What is the safest and most efficient way to shave hair on earlobes?

[Vacumatic]

My barber sets fire to them, scarey to say the least.

I have a battery powered Wilkinson cartridge razor which has a powered trimmer at the blunt end, that does the job. The whole business is a lot easier if your partner will assist but I suspect that this is an unpopular task

 

[timetofly]

 

[MG31]

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This! Crazy as it sounds, I sometimes use a long match and run it along the earlobe/edges.

I’ll wet the skin first and don’t actually touch the flame to the skin, just close enough to hear the hair sizzle. If anyone tries this please be safe and watch out for the hair on your head and/or beard!

The norelco oneblade works well too and is probably the safer bet lol.

 

[thecal]

I swear by my Gold Dollar W59 SR for shaving my ears, ear canals and nostrils.

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It also does a great job of shaving the rest of my face.

Spoiler: WARNING!

Don't try this unless under direct adult supervision

Wait, how? You put a corner up your nose and twist?

 

[timetofly]

Wait, how? You put a corner up your nose and twist?

I guess if you "nose" what you are doing it's possible!

 

[rbscebu]

Wait, how? You put a corner up your nose and twist?

No. It's just like shaving your face, but without lather. You stick the toe of the blsde into your nose and shave the nose's inner surface just near the opening being careful with edge pressure against the skin and shave angle.

BBS is not aimed for, just a SAS. It takes practise and good blade control.

 

[timetofly]

No. It's just like shaving your face, but without lather. You stick the toe of the blsde into your nose and shave the nose's inner surface just near the opening being careful with edge pressure against the skin and shave angle.

BBS is not aimed for, just a SAS. It takes practise and good blade control.

Would you suggest that a beginner start with the smallest blade in a Swiss Army knife?

 

[rbscebu]

Would you suggest that a beginner start with the smallest blade in a Swiss Army knife?

No. You've got to first cut up your nostrils so you learn the correct shave angle .

 

[Lane101]

This is an area where I still use the trimmer on my electric razor. DE razor is not well designed for this.

 

[Lane101]

I swear by my Gold Dollar W59 SR for shaving my ears, ear canals and nostrils.

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It also does a great job of shaving the rest of my face.

Spoiler: WARNING!

Don't try this unless under direct adult supervision

Recall seeing a painting of someone who used a straight on their ears and would up with a closer shave than desired. See the image below. Note that this is actually a true story! Hopefully your results have been better.

 

[know1special]

My preference for ear/nose bits:

 

[Nik]

Zippo

 

[wirelessness]

Tweezer and or rotary nose hair trimmers work well.

 

[Rhody]

A show I was watching last nite had a segment with a fellow getting a shave in a Turkish barbershop. The barber was using a lighter to burn away ear hair!

In some crazy way does this make sense?

 

[steveclarkus]

Hey guys, so I have hair on my earlobes that is a bit unsightly. My barber told me to shave it with an eyebrow razor. So, I tried that around a week and a half ago with a Tinkle eyebrow razor, and my skin is still feeling raw and is unevenly red in some areas. This is surprising because I washed my face in warm water, used pre-shave oil, a lot of shaving cream, and a soothing aftershave balm. I even nicked myself a few times on my ear shaving very gently. I hope those nicks don't turn into scars. I also didn't get all the ear hair off.
I wanted to know if there's a better way to shave hair on earlobes. Like a certain razor I could get, and/or a certain technique I could do. I'm curious if the pros have any techniques.

I keep a Trac III for that task and it works well. I tried using a straight razor and that did not work out well at all. It is unbelievable how much blood an ear can produce.

 

[Go West Young Man]

I just shave those pesky ear hairs with my regular DE, haven't had a cut or nick in years.

 

[Tirvine]

No. It's just like shaving your face, but without lather. You stick the toe of the blsde into your nose and shave the nose's inner surface just near the opening being careful with edge pressure against the skin and shave angle.

BBS is not aimed for, just a SAS. It takes practise and good blade control.

If I tried that, I'd look like Jack Nicholson in Chinatown.

 

[DesertIguana]

Old old Wahle clipper.

 

[Dtownvino]

Hey guys, so I have hair on my earlobes that is a bit unsightly. My barber told me to shave it with an eyebrow razor. So, I tried that around a week and a half ago with a Tinkle eyebrow razor, and my skin is still feeling raw and is unevenly red in some areas. This is surprising because I washed my face in warm water, used pre-shave oil, a lot of shaving cream, and a soothing aftershave balm. I even nicked myself a few times on my ear shaving very gently. I hope those nicks don't turn into scars. I also didn't get all the ear hair off.
I wanted to know if there's a better way to shave hair on earlobes. Like a certain razor I could get, and/or a certain technique I could do. I'm curious if the pros have any techniques.

Works perfectly every time.

 

[Butch Waxx]

Old old Wahle clipper.

Best advice yet!!!