Stretching the Skin

[Dangerroush]

Fellow shavers, I have been shaving the DE way for nearly a year, have used various creams and soaps, various blades, various razors, and various loading methods, scuttle face etc, using various brushes. Something I haven't ever done is pulled my face tight at the shave point by hand, always relying on using my mouth and jaw to pull face contortions to stretch the skin. Is there much point to trying to master stretching the skin by hand or not...cheers
(Fav current set up, Boar brush, R41, with a feather in it, art of shaving cream from a scuttle)

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[Toothpick]

i only stretch my skin when going ATG or XTG. my first pass is North/South and i dont stretch, i will contort my face around my chin and lip to shave there though.

 

[DICE]

I only stretch my skin on the touch ups.

 

[celestino]

I only stretch my skin on the touch ups.

+1 No need if you are getting good shaves. Good luck.

 

[Mick]

If you are getting good shaves with your current technique stick with it.

 

[hotreds]

Only need to do this with a SR; even then might not have to. I didn't use to, now do- perhaps I get a bit closer shave in so doing.

 

[smalltank]

Funny..I tried skin stretching and it hurt and didn't improve my descent shaves...

 

[lt114]

I do some skin stretching on my neck for those hard to shave spots.

 

[tfinch]

I read a long time ago that stretching the skin would increase the chance of ingrowns, so I've done my best to avoid it.