Greetings my esteemed friends, it has been a while.
My issue: As I am getting back into my routine after embracing a beard, I am having mild neck irritation - BUT! It calms initially after alum/aftershave application - AND THEN after about 30 minutes, it starts to burn again, and when I apply my aftershave a second time, it stays calmed.
My Question: Is this normal, or am I a freak? And, yes, I realize that it may be counter productive to ask that in this vast expanse of the YMMV universe...
My set-up: Hot shower, re-wet face with warm/hot water, apply Arko stick OR Proraso Blue, build lather with either my Simpson T1, RR Plissoft, or Maggard Timberwolf, shave with my Gillette Slim (recent $5 acquisition at an antique store and it functions great with great alignment) on setting 2 (although today I went to 1 on the left side of my neck and it was more comfy, so wondering about tomorrow on 1), blades have been SP, Nacet, and Gillette Platinum (6 shaves with each brand, 3 shaves per blade and love those Nacets!), Usually a 2 pass XTG & ATG, apply alum, cold rinse, blot dry with clean towel, and apply aftershave (AV musk, AV Sport, Clubman SR, Clubman BR, Hoyt's - those last 3 with added glycerin).
Product wise, these things worked for me when I stopped DE shaving out of laziness a couple years ago. (I am experimenting with some new blades - I had settled on SP's before) My face is sensitive, my beard is ginger and pretty soft, skin is fair, and growth rate is slow. I could probably go every other day. But even then, the irritation/burn still comes back in about 30 minutes, but it usually calmed/soothed no problem with a re-application of AS.
General observations: It is funny how times change and fads change. In 2014 when I got into this, the Slim was still well respected and recommended. I do have a Rockwell 6s, and I will say that when I did this before, I was able to shave with it daily on plate 4, but I do not recall if I got the irritation issue then. I returned because the price of the $5 Slim sucked me back in. It was so cheap because the shop thought it was broken - the extra turn to lock the blade was really firm, but it opened up for me and I snagged it. I returned here to see it is not respected as openly as it once was. I have resisted using my 6s so far because I wanted to master this 1965 beauty. I will also say that I use the settings so low (2 usually) because my 1940's SS and 1950's SS were both great shavers but usually too much for daily use when I was into this before. On 3 and 4, this slim has blessed me with weepers that made my 13 and 8 year old sons cringe. Ha! Sure, it could be technique, and yes, in the three weeks I have done this, things have improved, but it has seemed to level off with this irritation re-run after the shave.
Thanks for any insight and for taking the time to read. It is appreciated. And sorry if it is too much info, but I know how some like details. Sometimes it helps for diagnosis. Also glad to see that this place is still a fantastic forum!
Josh
My issue: As I am getting back into my routine after embracing a beard, I am having mild neck irritation - BUT! It calms initially after alum/aftershave application - AND THEN after about 30 minutes, it starts to burn again, and when I apply my aftershave a second time, it stays calmed.
My Question: Is this normal, or am I a freak? And, yes, I realize that it may be counter productive to ask that in this vast expanse of the YMMV universe...
My set-up: Hot shower, re-wet face with warm/hot water, apply Arko stick OR Proraso Blue, build lather with either my Simpson T1, RR Plissoft, or Maggard Timberwolf, shave with my Gillette Slim (recent $5 acquisition at an antique store and it functions great with great alignment) on setting 2 (although today I went to 1 on the left side of my neck and it was more comfy, so wondering about tomorrow on 1), blades have been SP, Nacet, and Gillette Platinum (6 shaves with each brand, 3 shaves per blade and love those Nacets!), Usually a 2 pass XTG & ATG, apply alum, cold rinse, blot dry with clean towel, and apply aftershave (AV musk, AV Sport, Clubman SR, Clubman BR, Hoyt's - those last 3 with added glycerin).
Product wise, these things worked for me when I stopped DE shaving out of laziness a couple years ago. (I am experimenting with some new blades - I had settled on SP's before) My face is sensitive, my beard is ginger and pretty soft, skin is fair, and growth rate is slow. I could probably go every other day. But even then, the irritation/burn still comes back in about 30 minutes, but it usually calmed/soothed no problem with a re-application of AS.
General observations: It is funny how times change and fads change. In 2014 when I got into this, the Slim was still well respected and recommended. I do have a Rockwell 6s, and I will say that when I did this before, I was able to shave with it daily on plate 4, but I do not recall if I got the irritation issue then. I returned because the price of the $5 Slim sucked me back in. It was so cheap because the shop thought it was broken - the extra turn to lock the blade was really firm, but it opened up for me and I snagged it. I returned here to see it is not respected as openly as it once was. I have resisted using my 6s so far because I wanted to master this 1965 beauty. I will also say that I use the settings so low (2 usually) because my 1940's SS and 1950's SS were both great shavers but usually too much for daily use when I was into this before. On 3 and 4, this slim has blessed me with weepers that made my 13 and 8 year old sons cringe. Ha! Sure, it could be technique, and yes, in the three weeks I have done this, things have improved, but it has seemed to level off with this irritation re-run after the shave.
Thanks for any insight and for taking the time to read. It is appreciated. And sorry if it is too much info, but I know how some like details. Sometimes it helps for diagnosis. Also glad to see that this place is still a fantastic forum!
Josh