Fellow head shavers, lend me your expertise. For years now I have been shaving my head with a Schick Hydro (five blade cartridge razor) which fairly good success. In fact I used to shave my head once a week and could essentially do no wrong. I had to be careful on the back of my neck and could only shave with the grain but otherwise it was fool proof.
The same razor would make the biggest mess on my neck to the point that I looked into laser hair removal. I have since discovered and began to master DE shaving which has drastically increased the look and feel of my neck but my head is another story all together. Really its just the back of my head and neck that are the problem.
At first I realized it was probably the angle, then it was too dull of a blade, then it was too sharp of a blade. I have used various razors (Merkur 38c, Tech, Fatboy and Slim (settings 1 - 5), DE89 and Milord) and blades ranging from Derby to Kai and Feathers. I am cautious of the grain and pressure and try to only do two with the grain passes. I still get red blotchy irritation and bumps.
What am I doing wrong? What set ups are you using?
The same razor would make the biggest mess on my neck to the point that I looked into laser hair removal. I have since discovered and began to master DE shaving which has drastically increased the look and feel of my neck but my head is another story all together. Really its just the back of my head and neck that are the problem.
At first I realized it was probably the angle, then it was too dull of a blade, then it was too sharp of a blade. I have used various razors (Merkur 38c, Tech, Fatboy and Slim (settings 1 - 5), DE89 and Milord) and blades ranging from Derby to Kai and Feathers. I am cautious of the grain and pressure and try to only do two with the grain passes. I still get red blotchy irritation and bumps.
What am I doing wrong? What set ups are you using?