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    Hello all,

    This morning I conducted a bit of an experiment and jumped straight to shaving against the grain on my neck and cheeks, using only a single pass for those areas. I found it to actually be a little easier, certainly faster, and did not seem to introduce any irritation. So my question is thus... what is the point of shaving in multiple passes when you have a straight that can cut it close the first time without "jamming up" the way a disposable or even a DE could if you get too much hair involved at one time.

    The chin and mustache area... now that's another story.

    Thoughts?

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    I would assume that the idea of multiple passes is to help reduce irritation. However it all depends on the individuals skin I suppose. Some are more susceptible to skin irritation than others. Just my thought. I usually go against the grain on my first pass on my neck.

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    Yup, it depends entirely on beard type and skin type. Some can get away with it, others can't. I've tried it a couple times, both times my beard laughed at my razor and I went back to the beard reduction system.....

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    I shave most of my head ATG with a DE on the first pass. My beard I usually use WTG, XTG, sometimes an ATG with a straight or DE depends on time.The mustache area I do XTG never ATG , I like my nose the way it is

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    I agree. If your face and skin type can take it, then why not. I wish I could use this method, but owing to how dehydrated parts of my skin are and the number of ingrowns I would get, even a small area of ATG is enough to cause me multiple spots all over my face... Enjoy it while you can!!

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    If your whiskers only grow in one direction your good. To find out, after you try a second pass, look at the shave cream on the razor. If there are any whiskers, you know why you need the second pass.
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    I've done it and it worked fine. It seems to work even better, though, if I do a WTG pass first. Each pass only takes two minutes so time isn't an issue.

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    I believe the idea is to reduce the stubble in stages as to help with irritation. Everybody's beard is different, and yours might not be as coarse as others. If this works for you then keep doing it, as it would save a lot of time. Personally, I do 1 pass with the grain, and 1 pass ATG, & that's usually sufficient, although I sometimes touch up some areas using an across the grain motion.

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    Starting out, with either the SR or DE, I go WTG to reduce the beard, then a combination XTG and ATG to finish it off.
    Quote Originally Posted by jfritsch View Post
    Hello all,

    This morning I conducted a bit of an experiment and jumped straight to shaving against the grain on my neck and cheeks, using only a single pass for those areas. I found it to actually be a little easier, certainly faster, and did not seem to introduce any irritation. So my question is thus... what is the point of shaving in multiple passes when you have a straight that can cut it close the first time without "jamming up" the way a disposable or even a DE could if you get too much hair involved at one time.

    The chin and mustache area... now that's another story.

    Thoughts?

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    jfritsch,
    As you probably already figured, everyone's technique is different and most likely it is based on a person's beard grain pattern. There are guys here who can get a smooth shave just going WTG, whereas people like me has to use several types of passes for a smooth shave.

    Quote Originally Posted by jfritsch View Post
    Hello all,

    This morning I conducted a bit of an experiment and jumped straight to shaving against the grain on my neck and cheeks, using only a single pass for those areas. I found it to actually be a little easier, certainly faster, and did not seem to introduce any irritation. So my question is thus... what is the point of shaving in multiple passes when you have a straight that can cut it close the first time without "jamming up" the way a disposable or even a DE could if you get too much hair involved at one time.

    The chin and mustache area... now that's another story.

    Thoughts?
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