I have folliculitis and psoriasis. If you don’t know what these are, I’ll give you a short description of both so you don’t have to leave this post.
Folliculitis - Folliculitis is an infection or irritation in the hair follicles (from homeline.com). Think of always getting razor burn or pimples under your skin if something goes wrong.
Psoriasis - Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes a rash with itchy, scaly patches, most commonly on the knees, elbows, trunk and scalp (from mayoclinic.com).
Here is the problem, if my folliculitis kicks up, and I treat it, my psoriasis goes into overdrive and I’m a mess. The best way for me to treat this is to be proactive in how I approach shaving.
Now for my approach and products that help me a lot.
1.) I always wash my face first with mild soap (Cetaphil gentle or PAA the cube 2.0).
2.) I have experimented with many soaps, Ethos Tibu Sabuni keeps my skin clear better than anything I have used. I only paint on the soap or cream, I do not drive it into my face so hard that I irritate my follicles. I can also use all Ethos Soaps.
3.) I use sharper blades for 2 shaves , fairly aggressive razors, clean the razor and blade in 70% rubbing alcohol for 30-60 seconds post shave and perform a 2.5 shave pass. Cheeks get the extra half pass as they can handle it.
4.) Post shave always involves a splash, which is mostly Ethos skin food with alcohol. I have no issues with alcohol based splashes.
5.) Moisturizer is a key step. It has to be gentle, 2% Hyaluronic Acid, Ethos Skin food lotion (unscented) something like this. No SPF, guranteed to clog my pores.
6.) Shave timing - 1.5-2 days growth is best for me. Over shaving is a problem, under shaving and my razor choice must change.
So now to the razors:
Blackbird Ti Lite very good results.
Even better results with a Karve Overlander than the BB Ti.
Best results for me are with the Lambda Athena.
I use clindamycin phosphate lotion, too.
Folliculitis - Folliculitis is an infection or irritation in the hair follicles (from homeline.com). Think of always getting razor burn or pimples under your skin if something goes wrong.
Psoriasis - Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes a rash with itchy, scaly patches, most commonly on the knees, elbows, trunk and scalp (from mayoclinic.com).
Here is the problem, if my folliculitis kicks up, and I treat it, my psoriasis goes into overdrive and I’m a mess. The best way for me to treat this is to be proactive in how I approach shaving.
Now for my approach and products that help me a lot.
1.) I always wash my face first with mild soap (Cetaphil gentle or PAA the cube 2.0).
2.) I have experimented with many soaps, Ethos Tibu Sabuni keeps my skin clear better than anything I have used. I only paint on the soap or cream, I do not drive it into my face so hard that I irritate my follicles. I can also use all Ethos Soaps.
3.) I use sharper blades for 2 shaves , fairly aggressive razors, clean the razor and blade in 70% rubbing alcohol for 30-60 seconds post shave and perform a 2.5 shave pass. Cheeks get the extra half pass as they can handle it.
4.) Post shave always involves a splash, which is mostly Ethos skin food with alcohol. I have no issues with alcohol based splashes.
5.) Moisturizer is a key step. It has to be gentle, 2% Hyaluronic Acid, Ethos Skin food lotion (unscented) something like this. No SPF, guranteed to clog my pores.
6.) Shave timing - 1.5-2 days growth is best for me. Over shaving is a problem, under shaving and my razor choice must change.
So now to the razors:
Blackbird Ti Lite very good results.
Even better results with a Karve Overlander than the BB Ti.
Best results for me are with the Lambda Athena.
I use clindamycin phosphate lotion, too.