I have a couple of moles on my face, notably on my jawline and above my lip. Do you guys have any tips for ways to shave these without cutting myself?
Thanks,
Andrew
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I have a couple of moles on my face, notably on my jawline and above my lip. Do you guys have any tips for ways to shave these without cutting myself?
Thanks,
Andrew
Cannot be done,sorry.
I have one on my cheek, I swear I'm slowly removing it every time I shave. Another year and it might be flush with the skin.
Have that thing chopped off and call it a day. It will save a lot of blood!
I was going to say...that can be a problem only so many times :)Quote:
Originally Posted by robellison01
Haha I was sure that would be suggested.Quote:
Originally Posted by RNMike
They are rather vascular:(Quote:
Originally Posted by RNMike
Yeah I've the same problem by my chin to the left just below my lip. It seems to be getting smaller lol
Hi Andrew, I have two moles that used to bother me. One on my upper lip just above the kissin' part and another one in the "hollow" area just below my lower lip. I nicked them every single time back when I used to shave with a Gillette cartridge razor. Once I got my technique with a straight razor down, I never nicked either mole ever again.Quote:
Originally Posted by azmreece
The key is to use practically NO PRESSURE at all when you shave. Good beard prep, proper stretching of skin, a SHARP razor using ALMOST NO PRESSURE at all, will enable you to remove stubble without slicing into your moles.
With cartridge razors we had to use pressure so those little rubber fins could "stand the whiskers up," or so the TV commercial said. We don't do that with a straight razor; we stretch the skin to stand the whiskers up. And we remove the stubble with the straight razor using zero pressure.
As you develop your technique and muscle memory, your confidence will build. When you feel ready for it, begin to incorporate scythe and guillotine strokes that are described in the wiki. Those strokes will make it very easy to shave your face without nicks or razor burn, but don't try them until you feel confident about using them.
Follow JimmyHAD's advice for "Avoiding Nicks and Cuts" in the sticky at the top of this forum. Jimmy states: "An old barber told me to hold the razor securely but lightly enough so that is if it pulls the razor will flex in your fingers and be less likely to nick. He also told me to never force it if it does pull. Following that advice I have rarely gotten a nick." That helped me a lot when I was starting out.
Finally, if the shape of your moles is such that they catch your razor's edge when you attempt to shave over them, stop. Wipe the lather off your moles, do your best to shave around them, and if need be, use a cartridge razor to remove the hairs from your moles.
If your moles are really large and troublesome, it might be worth the one-time investment to have them removed. I had a hemangioma on my waist that was always bleeding and getting infected because my belt rubbed on it constantly. It took a dermatologist all of one minute to remove it.
Namaste,
Morty -_-
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 ;)
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%.;)
Dammit, I guess even my internet is slow today.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wintchase
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by JordanM
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 ATGQuote:
Originally Posted by teslafreak
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by KenS
Along that line, I had a scar in between my lower lip and my chin where a piece of metal had went through into my mouth. (don't ask) It was fairly prominent, but after straight shaving over a year now it's almost gone. I kid you not! Both my son and daughter in law remarked on it last week.
As it turns out, straight razor shaving makes for a smoother face in several ways :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeSomebody