Grooming Question

[Renton]

OK so this is mainly aimed at the guys here, but ladies, if you have any info you'd like to share, please feel free.

Does anyone else suffer from in growing hairs after they shave?

I try to avoid have a full wet shave as much as possible because when it grows back I get loads of in growing hairs on my neck....and they are fucking irritating. I find it very un pleasant because when they grow inwards and get infected they end up as a spot.

I've heard all the usual "exfoliate", "use a special razor", "wash your face before", tips that are supposed to work. Well my brother does all of them!! I honestly wouldn't want to know how much it all costs, because it still doesn't work.

So does anyone have a 'routine' that seems to prevent them?

I'm currently using tweezers to remove the offending hairs, but that's no massage.
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[Itchy]

Dry shave with a leccy razor? , they don't give a very close shave and thus avoid in grown hairs....

You could always get a shave like they do in Iran ie thread it out.
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[Renton]

My preferred method is my beard trimmer, when I can be bothered, and take it down very short and it's quite a decent one so it's not a half arsed attempt. But I find even with that they still occur, just not as much.
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[ncrn]

Mine is to have a very hot shower before hand, make sure it is a fairly long shower as well so all of your pores loosen up, really clean your face as well. Then as I get out start filling the sink with very hot water, and put some decent quality shaving foam on and massage it in well.

Then make sure the razor is cleaned well in the water and heated a bit and carefully shave, don't put a lot of pressure on just try to glide over the face.

When its all gone clean your face with hot water, then straight after splash all over with cold water. Its a bit of a shock but it helps, I then use some aftershave balm and job done.

Are you shaving with or against the grain of your hairs? You can tell by running your hand over your face and feeling for the rougher direction of travel.
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[Shaun]

I get in the shower, get out, shave, whack on some after shave, done. Never had a problem with ingrowing hairs or shaving rash.

I'm a man.

[Renton]

I tend to have odd cleaning habbits, a routine of the way I do things (I won't elabirate), but in short I shave first, then have a shower.

I've always wanted one of those old shaving brushes (not sure of the name of them). They look like a make up brush but it's oviously for massaging in the shaving foam/cream/gel.

https://img.alibaba.com/photo/11249110/Shaving_Brush.jpg

And maybe a cut throat to go along with it

Whenever I do have a proper wet shave I do use Nivea (for men ) after shave balm for sensitive skin....crap. My sister bought me sum years ago and have always used it.

I'm not sure which way you'd call which, but I shave up the neck, and down the cheeks. If that makes sense.
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[Azonicben]

I normally grow a half arsed beard then get a proper cut throat shave at the barbers with my hair cut
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[Renton]

I had a wet shave earlier and I did try to wash my face with hot water before hand (I always try to do it when wet shaving). Maybe I just need to keep the hot water on there longer. I guess it doesn't help that my facial hair is almost as thick as me.

I think if you can shave well with a decent cut throat then you've got an art.

I don't bother with all those 17 blade high mark up gizmos. Simply because I watched a programe few years back about shaving and "Britains Best Barber" said that you honestly don't need that many blades, any more than two is a waste.
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[panrider_uk]

I was having the same problem with the occasional ingrowing hair.

I tried the Fusion razor and it is very good (as long as you switch the vibrating head on).

As said, shower before you shave to heat up your skin.

Mark
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[mooserx]

the best way i found to avoid ingrowing hair is thus.

exfoliate first,
trim to stubble
soak face with hot flannel
rub some vaseline onto the beard to really open pores and soften hair
apply proper shaving soap with a brush, none of this gel crap
shave with the grain of your beard in long strokes
rinse razor after each stroke
rinse face well
cold flannel on your face to close pores
apply good moisturiser, i use clinique but nivea etc is fine

as for type of razor its personal preference but i prefer fewer blades so use a double bladed razor, usually one of the cheap bic/gillette ones, i don't like these fancy cack handed affairs with 200 blades and electronic pulses, they look like footballers use em.
also the barber will only use 1 blade when he uses a cut-throat.

i suppose the secret is to open your pores and soften your whiskers as much as possible.

or just grow a beard.
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[mooserx]

[Mr.Everready]

The shower route is the best option. I actually shave while in the shower, plenty steam and hot water on the go all the time.
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[Nicky-Jano]

Try hair conditioner, I did and after a few weeks I noticed a big difference.
Skin felt softer and less irritated.
It just forms a more lubricated barrier between the skin and razor than normal shaving foam does.
So it stops the razor irritating the pores and slides over the skin easier.
Also use warm water it opens up the pores more so hair doesn't get trapped inside.

[JonB]

[Tonka]

Helpful Linky?

I watched that 10 Years Younger programme the other week and it had a fella on there. They took him off to the Barber for a proper shave and the strict no-nos were tweezing and shaving against the hair growth
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[Kwaks]

Was gonna say, always shave in the direction of growth, I have lost count of the times I have seen people shave under the chin against the growth

And, yes use hot water to wet face before lathering, but it is essential that you use cold water to rinse off the razor during, hot will blunt it.
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[JonB]

Which way is with the hair growth? I shave downwards from my chin, is that right?
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[iooi]

Simple answer..


Don't shave.



Grow a beard
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[stinkwheel]

[steppen22]

I shave in the shower - saves time cleaning up too, straight down the drain hole. No mirrors, obviously, but I know my own face well enough to do the job.

I also take my electric toothbrush in the shower - brush teeth whilst rinsing hair.

Occassionally I bang one off in the shower too. Again, straight down the drainhole, wash while you wank.

It's all about saving time. No one - man or woman - should spend more than 30 minutes a day doing all this shit. After 30 minutes in the bathroom, a woman's attractiveness increases minute byminute, but a man's decreases.

This is despite of all your daft "manly" products with their daft "manly" brandnames. The health and beauty industry is trying to colonise the male body - given masculine names, and a masculine tone to tradiotnal female products there's no further area of the female body to exploit (where to go after scented pussy sprays? It's all been done now).
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[Renton]

iooi an stinkwheel.....you hippies lol. I have a 0.5 hair cut, I'm not about to grow a beard to look like Captain Spalding.

Tonka, thanks for that. The narrators accent was very annoying, but the information was helpful none the less.

As I shaved the other night, my neck is now covered in the mutant hairs. I'm not so fussed about the pain of them, this I can deal with, but I'm a bit of a clean freak and I hate that it looks like I'm covered in dirty spots....when they are not just spots.

mooserx, ta, shall try an get down there to see what is available.


Would reply to the rest who have posted but I've got to go out.

Thanks for all the info and tips guys (and gal) .
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