Hey gents,
Been embracing the thinning hair on my scalp the past few years, and have taken the leap to full-on bald (despite the mild protests from the wife).
When I first decided to "go for it" I felt I needed to stick to my dedication to vintage wet shaving, and loaded a new blade in my I-type Schick and went for it...well, weeper city and an irritated head for about a week, ugh.
I tried again, with my early 70's Gillette twin with the goop strip that i use for carry-on travel, and it faired "ok" but still had many weepers and irritation.
I have done a temporary "give-up" and bought an Andis foil shaver, which works well for the time being, but want to get back to "traditional" shaving. I have looked at other electrics and things like the Omniblade and Headblade too, if truly these are the tools I should consider, let me know.
For those who a) are bald, and b) use a SE what is your weapon of choice? what tips do you have to keep the irritation and weeps to a minimum?
I have a near full collection of GEMs and Schick injectors to choose from, including Schick twin blades if need be. ( I do have my Gillette Slim as well, the only DE I kept as it was Dad's, but it doesn't get much use at all since I converted to SE)
It would be nice to use what is in my collection, and not add another device (such as the Head/Omni-blade) if possible.
Thanks in advance
Scott
Been embracing the thinning hair on my scalp the past few years, and have taken the leap to full-on bald (despite the mild protests from the wife).
When I first decided to "go for it" I felt I needed to stick to my dedication to vintage wet shaving, and loaded a new blade in my I-type Schick and went for it...well, weeper city and an irritated head for about a week, ugh.
I tried again, with my early 70's Gillette twin with the goop strip that i use for carry-on travel, and it faired "ok" but still had many weepers and irritation.
I have done a temporary "give-up" and bought an Andis foil shaver, which works well for the time being, but want to get back to "traditional" shaving. I have looked at other electrics and things like the Omniblade and Headblade too, if truly these are the tools I should consider, let me know.
For those who a) are bald, and b) use a SE what is your weapon of choice? what tips do you have to keep the irritation and weeps to a minimum?
I have a near full collection of GEMs and Schick injectors to choose from, including Schick twin blades if need be. ( I do have my Gillette Slim as well, the only DE I kept as it was Dad's, but it doesn't get much use at all since I converted to SE)
It would be nice to use what is in my collection, and not add another device (such as the Head/Omni-blade) if possible.
Thanks in advance
Scott