Shaving Tips

[deanwebb]

I can't believe I've been doing it wrong all these years.

I was looking around stuff near my hotel and there was an "Art of Shaving" boutique. I read through it all, and was set to pay way too much on upscale face scraping gear. I checked myself and found out I already had what I needed. But, their 4 Steps to a Perfect Shave is not a joke. It totally works.

1. Prepare - oil up the skin. I used my wife's coconut oil, which is solid at room temperatures. Enough to leave a nice gleam on the face. My wife uses it when shaving her legs, don't know why I never made the connection in 28 years of marriage. My wife said she knows. What's the meaning of that? Oh well... prepare with a good organic oil.

Do this after having had a hot shower, so the skin is ready to be shaved with open pores and all.

2. Lather - I use Dr. Bronner's shaving gel. Great product, great price. This goes on over the oil. Get hands wet with hot water, add the gel, lather up, schmeer on the face.

3. Shave - short strokes, rinse with hot water, all down at first. Re-lather and do up strokes for the second pass. Then, clean up with cross-grain strokes. Use a razor with as few blades as possible to limit irritation. Blades are good for 3-5 shaves, then they have to get replaced or resharpened.

4. Moisturize - rinse face with hot water first, then follow with a rinse with cold water to close up the pores. Apply a non-alcoholic moisturizer to seal and heal. I use Dr. Bronner's lotion - orange lavender - and love the feel it leaves.

Using products that have zero industrial petrochemical or detergent or whatever chemicals is best. Which is why I love Dr. Bronner's so much, they're amazing. Anyway, for $30, I've got all I need for the best shave I've ever had, which is a really good price compared to some of the stuff being sold in those upscale shops.

Anyway, for

[icecream-guy]

sounds like a new video is coming....


Electric shaver,  buzzzzz for a few minutes and done, MUCH less hassle

[Netwörkheäd]

Lol, no... no video... maybe a PowerPoint presentation, though.

[Nerm]

I wish I could shave with an electric razor, but they irritate my skin something awful. My wife is a big fan of "Pure Romance" products. Their "Coochie" shave gel is awesome no matter where on your skin it goes lol.

[LynK]

"Coochie" shave gel is awesome no matter where on your skin it goes lol.

I want to make so many comments....

[deanwebb]

"Coochie" shave gel is awesome no matter where on your skin it goes lol.

I want to make so many comments....