Originally Posted by
Ryan82
It's actually a myth that shaving repeatedly will "condition" the skin, or toughen it up. Many new wetshavers (disposable, DE, SR users) believe this, thinking if they tough it out they will be able to shave daily without issues. I know this because I was one of them. I thought my sensitive skin would toughen up if I simply kept shaving over an irritated face, and I put up with a lot of pain as a result. Many years later, through experience and research, I realized that the myth is just that; your skin is your skin, and can't be permanently conditioned to be abrasion resistant.
In the end, no matter what type of razor you use, there is no substitute for proper prep and good technique.