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Ingrowns: BF or DE?

I'm a relatively experienced, young shaver. I've tried almost every type of razor out there, and I'm currently using a Bump Fighter razor (the one with the guards on the blade). Throughout my years of shaving (only about 6) I've dealt with ingrown hairs. I've tried Bump Patrol aftershave, an alum block, Witch Hazel, an even tweezing to get rid of them. So far the only things that have helped are: using shaving soap and a single blade razor.

I've read that the BF basically gives you the same shave as a DE, and in my limited experience, this is true. I have a '73 SS (with the black handle), that I tried for a few weeks before I got the BF.

Basically, my question is: What will help my ingrown hairs better: sticking with the BF, or trying a DE?
 
I used to have couple of decades of continuous ingrown problems and the only thing that helped was switching to DE. Since started using DE, in a year, had only one ingrown hair right next to adam apple. That is all.

Don't expect to get rid of ingrowns overnight. It will take some time until you first "cure" existing ingrown hairs and get them to grow right way.

Clean and scrub the neck area regularly, do a good prep and persist with DE and I think you will be happy. Perhaps it is not bad idea to skip ATG on the neck area until you cure the existing ingrown hairs.
 
I've read that the BF basically gives you the same shave as a DE, and in my limited experience, this is true.

I am not sure where you read that, as the metal guard on the BF cartridge wold prevent you from getting anything approaching a close shave.

The Bumpfighter gives up a close shave, in order to reduce irritation, and ingrown hairs. Ingrown hairs are thought to occur from shaving too closely, and also from the lift, and cut action of multi-blade razors, which actually results in the hair being cut to below the skin line.
 
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