1) I'm with Koz on shaving in the shower. Much closer and more comfortable shave in my experience.
2) HeadBlade, YEAH! It's my fave. The Personna M5 Magnum is a close second but hard to find since they got booted out of Walmart by the big boys (Schick, Gilette).
3) HeadSlick, a cream, is my favorite. It is made by HeadBlade and I think these guys are totally dialed in to scraping the dome. There are also good gels out there like King Of Shaves. And don't overlook the mug and brush!
4) On the sunscreen front watch out for brands that use "synthetic estrogen". I guess the jury is still out on the long term effects on virility and there has also been a question raised on whether these substances can actually increase the risk of cancer. One of them is "oxybenzone". It is used in most of the commercial brands. Hats and do-rags seem safe enough, though. They are my choice. Check with a dermatologist on "safe" sunscreens for men or do some online research.
5) On the topic of bloodletting I keep an electric as backup until my gouges heal. Panasonic makes great wet/dry shavers and they can be had relatively reasonably if you go to the Panasonic Premium Store online. They sell "refurbished" units. I had a hang-up about this until someone explained to me that a refurbished unit is a new unit with all the bugs worked out. While it's true that with experience the incidence of serious cuts will decrease I have found that more experience sometimes leads me to become overconfident and careless. And that is when I do my best bleeding.
