Thread: Shaving over moles...

Th only moles I have are the ones in the yard, and they are to fast to shave!

Part of me wants to make a really lame joke about tiny, blind rodents. Unfortunately I ran out of coffee today and am not at 100%.

Originally Posted by Wintchase

Th only moles I have are the ones in the yard, and they are to fast to shave!

Dammit, I guess even my internet is slow today.

Originally Posted by JordanM

I have a nasty sucker on my cheek as well. Still working on it, but I have found it helps not to stretch the skin when I shave over it. I simply let the skin go when I get to that spot and then stretch it back when I get over it. Almost seems like stretching pulls my mole up to get shaved in a similar fashion to the hair

That's pretty interesting. I have a decently sized one about an inch out from my ear on the left side. I have found that if I don't stretch well enough, I cut it up worse. It's all trial and error I suppose. Watch out with XTG passes though, I do far more damage to that area doing that.

Originally Posted by teslafreak

That's pretty interesting. I have a decently sized one about an inch out from my ear on the left side. I have found that if I don't stretch well enough, I cut it up worse. It's all trial and error I suppose. Watch out with XTG passes though, I do far more damage to that area doing that.

HA! I have the most problem WTG, lol. This is a pretty big mole and it sticks out a bit. I think not stretching lets it hide down a little under the rest of the skin. Smaller moles might work the opposite? I have to keep the angle nice and low, and I think as a result dont have as many problems ATG

Unless it's fairly pronounced (ie - well above skin level) there shouldn't be much of an issue as long as you use no pressure. Though it doesn't happen often, I'm more likely to open up a mole around my chin with a DE than a straight, as strange as that may seem.

If the mole is pronounced it's best to wipe away the lather and carefully shave around it. It really isn't as hard as it sounds.

What works for me is to not use any pressure, and use a higher angle when shaving over the mole on my jaw line. I have never nicked it. (I've nicked plenty of other things, though!) :-D

My father would suggest amputating from the neck up. "It'll never bother you again."

I have one on my jawline that used to be a problem. After several years of shaving with either a DE or STR8 it's of a lower profile. Most of the time now I shave right over the sucker with no blood or pain. I think it's a combination of shaving it to a lower profile, and developing a lighter touch with the razor.

Originally Posted by KenS

I have one on my jawline that used to be a problem. After several years of shaving with either a DE or STR8 it's of a lower profile. Most of the time now I shave right over the sucker with no blood or pain. I think it's a combination of shaving it to a lower profile, and developing a lighter touch with the razor.

This reminds me of the conversation I had when I went to buy my first straight razor. I was speaking to the barber and said "I have bumps on my face, am I pretty much going to be planeing my face off?", to which he paused for a second and said "Well, yeah, basically, for the first while anyway". That spooked me a bit, but honestly, it hasn't been anywhere near as bad as I thought.