Since starting wet shaving, I notice that every now and then, I get thes little hard spots on my face or neck. It actually feels like a small bit of scar tissue, but it comes on fast after a shave, but then takes a few days to subside. When I get them, they're usually an eighth of an inch or less, but I only get them now and then. Does anyone else get these?
Small "scars"?
- Thread starter mbrossar
- Start date
I get the same thing and thought it was caused by me nicking the skin but not enough for it to draw blood (I use straights). Not sure if that's accurate or not. Would be interested to know what causes these as well.
Shaving too closely against the grain, and giving yourself ingrowns that don't surface?
You might also want to make sure you get a really clean rinse after shaving (I usually warm splash/rinse, then take a washcloth and wipe around to get places like neck areas, around ears, etc., then warm rinse again, followed by a cold rinse...), and use an aftershave splash with a little alcohol or some sort of antiseptic property. I didn't find just witch hazel effective enough in this department. Reason for this advice is that I found I was leaving a little soap here and there, clogging pores, and then an inadequate germ killing splash was leading to these kinds of bumps and/or clogged pores (blackheads/whiteheads). Since I have been doing all of the above (and with less ATG stretching), the problem's cleared up.
- Thread starter
- #5
I don't think it's ingrown hairs because they appear within minutes of shaving, possibly during my shave. I've never really timed their appearence. They're not like pimples comonly described with PFB. It's very much like scar tissue. Almost like the skin itself swells very quickly. Then it will slowly subside in a few days. It all seems too quick for an ingrown hair.
