Thread: Why I stopped shaving, and why you might want to as well

Them New England Yankees can be tough birds.

I shaved every other day for months. It gave my face time to recover and I got good shaves. Lately I've been going for five times a week and having good results. As my skills improve, I have done better on one day's stubble. And now I don't have to give my face so much time to recover.

Michael

I usually skip a day or two between shaves, if not more.

I have a terrible bouts of mouth sores and yes sometimes I skip a morning or evening of brushing my teeth.
I see no problem with rejuvenating a downtrodden members of our body.

Originally Posted by Johnus

Do you wait 3 days to Brush your Teeth; do you wait 3 days to wash or shower; do you wait 3 days to comb your hair; etc; etc; ???? So why wait 3 days to shave?? I don't understand.

Originally Posted by Johnus

Do you wait 3 days to Brush your Teeth; do you wait 3 days to wash or shower; do you wait 3 days to comb your hair; etc; etc; ???? So why wait 3 days to shave?? I don't understand.

A dermatologist told me that unless you get really dirty every day, you should only shower 3 days a week and wash your hair only once a week. He told me that if I absolutely had to shower every day, only use soap the three days a week, otherwise just water. Washing the oils off your skin every day can cause an over production of the natural oils in your skin and can cause serious skin problems.

Originally Posted by Ryan82

W Although I admit that the first shower after camping is quite satisfying

I just got home from a 6 day camping trip. I had a quick dip in the lake on day 3 but a shower felt great and i needed one before I was allowed in bed!
I don't know if my shave was any closer but it was fun to see my blonde/grey whiskers in the lather for a change.

One thing that I have noticed is that after day 3 with a cartridge I itched like crazy until day 5 or 6. I didn't notice it using a straight.

Tim

I have to agree with most of the posts here. I shave every other day and I think it helps with the quality of the shave. Luckily I have a job that does not require me to be clean shaven every morning.
I find that I find mysefl looking forward to "shave day" thinking about which razor and which cream and or soap I am going to use! Sad I know but true

My oldest son had to see a dermtologist for skin tags and she said the same thing, that dont mean Im going to do that!!!
wash the butt, scrub the teeth and comb the hair (what I have left) every day..... shave about two to three times a week. It just feels better.

We had a similar post here a while ago, about how much grub,is your favorite to shave, If i recall correctly the mean answer was 2-4day worth of stubble.

I have to shave every day for work. Just lately however, I try not to shave on my weekends (Friday and Saturday in Qatar), it's very satisfying taking 2 days growth off

Edit: forgot to add, I face lather and it feels great scrubbing that Semogue boar brush into 2 days of stubble.