Anyone here get irritation from shaving? ie red bumps? If so what if anything have you found to stop it from happening?
I particularly get them around my neck..
I particularly get them around my neck..
I get the same thing, concentrated on my neck, especially my lower neck, closer to the collar bone.If so what if anything have you found to stop it from happening?
I particularly get them around my neck..
Yeah i can never use electric its way worse for me.I only get irritation when I first shave a body part, after that I never get it. If I use a electric razor on my neck I get irritation, but electrics suck and each of my neck hairs seems to go its own way.
Thanks for the tip, im gonna try this tomorrow morning sounds like a good idea to me!Also, when you notice the shaver is getting dull.... before you shave run the razor over a bar of soap (i use dove).... just run it across the soap as if you were shaving it. this lubricates the blade and makes it a lot closer and smoother and extends the blade life significantly. I do this and get zero irritation.
Yea no doubt, i am using a mach 3 so maybe ill try one of my girls razors and see if it works a bit better..What razor are you using? If it's a single blade try one with a lub strip, if it's a multiple blade try scaling down to a single or double. A lot of people don't realize or think about it, but a 3 or 4 blade set up means you're running 2-3 more blades over your face than you technically need.
I actually have a beard but i keep it trimmed around the neck i always keep shaved.I get the same thing, concentrated on my neck, especially my lower neck, closer to the collar bone.
My solution, and this is not a smart ass answer, grow a beard. Grow it long, grow it proud. Then when the time comes, which for me was the beggining of summer because i sweat like a pig, cut it. After that my skin has been alot more smooth.
I think it has to do with the ability for your bodys natural protective oils to build up on your skin. So now i shave as infrequently as possible, even if its just not shaving from fri-sun.
I'll save you from a page long tirade on what i think about being forced to shave to begin with, but in a nutshell, its not natural.
Ya, i usually got that escaped mental patient look goin on, i just let it grow wherever.I actually have a beard but i keep it trimmed around the neck i always keep shaved.
Shaving against the grain causes irritation, not shaving up or down.When you shave your neck, do you shave up towards your chin, or do you shave down towards your feet? Try shaving up towards your chin, if you're not already doing that. Shaving down causes ingrown hairs (red bumps).
EDIT: The single blade disposables cause a LOT more irritation for me.
I actually looked at the hairs and you are right, i shaved the bottom half up then the top half down and i got alot less irritation!Shaving against the grain causes irritation, not shaving up or down.
Each person has a different direction of hair growth, especially on the neck.
I shave up on the bottom half of my neck, and down on the top half
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