[guy stuff] Shaving - I'm doin' it wrong

[Fritz]

wow! I'd not heard of Edwin Jagger. What a biz shaving has become.
There's bazillions of shave sites.
Whoda thunk?

[cbelt3]

smacks wrote:
+1 on burning it off with your white gold wedding band.

- 1 for having to have leprosy at the time.

[PeterB]

I just discovered that there was/is a significant difference between the different types of Gillette Fusion blades that I'd been using. The ones I don't like are these:

http://www.amazon.com/Gillette-Fusion-Pr..._2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377875857

and the ones that are (to me) just great, are these:

http://www.amazon.com/Gilette-Fusion-Pow..._4?ie=UTF8&qid=1377875857

(Which is sort of ironic, because the first ones are much higher rated than the second...)

I don't know if it's that I got a bad batch or what, but the second ones just literally glide along my skin... I shave in the shower, which as others have pointed out, is better because of the steam and loosening the skin. I tried the double-edged razor that others have mentioned, and that was a disaster for me. YMMV, of course.

[Robert M]

Bill,

True. But, the only DE razor I'd consider purchasing used is an antique or if I knew its history, i.e. buying one from a friend. Otherwise, I'd prefer a new model.

Robert

[testcase]

Geez, I get MONTHS of great shaves from one Gillette Fusion Pro Glide Power using a few drops of Shave Secret and Pro Glide Fusion Gel. I rinse the blade between strokes in the warm water in the sink. The Shave Secret is a blend of essential oils that allow me to finish with against the grain strokes (after I've wet the area again with water). I generally don't need to rinse the blade under running water but do dry the blade off with a towel before putting it back in its holder. I buy the Secret Shave at Walmart but, I'd expect it to be available in many other places.

http://www.shavesecret.com/

https://www.google.com/search?q=Secret+Shave&oq=Secret+Shave&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3.3062j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[Fritz]

I've never heard of Shave Secret.
Seems pretty popular at the house of bezos.
thanks for that as well.

[cbelt3]

I suspect the real issue is that you've been using an electric for a long time, and just switched back to a blade. Therefore your skin is not used to the blade experience. So almost regardless of your method, you will get irritation until your skin is used to the blade.

I went through that some years ago. Since then I always shave with a blade at least once a week.

[Robert M]

cbelt,

I think electric shaver manufacturers recommend not switching back and forth between electric shaving and wet shaving with a blade. At least that's what I remember when I gave electric a try and couldn't stand it. I wanted to use both methods but everything I read said stick to one or the other. I gave electric a try but quickly returned to a razor. Electric couldn't compare at all.

Robert

[deckeda]

FWIW the irritation came after I'd used it for 3 days, not the first day which was fine.

At any rate it seems there are lots of potential solutions here and I'll try some of them, thanks all.

[haikuman]

Dude all you need is here *(:>*

http://www.howcast.com/videos/391206-How...an-a-Shave