Hello All,
For a little background info:
I've been reading these forums to learn many new techniques of wet shaving. I'm in no rush, as I currently have a beard (and will keep it until I graduate in May when I will need a more professional appearance). As such, I only have to shave my neck and I'm using Mach3 razors with Caswell-Massey almond soap and a small badger shaving brush that came with a shaving kit. I can only get decent shaves with a Mach3 cartridge for about 3 days or so, and if I attempt to use the same cartridge longer, my neck will get quite red with razor bumps. I ended up ordering a Merkur Classic HD, and I will probably start out with some Merkur blades.
I have a hard time working up a dense lather, which I'm assuming is a result of inexperience and a small brush; but after reading up on some of the creams, I figured I would like to try out cream to see if I prefer that over soap.
At this point, I'm looking at Taylor's Rose and Eton College creams. I know that the Rose cream is supposed to be gentle on the skin, but what about the Eton College? Is it naive to assume that the Eton College cream was designed for men my age and younger, and thus should be less prone to aggravate acne, etc?
I'm currently 21, and thankfully I haven't had any major acne problems for some time now, but I would prefer to be on the safe side. I've haven't been clean-shaved since I was 19. Yet when I was 19, I would get a decent amount of acne near my lips and chin after shaving - yet after reading these forums, I think that was most likely wasn't acne, but rather small nicks that became infected.
I realize that the majority of the members of this forum do not have such concerns, but I was wondering if anybody had any advice on the matter?
Thanks in advance,
-Zach
For a little background info:
I've been reading these forums to learn many new techniques of wet shaving. I'm in no rush, as I currently have a beard (and will keep it until I graduate in May when I will need a more professional appearance). As such, I only have to shave my neck and I'm using Mach3 razors with Caswell-Massey almond soap and a small badger shaving brush that came with a shaving kit. I can only get decent shaves with a Mach3 cartridge for about 3 days or so, and if I attempt to use the same cartridge longer, my neck will get quite red with razor bumps. I ended up ordering a Merkur Classic HD, and I will probably start out with some Merkur blades.
I have a hard time working up a dense lather, which I'm assuming is a result of inexperience and a small brush; but after reading up on some of the creams, I figured I would like to try out cream to see if I prefer that over soap.
At this point, I'm looking at Taylor's Rose and Eton College creams. I know that the Rose cream is supposed to be gentle on the skin, but what about the Eton College? Is it naive to assume that the Eton College cream was designed for men my age and younger, and thus should be less prone to aggravate acne, etc?
I'm currently 21, and thankfully I haven't had any major acne problems for some time now, but I would prefer to be on the safe side. I've haven't been clean-shaved since I was 19. Yet when I was 19, I would get a decent amount of acne near my lips and chin after shaving - yet after reading these forums, I think that was most likely wasn't acne, but rather small nicks that became infected.
I realize that the majority of the members of this forum do not have such concerns, but I was wondering if anybody had any advice on the matter?
Thanks in advance,
-Zach