Grooming Dept

Tomorrow, I'll post about the mechanical process of shaving and how it impacts the skin. 

It's a really interesting question related to razors and efficiency. What does a BBS do to the skin. When hair is cut that close, what happens to the surrounding skin layers? What happens when one repeatedly goes over certain areas to remove hair. If you get a microscope and look at the lather on the razor: it's full of tissue that is removed along with hair, regardless of the type of blade or razor or the type of pre/soap one uses!

are you saying that because I only do 1 pass, with a DE razor, that when I'm 75, my face will still look like I'm 33? 

YES!  (on a dark night, with the lights out.    )

DON'T STEAL MY THUNDER! hahahaha

are you saying that because I only do 1 pass, with a DE razor, that when I'm 75, my face will still look like I'm 33? 

It depends! Check out this video for another thing that causes skin damage.  My favorite part is when he starts talking about Anti-aging stuff  which I believe is the snake oil of all cosmetic products.

https://youtu.be/Cf7Ar3nEUmw

I don't do any of the anti-aging crap..so I'm totally going to look 33 at age 75 then.  awesome!!!!! 

Lol, is that what Dolly Parton did?

Would you say that using CeraVe Renewing SA Cleanser BEFORE shaving is a good idea (as opposed to regular bar soap)?

As someone who is very prone to ingrowns/razor bumps if I don't play close attention, I'm eagerly awaiting tomorrow's write up.

Tomorrow, I'll post about the mechanical process of shaving and how it impacts the skin. 

It's a really interesting question related to razors and efficiency. What does a BBS do to the skin. When hair is cut that close, what happens to the surrounding skin layers? What happens when one repeatedly goes over certain areas to remove hair. If you get a microscope and look at the lather on the razor: it's full of tissue that is removed along with hair, regardless of the type of blade or razor or the type of pre/soap one uses!

There is no doubt that the BBS shave takes off skin along with whiskers - when I use the Wolfman WR1 I can only use it 2 consecutive days because my skin gets too tender from over exfoliation/scraping of a super close shave. I've gradually stepped back from the search for the perfect super close shave to a desire for a comfortable shave.  If my face is red for the whole day after shaving, it was too close.  For me a large part of wet shaving is the pure self-indulgence for a few moments every morning so allowing myself to have a comfortable shave that also promotes healthy skin care has to be part of that.  Grooming Dept products are leading the charge in that direction.

gregcss I suggest regular soap. My personal opinion: This product is an exfoliant, wetshaving is a form of exfoliation (a strong one). I suspect that might be too much exfoliation which could lead to skin irritation and breakouts. I have recommended to many wet shaver to forgo most face wash and exfoliants, many have reported improved skin condition!

Pottertons Next post will have to wait until Monday. I realized that it had too much jargon, I need to simplify it

Fwiw my skin has never looked better than when I stopped washing my face with soap outside of shaving soaps.

gregcss I suggest regular soap. My personal opinion: This product is an exfoliant, wetshaving is a form of exfoliation (a strong one). I suspect that might be too much exfoliation which could lead to skin irritation and breakouts. I have recommended to many wet shaver to forgo most face wash and exfoliants, many have reported improved skin condition!
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Fwiw my skin has never looked better than when I stopped washing my face with soap outside of shaving soaps.

That all lines up with my experience, which is that plain, comfortably hot water works best for me.  Unless I am showering, comfortably hot water is the only "soap" I use.

Regular soap? As in a bar of soap? Dial or something like that?
Those things dry my skin out big time.

My routine is always shower before shaving and I use a charcoal soap that a friend makes by hand to wash my face at the end of my shower. When I get out, I leave my face slightly wet and then apply GD PreShave with a little more water before building my lather. After doing a 2.5 pass shave and reapplying lather each time I do a pass, I then remove the excess lather with hot water. After that, I use a washcloth soaked with cold water and wipe everything clean and then apply GD Post Shave Serum. These days my face has never felt better!


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