Thread: Dry Shaving

Sounds horrible, right? Actually, I've found out that it can work. A while ago I noticed a spot I had missed on my second pass when I was about to head out the door. Instead of lathering up again, I took the dry blade to my dry skin. Afterwards I put balm on and away I went. I expected some bumps, but none came. So, a while later (on a weekend so that if something went wrong I wouldn't have to be out and about), I tried shaving dry. Thing is, it actually worked really well. Probably among the closest shaves I've ever had and I didn't get any bumps or nicks. I also do this now on the back of my neck between haircuts and have yet to have any problems.

The trick is to make sure nothing's damp. If it's damp, it'll catch. But if everything's bone dry the blade should glide along fine. I'm saying I recommend it; shaving with lather is entirely preferable. I'm just saying it's apparently possible and the results are surprisingly good.

I prefer cold or room temp water to dry, but whatever floats your boat.

interesting.. I find dry touch ups work very very well, but i wouldn't go full shave

Originally Posted by GaiusValeriusPulcher

Sounds horrible, right? Actually, I've found out that it can work. A while ago I noticed a spot I had missed on my second pass when I was about to head out the door. Instead of lathering up again, I took the dry blade to my dry skin. Afterwards I put balm on and away I went. I expected some bumps, but none came. So, a while later (on a weekend so that if something went wrong I wouldn't have to be out and about), I tried shaving dry. Thing is, it actually worked really well. Probably among the closest shaves I've ever had and I didn't get any bumps or nicks. I also do this now on the back of my neck between haircuts and have yet to have any problems.

The trick is to make sure nothing's damp. If it's damp, it'll catch. But if everything's bone dry the blade should glide along fine. I'm saying I recommend it; shaving with lather is entirely preferable. I'm just saying it's apparently possible and the results are surprisingly good.

No comment.

Definitely not my experience....

My beard is way to rough for that! Makes me cringe!

No dry shaving for this guy, either. You should also keep in mind that shaving dry is extremely hard on a razor's edge.....

I've had some success with small dry touch-ups, and I'm a fan of minimal prep, but I don't think I want to eliminate prep altogether.

Originally Posted by Ryan82

No dry shaving for this guy, either. You should also keep in mind that shaving dry is extremely hard on a razor's edge.....

Huh, didn't know that about the edge. I'm not suggesting we all start dry shaving, just sharing an experience.

Although, I do regularly get the back of my neck dry ever since my trimmer broke. Still, blade's sharp as ever.