Absolutely.Will do. Same goes for the razor and blade?
Try to restrain the urge to try different things, which haunts most here, me too.
You'll get better and better at what worked.
So don't be tempted to use the Fatip, you hear
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Absolutely.Will do. Same goes for the razor and blade?
Oh, I was looking up to it so much! That's a shame... Well, if I won't be able to resist the urge, maybe I'll try the Fatip when it shows up before the 14 days to return the R41 pass. I don't want to keep a razor I won't use. I would spend the money for that R41 somewhere they would be usefull.Absolutely.
Try to restrain the urge to try different things, which haunts most here, me too.
You'll get better and better at what worked.
So don't be tempted to use the Fatip, you hear
That is a lot for 3.5 OZ but it is up to you to decide that one. Drug stores might also have it and Herbal stores. I can buy Dickinson's Witch hazel for around $5 US for 16 fl OZ. It might be harvested in the USA our border country.I always rinse the alum after a minute. For reference, I use the OSMA block. I cannot get Thayer's with hazel, only import it from the USA - and that's just too expensive with the shipping, VAT and customs.
I have seen only a witch hazel (hamamelis virginia) hydrolate available in one online store located in my country. In the ingredients list, it only says "Hamamelis virginiana Leaf Water". It's 5 bucks for 3,3 oz. Do you think I should try it?
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Thank you for your input. That particular shave was catastrophic All the way around, nothing like that has happened ever since. I have gotten some good shaves but those were rare. 90% of the time I had to go in with tweezers and pluck ingrowns. These spots needed a few days to recover after that. I will go see a dermatologist and have a talk.Hello there!
I think it has been repeated many times in this thread, but yes a dermatologist is what is needed here.
I don't think anything here really has to with the edge of the blade or the shaving technique, well, at most as far as cutting the hairs goes, because some of these things might be triggering an allergy, or spreading bacteria on your skin, or aggravating your skin in general (they are a trigger, but not the real cause).
This is especially the case with skin conditions that seem to get worse days after a shave. I had a simple dermatitis case around my mouth, which would get a bit better right after a shave, and then progressively worse until the next shave, which did not make any sense to me since I moisturized and everything. I put on some cream, did not shave for 2-3 weeks, and the problem was solved.
That time I did EVERYTHING wrong during the shave. I got a lot better since then. I always do one WTG pass and it's generally OK, but I rarely avoid ingrowns even with spot-on shaves.Ultimately doing one detailed, careful pass might be a great help, that way you're hairs will have less chance of getting trapped under you're skin from shaving too close. TheBeast, I think I saw the picture of you're neck and I'm not saying I'm a dermatologist or 100 % correct on this but it looks to me like you were shaving those hairs against the grain or just applying to much pressure.
I like your enthusiasm! I did some practice with the shavette without the blade. I even tried a few strokes with a blade where my skin doesn't get irritated before the safety razor shave. If felt nice, I was going as flat as possible while removing hair, feather light touch. Still, not ideal result. It was the first try though.I can and I still do. The sooner you can start working with the Parker, the better. I wouldn't wait three weeks, just try to learn the parker with it flat on your skin. Make sure your skin is stretched and make smooth, short practice swipes. You may only take the top off the hairs, but the key is that the blade isn't even touching your skin. This shouldn't do anything worse to your skin unless you cut yourself. But, that would take a wild uncontrolled hand movement to accomplish. Sometimes these things get frustrating enough that you decide to just push on instead of pull back. Unless it is a diagnosed condition by a dermatologist, then all bets are off.
That is another important issue with comedogenic (pore-clogging) ingredients in general, they may (on sensitive skins) clog and inflame the pores and hair follicles, and can make it very hard for the hair to break through and contribute towards folliculitis.I was getting razor bumps initially when I started. Never got them again after I'm certain I found the culprit. I was using a dab of olive oil. Stopped doing it, and the issue ceased.
Yes I did try many, I have over 10 different soaps and about 5 different aftershaves. Now it seems quite frustrating to go buy a product, try it once only to find out it doesn't work. I mean I spent a good 200€ already on all the gear and I still can't get a shave I'm trully happy about.Have you considered different shaving creams and or other shave products?
It may be that your skin does not like some of the ingredients in the products you use.
Many have preservatives, or other ingredients that your skin just might not work with.
Just because a product claims to be for sensitive skin, does not mean it will actually work for you.
Other products may not make that claim, but instead make their products of a higher quality that is just better overall for skin.
Have you tried the PAA scentless CK6 shaving soap?
Pretty sure they offer a sample for about $4 - but you'd need to pay the shipping (unless you spend over 65)
No menthol in the Proraso White. Altough it is meant for sensitive skin, it could be said that it contains certain ingredients that could irritate the skin - now I'm no expert but I think this highly varies from person to person.I believe the white proraso may contain menthol, which is a major source of irritation for me