I started de shaving bascially because the hair under my chin stopped growing in two spots (alopecia?) so they are literally really light coloured portions of skin but the surrounding areas is my really dark, thick, corse hair. This is kind of a funny questions, but if I got a baby smooth shave, would the rest of my face look like the portions where my hair isn't going or when you have dark hair and get a baby smooth shave doesnt it still look kind of dark/shadowy there. I haven't been able to get my shaves perfected yet but i shave against the grain in the port between the two non growing portions but you can still reall notice the two spots no matter how smooth i feel like i'm getting it. so in short, with dark hair that's shaved perfectly smooth, doesn't it still kind of look dark or like a shadow in that section? i was hoping that since the spots have no hair that i could shave it to baby smooth and it'd all look the same but apparently that isn't the case with dark hair?
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No.
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You pretty much answered your own question. No matter how closely you shave, the hair follicle is still there, and you see a cross-section of it at skin level. No hair follicle is present in the areas where hair is not growing, so there is no cross-section to see. The hair patterns in these two areas are fundamentally different from each other, and no amount of close shaving is going to get them to look the same.
+1. Sorry about that
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I figured as much, I just wanted to make sure it wasn't my lack of shaving experience and go and do a 46 pass shave and end up looking like a stop sign trying..
If you just need to have that middle section super clean, you might want to try some of the depilatories that are sold as alternatives to shaving. They allegedly dissolve the hair below the skin line.
I've seen some sold at Walmart as Bump Fighter (or something similar).
Good luck.
I've seen some sold at Walmart as Bump Fighter (or something similar).
Good luck.
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Is that the stuff you rub on and let it sit and then scrape it off and it takes the hair with it? What's a GOOD and common brand of that? wouldn't mind giving it a try regardless. Can it be used on your back and stuff?
I'd be curious to hear from anyone who has actually ventured to use a depilatory on his face. I can't imagine they feel or smell very good.
If it's any consolation, and it probably isn't, time will take care of the problem. You'll grow old, you'll get gray and your micro-stubble will be far less noticeable. I once had fiery red hair and my stubble was far more prominent. Now the fire is gone and only grey ashes remain. Sic transit gloria mundi.
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I sure hope it grows back before it goes gray! haha. Apparently it can come and go...
This is the one I saw at Walmart. Amazon carries it and several others. And, yes, it's evidently used by some men for non-facial grooming.
[URL]http://www.walmart.com/ip/Magic-Razorless-Cream-Shave-6-oz/23872277[/URL]
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