My nice smooth bald head is gone ! ...Help !

[Kojack]

I am not prone to acne. My face is
clear and generally dont really have any issues in that department.  i will keep you guys posted.

Yeah it's got to be something you are using you'd think. Looking forward to your update. I've been clear so far since I started shaving, but I'm still experimenting with different things as well and would just as soon not use something that is going to cause me grief later.

[FClef]

If you use the aloe vera try to find a clear gel. If there are any dyes or coloring in the gel it will clog the pores as well. I kind of have the same situation right now so I am relaxing my shaving until I get things under control.

[fourgotten]

Are they painful bumps? I found that, if I stop shaving or shave intermittently, I am much more prone to clogged hair follicles which abscess and become large, rather uncomfortable, zit-like phenomena.

[Hook'Em]

DJ have you cleared up your problem yet?  We seem to be having the same issue. I stopped using the electric razor and went to only blades and used the Bald Guyz products. I have seen a drastic improvement in 3 days. Hope you solved your problem.

[DJ_Bald]

hey guys. Ive been doing the aloe vera--not sure if its helping. Today I shaved with a electric razor and after the shower my head looked terrible...many zit like bumps. Since I put the aloe vera on(totally clear...no alcohol) they have calmed down a little. What baldguyz products are you using hookem ?

[Hook'Em]

I'm using the shampoo, moisturizer and shave gel. The only bumps i have left are the ones that have been cut open when shaving. I haven't had any new bumps since i started using the bald guyz stuff. Did you have bumps before you started using the electric? I'm not using my electric any more because I think it was giving me the bumps.

[DJ_Bald]

I'm using the shampoo, moisturizer and shave gel. The only bumps i have left are the ones that have been cut open when shaving. I haven't had any new bumps since i started using the bald guyz stuff. Did you have bumps before you started using the electric? I'm not using my electric any more because I think it was giving me the bumps.

no man I had no bumps before the electric...after I shaved the first few times it was perfect....not sure if the electric is causing them. Its funny these bumps almost look like zits but I do wash at least twice a day(my head) so I cant see how that could be.
I will pick up the bald guys stuff pronto.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

no man I had no bumps before the electric...after I shaved the first few times it was perfect....not sure if the electric is causing them. Its funny these bumps almost look like zits but I do wash at least twice a day(my head) so I cant see how that could be.
I will pick up the bald guys stuff pronto.
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You might add Cuticura acne soap for the wash just to make sure the little b*st*rds disappear.

[J Digory]

You have to wash your pillowcase regularly now...if you were like me (single guy that's kinda lazy sometimes), then the pillowcase didn't get washed so often. I broke out with some acne when I first shaved. It was on one side...the side I slept on. I don't toss and turn much when I sleep.
Some acne pads and excessive face and head washing combined with  nice clean pillowcase did the job for me.

[J Digory]

Hmm, I just read the posts on the second page, and it sounds like you have irritation bumps as opposed to acne. I get those if I am not careful at the base of the back of my head and on my neck under my chin.
I would highly recommend skipping the electric razor for a bit. I don't know how anyone uses those things, personally. All I feel is YANK, PULL, TUG!

If you got the bumps right after using the electric shaver, well...that is most likely the problem.

[FClef]

Hmm, I just read the posts on the second page, and it sounds like you have irritation bumps as opposed to acne. I get those if I am not careful at the base of the back of my head and on my neck under my chin.
I would highly recommend skipping the electric razor for a bit. I don't know how anyone uses those things, personally. All I feel is YANK, PULL, TUG!

If you got the bumps right after using the electric shaver, well...that is most likely the problem.

The yank, pull and tug thing is really based on the electric razor you use. You really have to have a high end electric to avoid that sensation.

[HeadbladerBob]

Hi guys. Well for the first week or so I was in all my sly glory. No irritation, no razor bumps, no zits.
That has all changed...my head now seems to have a lot of bumps and zits. I have stopped shaving completely until I can figure this out.
My routine...
clean with apricot scrub.
Edge gel on head in shower
Mach 3 razor
Neutrogena moisturizer and some headblade moisturizer on dome.
During day I place spf20 Natural glow for faces on...sometimes twice a day.

I dont use aftershave as I have always thought it would irritate my skin with all the alcohol in it .
I started putting stridex acne pads to help with the zits.
These arent really visible when I have a little hair but when I shave down they are pretty visible.
Also my head to the touch has a lot of acneish bumps that were not there before.

Whats going on ? I want my nice smooth bald head back !!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated...I miss my totally shaved head !

My guess is that the moisturizer is in the pores of your head and causing them to pimple up.  I always put Nivea on my head after I use alcohol (yes it stung at first but now no problem) and rinse my head with cold water to close the pores

[DJ_Bald]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I think I have my problem solved. Rookie mistake on my behalf !
When I was shaving I think I used the same razor blade in my mach 3 too many times.  I switched out the blade and saw a great improvement.  I never really thought of this because Ive used the blade on my face many times without switching out but I guess the skin  on your head is far more sensitive.
I think switching the blade along with my new routine.
Shave, face/head  wash with nivea soap or apricot scrub, cold water followed by ice cube/ aloe vera/natural glow with spf 20 seems to work.
I am undecided to put on the natural glow THEN the aloe vera or vice versa. I have tried both methods. I do like the natural glow and I doubt its causing issues because its the one for faces and it has NO oil. Not to mention it has SPF 20 which is important to me because I like to get outside and would prefer not to have to wear smelly sunblock to work every day. 

[BALDANDRE]

Headblader Bob...nice Bald by Choice dome you got in your avy..

love to see the BBC crowd growin' along with our

TBBC crowd..

The (Totally bald by choice) MPB brothers!!!

[slyinglide]

I didn't see a cold water rinse on there after shaving to close up those pores and lessen irritation DJ.  How often are you changing the blade?   

I use to just you the cold water out of my tap to close my pores up. but then a brick fell on my foot, when I was building a foundation for a new addition at my soon to be mother-in-laws house, and I went home a grabbed an old frozen bag of God Awful Waxed Beans out of the freeze and put them on my foot.  Light bulb went off and that same bag of beans goes mostly  on the back of my head ( thats were i have the most irritation) after each shave..........Gotta use them somehow, and they don't drip all over the place