Sounds like you‘d need to more perfectly track the growth pattern for it to work.
The problem is, I cant shave in a circle about 2"s in diameter lol.
Sounds like you‘d need to more perfectly track the growth pattern for it to work.
The problem is, I cant shave in a circle about 2"s in diameter lol.
Thicker lather does feel smoother during the shave, largely because it's muffling feedback, in my opinion. Personally, I prefer to take that blindfold off, and know exactly how it's treating my skin, right as it happens. That way I can adjust as I go, and avoid/minimise skin damage. Another way of saying it, is that the alum has more chance of stinging after the shave, if you didn't feel the blade scraping the skin during the shave.
You're getting alum stinging on a CCS finish, so your blade is hurting the skin (even though you're not feeling it at the time) yet still not removing all the stubble in it's entirety. Please note, I'm not being critical here, Chi - just bringing stuff into awareness.
Another thing to be mindful of is that some soap ingredients can cause irritation to some people, and so can brush burn (I got that once from a slow lathering soap. Not pleasant). As such, if the alum tells you that your skin is irritated, there are other things that can cause it other than poor technique.
As to what optimum lather is for you, judge both the feeling during the shave, and afterwards (including whatever the alum tells you). I think you're using it too thick, but you'll need to play around with it a little. Also, different products may need different lather consistencies. I tend to have to mix creams thicker than soaps to get good performance, but that thicker cream can often lead to a bigger telling off by the alum/aftershave afterwards. As such my lather and handling both need subtle changes with every change in product to get a shave of the standard I expect of myself.
To confuse things even further, the brush affects the lather too. So whenever you hit that perfect lather, that's only perfect for that brush and that soap/cream. Changing one thing changes everything
Baby oil; dangerous to babies due to its small particle size; didn’t soften wiry neck hairs as hoped.
Couldn’t use bar soap for ATG passes with an R41, but it might work for rigidly held blades.
Bullet Tip/PTFE 1
Brush: None.
Soap....
It also makes a mess of brushes, razors and sinks.
If you want slickness, try Dawn. You will be keenly aware of the blade...
The mixture of being protective without obscuring the feel of the edge is probably just what I need to get my technique better.
Maybe in time for the open comb Hawk and Arko shave stick on the slow buggy from Italian Barber.
It really does help when you can the blade so well. The absurd amount of slickness is also very protective as long as you dont get lulled into a false sense of security.
And the end of your statement revealed I'm Achilles-heeled
Without dragging the dish detergent into the shower, another too-watery lather should suffice so long as I don’t reshape areas where lather has been removed.
Autocorrect made “reshave“ more terrifying and I didn’t doublecheck.