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Exfoliating the scalp

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socknoggle:
Good Morrow!  As I read various posts about preparing to shave I noticed a bunch of you made sure to exfoliate first. I always figured the razor did that for me.  I could never figure out why until my wife explained it to me.  Removing the dead skin removes an extra layer on top of the scalp, providing better access to the skin for the razor.  Ok, so I have the why of it now.

In practice, I haven't found much of a difference.  I've tried various exfoliaters, but my shave seems about the same.  Is it possible I'm doing something wrong?  Can you good folks provide me with info about how you do it and the results you achieve?

reddog:
I buy the cheap apricot scrub at the dollar store, then I add a bunch of sugar to it, does a great job.

Magoo:
The only time I exfoliated , was to get rid of skin flakes that the blade did not remove.

Professor Rorschack:
I've heard a number of reasons to exfoliate, but I mostly do it for two reasons. The first, like Magoo, is to get the peeling skin flakes off my head. The second is because I have heard that the exfoliating process helps to soften and loosen the hairs before shaving. This is supposed to help make the shave process smoother and more comfortable.

The two exfoliators I have tried are the Bee Bald Scrub and HeadShed by headblade. Ultimately, I landed on HeadShed because it's a bit rougher and I feel a get a deeper scrub out of it over the Bee Bald. Others may feel it's a little too rough and prefer the milder Bee Bald Scrub, but that's obviously a matter of preference  O0

stn87:
I use a scrub Kiehl's having microparticles damask.
exfoliation causes the dead cell is removed and also allow raise the " ingrown hairs "

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