I swapped to Harry's a few years back as they're one of the few vegan brands. But this shit is frustrating. Those little rubber side pieces are load bearing and made thin enough that they're gonna break after a while.
I literally can't remember the leftist word for a product that's designed to break after some time.
No shame directed at the bearded comrades, but damn shaving helps get a tight seal with N95s.
My sensitive face is screaming from the thought of using a razor to shave... I tried even straight razor, but notjing gets the job done without a week of suffering afterwards... What am I doing wrong comrades :(
Milder razor, smoother blades, better shaving technique, shaving only with the grain, better cream, better lathering technique, proper skin preparation and care, etc.
There’s tons of stuff you can do to keep irritations to a minimum but it takes time and practice to figure out what routine your skin really needs.
My routine so far has been forgoing razor shaving in favour of electric. Maybe I really should wet my beard for prolonged time before shaving, as the saying says. "Cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas cortar, pon las tuyas a remojar"
Yeah, softening your hair before helps a lot. A proper prep is half the shave.
Hot water was the solution for me. Only shaving after a hot shower and using hot water to warm up my blade
Wow, how does that work? Softens the hair?
Yes, and makes the skin more elastic, and makes the soap more slippery, at least in my experience. When I shave with a cold and dry skin I'm almost guaranteed to irritate and hurt a lot more
OK, I'll definitely try, thanks a lot!!
Some people have a bad reaction to shaving in general. If I recall correctly, black people have a stronger predisposition to having that issue, but I have no idea the mechanism behind it. I assume it's something with the hair being different since head hair is often texturally different from what white people have. I'm not familiar with it happening in other ethnic groups, but I don't know much about it, so it's possible.
Yeah coarser hair with tighter curls means a higher chance of ingrown hairs and razor burn
I'm white as fuck, but I do have a very thick beard
If you go to a barber and they put a hot towel on your face and use a soothing shaving gel (as opposed to shaving foam) and a mostoisturizing aftershave, it can apparently make a huge difference, but that's not an economically sound solution.
You can recreate some of this at home but it's also not practical to have a hot steamed towel esp if you're running late.
Epic username
Also, the hot towel idea sounds good, I have super thick facial hair and I guess making it softer could help the overall process. Also, "let's steam the towel" sounds sexy af
There's also pre shave oil which softens the hair, makes it easier to cut and less likely to pull. I have to use it if I go more than a few days without shaving.
For anything shaving related, The Gentleman's Gazette has the best and most straightforward series I've seen on Youtube, so I hope their videos can help you.
That's exactly the type of resource I was looking for, except possibly for the "manly man" format I'm guessing by the name "gentleman's gazette". Thank you very much, I'll def give it a watch
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
i normally shave while i shower, i use a double edge razor and put that conditioner for your hair (letting it soak for a couple minutes, where i lather my body in soap in the meanwhile) on my face, but then again i don't have alot of facial hair. i heard the conditioner makes the hair softer to cut?
That does make sense, conditioner also lubricates a lot (from my experience with long hair) thanks comrade!
i just use an epilator. it hurts a lot but im a freak and i dont really care. ripping it out is the only way to get it totally smooth, to have it take more than a day to come back, and its also by far the cheapest hair removal method long term, very eco friendly too.
Oh my fucking god, that's the most cursed advice I never expected. I'm NOT putting an epilator EVER near ANY body part of mine, I tried once and I swear it's gotta be more painful than getting tased
omg 😂 my mom bought an EpiLady shortly after those hit the scene in the 90s. she and my sisters and I had a great time taking turns trying it on ourselves and laughing our asses off at each other's reactions.
I tried the epilator attachment that came with my electric beard and hair trimmer set once, it was a "never again" moment lol.