Intro:
I’ve been lurking several forums related to DE shaving for several months and finally last week decided to jump onboard, buy my first DE kit based on all the reviews and advices I've read and join the B&B forum
I'm 33 years old. I started wet shaving with 16 or so. I have strong beard and sensitive skin, a combination that doesn’t go well when shaving is concerned, especially not with electric shavers. They peel of my skin but my beard stands strong For that reason wet shaving was and is the only option. Since my skin is sensitive growing a beard is not an option and I can't shave every day because it will irritate the skin. I'm stuck with shaving every 3 to 4 days. Colognes are also not an option. I'm using a specialized medical cream after shaving - Cicaplast Baume B5 which I highly recommend if anyone is in the same boat as me with the skin issues.
For over a decade I've been using modern razors and shaving foams or gels. I was never fully satisfied with them but they got the job done. Last week I finally decided to treat my skin with DE razor, shaving brush and shaving cream which is a night and day difference when compared to the shaving foams and gels sold in the supermarkets.
For the 1st shave I started with the Rockwell S6 size 1 (just to make sure I don't preform a surgery on my face) but immediately switched to size 3 because size 1 wasn't providing a proper shave for me. In the future I might try size 4 or 5, but for the first few shaves I'll stick with the size 3. It provides a decent shave and protection from cuts and irritation. The shave went smooth and the result was more than pleasing. Only minor negative element was a small irritation on a part of the neck because I wasn't paying attention and applied too much pressure. I still need to learn the proper technique and train my wrist to compensate for curves of the face where modern razors were using their joint to do the same.
Questions:
1. I'm really pleased with my first choice of the shaving cream (Taylor of Old Bond Street "Jermyn Street"). Does anyone know if there is a perfume with the same fragrance as the cream?
2. How does one properly maintain the razor after shaving? Do I need to take it apart every time after a shave to do the cleaning? I noticed that there was a thick cluster of dirt within the razor after the shave so I took it apart and rinsed it with water while using my nails to scratch the dirt of the blade. I didn't feel comfortable removing the dirt from the blade with my nails. Is there a special tool to do so or a better technique? My guess is that the dirt was a combination of my 3-4 days long beard and the shaving cream which wasn't properly diluted with water (I got a much better ratio on my 2nd pass).
3. I live in a town which has rather limescale water and I'm afraid it might ruin the razor after a certain time. What is the proper way to maintain the razor to keep it in pristine condition?
I’ve been lurking several forums related to DE shaving for several months and finally last week decided to jump onboard, buy my first DE kit based on all the reviews and advices I've read and join the B&B forum
I'm 33 years old. I started wet shaving with 16 or so. I have strong beard and sensitive skin, a combination that doesn’t go well when shaving is concerned, especially not with electric shavers. They peel of my skin but my beard stands strong For that reason wet shaving was and is the only option. Since my skin is sensitive growing a beard is not an option and I can't shave every day because it will irritate the skin. I'm stuck with shaving every 3 to 4 days. Colognes are also not an option. I'm using a specialized medical cream after shaving - Cicaplast Baume B5 which I highly recommend if anyone is in the same boat as me with the skin issues.
For over a decade I've been using modern razors and shaving foams or gels. I was never fully satisfied with them but they got the job done. Last week I finally decided to treat my skin with DE razor, shaving brush and shaving cream which is a night and day difference when compared to the shaving foams and gels sold in the supermarkets.
For the 1st shave I started with the Rockwell S6 size 1 (just to make sure I don't preform a surgery on my face) but immediately switched to size 3 because size 1 wasn't providing a proper shave for me. In the future I might try size 4 or 5, but for the first few shaves I'll stick with the size 3. It provides a decent shave and protection from cuts and irritation. The shave went smooth and the result was more than pleasing. Only minor negative element was a small irritation on a part of the neck because I wasn't paying attention and applied too much pressure. I still need to learn the proper technique and train my wrist to compensate for curves of the face where modern razors were using their joint to do the same.
Questions:
1. I'm really pleased with my first choice of the shaving cream (Taylor of Old Bond Street "Jermyn Street"). Does anyone know if there is a perfume with the same fragrance as the cream?
2. How does one properly maintain the razor after shaving? Do I need to take it apart every time after a shave to do the cleaning? I noticed that there was a thick cluster of dirt within the razor after the shave so I took it apart and rinsed it with water while using my nails to scratch the dirt of the blade. I didn't feel comfortable removing the dirt from the blade with my nails. Is there a special tool to do so or a better technique? My guess is that the dirt was a combination of my 3-4 days long beard and the shaving cream which wasn't properly diluted with water (I got a much better ratio on my 2nd pass).
3. I live in a town which has rather limescale water and I'm afraid it might ruin the razor after a certain time. What is the proper way to maintain the razor to keep it in pristine condition?