Try looking for a 2 blade razor such as the sensor excel. Shower first then shave if possible. Also try shaving every-other-day because you are just causing more irritation going over the already irritated skin
Soak (or rinse) your razor in rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide before using it. If I use the same razor twice without sterilizing it, I break out as well. All of the other advice is sound, too... so you can either be scientific about it and eliminate the reasons one by one or try a bunch of things and hope for the best. Or just grow that beard.
Quote from: parksie on September 10, 2010, 11:47:06 AMTry looking for a 2 blade razor such as the sensor excel. Shower first then shave if possible. Also try shaving every-other-day because you are just causing more irritation going over the already irritated skinthe lesser the blade the better it is? all the while i believed that the more blades the better n cleaner the job is..
are there any alternatives, cant seem to find alcohol n h202 anywhere... will boiling water be sufficient? when should i sterilize? before i shave?
Well, if it's a matter of spreading bacterial nasties around, even shaving with the same razor twice without sterilizing it (let alone for a whole week) will still give you those kinds of bumps. So that could be the cause.You might be having a reaction to the shaving cream, so that could be the cause.If you're not using an astringent (witch hazel, hydrogen peroxide, aftershave) immediately after you shave, that could be the cause. A bump fighting ointment (sold in lots of drug stores) may help on this end, too.You might also need to use an exfoliant a couple times a week to clear off dead skin cells, so that could be the cause. Be sure to moisturize regularly as well.I suggest trying all of these things at once. If it helps, you have a solution... if not, see a dermatologist. If there's an answer to your problem that can be conveyed through the internet, it's probably been addressed in this thread or elsewhere on the board. Anything beyond that would require an in-person expert examination to determine the causes.