had waxing and threading done on my face and just wondering if this is a less painful alternative.

This should be interesting. There is a lady here in the town that I live in that does straight razor shaving I believe for a Dermatologist Office for just this reason.

Lynn

Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor were wet-shavers when they acted in their prime.

Marilyn Monroe and Liz Taylor shaved their faces. Would you? - Fashion + Beauty on Shine

Women are just as hairy as men in a way. Women have more Vellus hair, which is short, fine, and light colored. Men have more Terminal Hair which is thick and dark. I could see why some women would want to remove hair from their face to make their face look smoother or "better."

Whatever you do, let us know how it works for you.

Vellus hair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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From back during my learning days, I found that a dull razor would exfoliate the skin on my arms just as much as a keen one. If you want to try for the effect without actually shaving your hair, it may be worthwhile to try with a dull blade.

None of the girls I know do. but it's an interesting concept

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

If you want to try for the effect without actually shaving your hair, it may be worthwhile to try with a dull blade.

Like a freshly honed Gold Dollar?

That's a good point about the dull blade. I saw a Korean video of this sort of scraping massage being done with a small flat rounded paddle type thing. It seems from the videos I've seen that both men and women have their entire faces done at the barbershops in Japan they want to chop all hairs everywhere.

What would be the best method for dulling a blade on purpose but have it be smooth? I don't have any straights to spare (my first is coming in the mail YAY!) I have SE and DE blades I could sacrifice. My guess is that an SE blade would be easier to fiddle with, I would feel more comfortable not shaving the hair on my face, it's not bothering anyone at the moment so probably best to leave it be.

Originally Posted by MissJames

That's a good point about the dull blade. I saw a Korean video of this sort of scraping massage being done with a small flat rounded paddle type thing. It seems from the videos I've seen that both men and women have their entire faces done at the barbershops in Japan they want to chop all hairs everywhere.

What would be the best method for dulling a blade on purpose but have it be smooth? I don't have any straights to spare (my first is coming in the mail YAY!) I have SE and DE blades I could sacrifice. My guess is that an SE blade would be easier to fiddle with, I would feel more comfortable not shaving the hair on my face, it's not bothering anyone at the moment so probably best to leave it be.

I think I'll stick to my buff puff and leave what little hair is there alone

I have done Nanna's face and I must say that although it did exfoliate her face and make it glow it also showed her how much of the fine hairs she has (she didn't like that). If she kept it up regularly I think that she would like the effect, but she doesn't shave anything with regularity. That being said I will stop as she is a member here.



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Well I gave it a try and it did make my skin glow and feel unbelievably smooth! It may only be something for the exfoliation obsessed (like myself) but it was fun. I have a Diane hair shaper, the kind that has slip on guards over a longer blade. Would sanding or rubbing the edge on a lower grit stone (I have one for keeping my cheap kitchen knives sharpened) then stropping give a blunt edge that is smooth? I want to try this without cutting the tiny hairs to see what the difference in exfoliating might be.