I went about a week without shaving and had quite a bit of growth so this morning I washed my hair, put gel in it then tried shaving with a brand new Shick extreme but didn't work so I tried my de and that didn't work either so I broke out my Murker Slant and to my surprise it cut through the brush with no problem. I shaved with the grain so once I had my scalp roughed out, I switched to my Shick extreme then finished off with my de. Now I'm good!