A Guide to Head Shaving for Balding Men

I have been shaving my head with a DE every evening for the past 8 years and I get great and close shaves.
As razorock mentioned, the Mamba is a very good shaver as it is quite mild, but I have found a sweet combination of a Frankenrazor to work beautifully and effectively.
The benefits are that you will look better with a fully shaven head and your skin will improve dramatically. I get compliments on mine, all of the time.
Make sure you use a good balm after the shave to keep the skin well hydrated.
Good luck.

I prefer carts for shaving my head, personally. I've tried a DE (I think it was a razorock baby smooth) and a schick injector and it just took too much concentration on angles and such that a cart doesn't need.

my favorite is still a gillette mach 3. I have a few new cart blades to try in my headblade sport and I have a feather mr3 to try too.

I have a simply guide for my fellow eagles...

I've been head shaving for almost a decade. Get yourself a fog-free shower mirror. Get yourself a Plissoft brush, good soap and a RazoRock Mamba. You will thank me later. After 15-20 Mamba head shaves you will never pick up another cart razor again!

So I've been wondering....do you do multiple passes, WTG/ATG/XTG?  or just one and touch ups?  Is nicking and cutting a problem?

I do one pass and touch ups, always in the shower.

I have probably shaved my head with the Mamba 300-400 times, I have never even nicked myself once. I have cut off a pimple but that will happen with a cart too. It takes me about 5 minutes start to finish.

I took out the Mamba this morning...takes more attention than some to get the most effective angle but a nice head shave indeed.

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Hey Andrew,

Maybe you can do a review shaving your head with our soap

I prefer carts for shaving my head, personally.  I've tried a DE (I think it was a razorock baby smooth) and a schick injector and it just took too much concentration on angles and such that a cart doesn't need.

my favorite is still a gillette mach 3.  I have a few new cart blades to try in my headblade sport and I have a feather mr3 to try too.

So I've been wondering....do you do multiple passes, WTG/ATG/XTG?  or just one and touch ups?  Is nicking and cutting a problem?

I do one pass and touch ups, always in the shower.

I have probably shaved my head with the Mamba 300-400 times, I have never even nicked myself once. I have cut off a pimple but that will happen with a cart too. It takes me about 5 minutes start to finish.

Sounds good, thanks - Does it make a difference if its New Mamba or Black Mamba?

My black one has been in storage for a few years so I use the New Mamba, probably doesn't make a whole bunch of difference but I'm now use to the weight and feel of the new mamba.

So I've been wondering....do you do multiple passes, WTG/ATG/XTG?  or just one and touch ups?  Is nicking and cutting a problem?

I do one pass and touch ups, always in the shower.

I have probably shaved my head with the Mamba 300-400 times, I have never even nicked myself once. I have cut off a pimple but that will happen with a cart too. It takes me about 5 minutes start to finish.

I took out the Mamba this morning...takes more attention than some to get the most effective angle but a nice head shave indeed.

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Once you use it all the time, takes no attention at all. When I travel I don't bring a mirror and it's just as use, my hand knows the angle and sort of sets on autopilot now.

I do one pass and touch ups, always in the shower.

I have probably shaved my head with the Mamba 300-400 times, I have never even nicked myself once. I have cut off a pimple but that will happen with a cart too. It takes me about 5 minutes start to finish.

I took out the Mamba this morning...takes more attention than some to get the most effective angle but a nice head shave indeed.

Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Once you use it all the time, takes no attention at all. When I travel I don't bring a mirror and it's just as use, my hand knows the angle and sort of sets on autopilot now.

Ay but using one razor all the time would be sacrilege round these parts :-). I'll be spending more time with it, thanks.

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Hey Andrew,

Maybe you can do a review shaving your head with our soap

I prefer carts for shaving my head, personally.  I've tried a DE (I think it was a razorock baby smooth) and a schick injector and it just took too much concentration on angles and such that a cart doesn't need.

my favorite is still a gillette mach 3.  I have a few new cart blades to try in my headblade sport and I have a feather mr3 to try too.

well, when I use a shaving soap, I don't use a brush - I rub a puck of haslinger on my head for probably about 30-45 seconds and then work up a lather with my hands. I actually got this tip from razorock.

I took out the Mamba this morning...takes more attention than some to get the most effective angle but a nice head shave indeed.

Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Once you use it all the time, takes no attention at all. When I travel I don't bring a mirror and it's just as use, my hand knows the angle and sort of sets on autopilot now.

Ay but using one razor all the time would be sacrilege round these parts :-).  I'll be spending more time with it, thanks.

Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

For the face, I wouldn't, for my head I only use the Mamba because most of the time I'm not looking and in the shower, do I need it to be intuitive.

Hey Andrew,

Maybe you can do a review shaving your head with our soap

I prefer carts for shaving my head, personally.  I've tried a DE (I think it was a razorock baby smooth) and a schick injector and it just took too much concentration on angles and such that a cart doesn't need.

my favorite is still a gillette mach 3.  I have a few new cart blades to try in my headblade sport and I have a feather mr3 to try too.

well, when I use a shaving soap, I don't use a brush - I rub a puck of haslinger on my head for probably about 30-45 seconds and then work up a lather with my hands.  I actually got this tip from razorock.

Yup, I do this all the time with What the Puck and with sticks.

Sometime even with croaps if I'm in a rush, I will scoop a quarter sized amount with my finger, rub it in the top of my head and jump into the shower. Then lather with a brush.