Exfoliate AFTER shaving?

[Septimus]

I was just wondering if its okay to exfoliate with a scrub after shaving? Or would it be too harsh on the skin.

[Smell The Glove]

Think the shave is exfoliation enough. So would advise against it.

[stripec30]

I use a light exfoliator in the shower after shaving. I find this reduces ingrown hairs dramatically. Then again, I can only manage two passes without inducing irritation.

[MotoMike]

I use Nivea face scrub for men in the bath, but don't do the area that gets shaved. I face lather which does a bit of exfoliating, and then shave which does some more. works for me

[joel]

If you exfoliate, you're supposed to do so prior to shaving. It will remove skin around the hairs (fighting ingrowns) help lift the hair from your face, etc. :smile:

[alb]

Unless your skin is so tough you can strike a match on it, I'd recommend against it. Even the most careful shave is going to beat up your skin to some extent, no point in getting medieval on it.

[Naes12]

Unless your skin is so tough you can strike a match on it, I'd recommend against it. Even the most careful shave is going to beat up your skin to some extent, no point in getting medieval on it.

Yeah that's what I used to think, but I find I am ok if I use a gentle cleanser like cetphil with gentle exfoliating application. But you're right, when I started I was using clean and clear with micro beads and salicyclic acid and it was scorched earth.

[D'Brie]

Ouch, do it before I'm sure. :eek:

[Perfect_shave]

I used to exfoliate before shaving but notice it didn't really do anything for the shave, so i now only exfoliate the unshaven areas and the whole face on non-shave days. Don't wanna remove too many layers of skin, shaving does enough of that.

[wetshavingmonkey]

If you exfoliate, you're supposed to do so prior to shaving. It will remove skin around the hairs (fighting ingrowns) help lift the hair from your face, etc. :smile:

I agree with this wholeheartedly. Exfoliating prior to shaving gets debris (dead skin cells) out of the way for a smoother shave. Just make sure you are using a very gentle scrub, or consider a face brush, which is essentially a much stiffer version of a shave brush. Remember, that dragging a sharp blade across your face is traumatic enough, so don't overdo it with pre-shave exfoliating prep -- and certainly don't continue the assault after the shave, that's the time to cool things down.

[Ansel]

Not a good idea to exfoliate after shaving. As mentioned by others, shaving is itself an exfoliation process....

[jkh]

Oh man, after? ye-ouch. I use St. Ives apricot in the shower before a shave and find it helps eliminate in-growns on my neck. Disclaimer: St Ives is like rubbing gravel on your face, so I use very light pressure when exfoliating.

[Doc4]

I was just wondering if its okay to exfoliate with a scrub after shaving? Or would it be too harsh on the skin.

Yes, it's okay. Everyone else is wrong.






















Just wait about 23 hours and 30 minutes between the shaving and the exfoliation. :thumbup1:

[mars]

What would be the point of exfoliating freshly shaved skin? I'm not poking fun, I'm just curious of your reasoning.

[smoothshaver]

Ouch, do it before I'm sure. :eek:

+1! OUCH indeed!

[jat9096]

If your skin can take it, do it. though i think sloughing off your skin with a razor will usually do the trick. but hey, if it makes you happy to exfoliate and your skin doesnt go raw, do it.

[adamjaskie]

I use St. Ives Apricot Scrub in the shower after shaving, but only on the parts of my face that I didn't shave.