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Problems with the Sides

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PBurke:
sheeple, you will be suprised how quickly your head will adapt. some of us are almost ocd about a smooth shave. i have used all the hot water several times trying to get it close. so keep at it and you will find a technique that works for you. good luck, Paul.

Sheeple:
Thanks for the input Paul.

I long for the ultra smooth, I have given up wearing beanies when it gets cold down here because my head acts like velcro. Even if I get the bastard on...getting it off is an ordeal. hehe

I'll give against the grain a week or 2 and see how my skin is lookin/feelin.

PigPen:
Yes, your noggin will adapt after a while.

Regarding what Paul said about OCD, I'll get upset when I'm on my way out the door and I'm tossing on the HeadLube, I can feel small spots that aren't as smooth as the rest of the melon. So I just keep trying to modify and improve the technique.

Sheeple:
Ok I guess I'm OCD now also. I've finally managed to grasp the against the grain method without leaving my head a barren wasteland of raw red skin.

I ended up having to modify and adapt a new shower shaving ritual. Basically, I start by using some of the hottest damn water I can stand to rub and saturate my head and beard. Next I take some somewhat cheap conditioner ($1.95 Suave w/ Aloe and Vit E) and throw a layer on my head and a healthy layer on my beard. I leave those on for a few min while I do my regular oo and ah washing. Afterwards I rinse it off with more scalding water, throw on my Edge Activecare shave lotion, and commence with the against the grain process. I am now able to sport a wonderfully smooth dome, daily.

It ended up taking a bit longer then I was used to, but I was quickly rewarded at a party Friday night for my efforts.

3 cheers for drunk women!

Johnny:
I long for the ultra smooth, I have given up wearing beanies when it gets cold down here because my head acts like velcro. Even if I get the bastard on...getting it off is an ordeal. hehe

Man that is funny. I just started shaving last week, when the temps in MN were around 0*. I wore a beanie (quite a shock of cold) and when I would go to take it off, I thought my whole head was going to come with it.

I have been shaving against the grain since day one, I can't imagine not doin' it.

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