I just started shaving with a safety razor this past Christmas and I feel like I am really learning to shave for the first time. I am deliberate, detail oriented, and love to learn so I enjoy exploring shave technique, different razors, and different blades to try to get the optimal shave.
Meanwhile, my son is 13 and he's got enough just enough on his upper lip that you will easily notice if you're looking for it. With the amount of facial hair he has now, I figure just about any razor/blades you can buy would easily take it off his face. It would not require three passes. It would not require worrying about the grain direction. And he is not the most detail oriented. He tends to do tasks quickly and if it is "good enough" then he is on to the next thing without a second thought about whether it could have been improved.
So right now I am wrestling with how and especially when I should teach him to shave. Should I start now? Should I wait or revisit when he's got "enough" facial hair? Any advice?
Meanwhile, my son is 13 and he's got enough just enough on his upper lip that you will easily notice if you're looking for it. With the amount of facial hair he has now, I figure just about any razor/blades you can buy would easily take it off his face. It would not require three passes. It would not require worrying about the grain direction. And he is not the most detail oriented. He tends to do tasks quickly and if it is "good enough" then he is on to the next thing without a second thought about whether it could have been improved.
So right now I am wrestling with how and especially when I should teach him to shave. Should I start now? Should I wait or revisit when he's got "enough" facial hair? Any advice?