I have been in the Philippines for a month now and I initially had some really poor shaves. I almost instantly broke out with ingrowns, my razor was pulling like crazy, and it was like putting my face through a meat grinder. I have been using a double edge for several years and I was very surprised by what was happening.
It is super humid hear and so my skin is greasy all the time, definitely a change from Hawaii. I am also using Astra blades instead of Personna reds.
Long story short, I was reading up on using a straight edge razor and figured I could up the aggressiveness on my Gillette Fat Boy Adjustable. Normally I have it really mind on 3, but I upped it to 7 to see what would happen. Boom. Amazing shave.
Moral of the story is if you are experiencing pulling you either have a dull blade or not enough blade contact withe the skin. Things like water hardness and greasy/dirty skin also have an affect.
It is super humid hear and so my skin is greasy all the time, definitely a change from Hawaii. I am also using Astra blades instead of Personna reds.
Long story short, I was reading up on using a straight edge razor and figured I could up the aggressiveness on my Gillette Fat Boy Adjustable. Normally I have it really mind on 3, but I upped it to 7 to see what would happen. Boom. Amazing shave.
Moral of the story is if you are experiencing pulling you either have a dull blade or not enough blade contact withe the skin. Things like water hardness and greasy/dirty skin also have an affect.
