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BrianFromCalifornia:
Well if I shave it off it won't itch anymore and I won't need any oils. Do you mean shave it and let it grow back?
Sir Harry:
--- Quote from: BrianFromCalifornia on April 30, 2014, 09:52:30 PM ---Well if I shave it off it won't itch anymore and I won't need any oils. Do you mean shave it and let it grow back?
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When it comes to growing beards, you must have patience....They're going to itch at times, but the key is to try to maintain your beard as if you were maintaining your hair....only you're talking about a smaller area....After a good couple of months on average, your skin will get used to it and it will become less bothersome. Good luck!
Cave Dweller:
--- Quote from: BrianFromCalifornia on April 30, 2014, 09:52:30 PM ---Well if I shave it off it won't itch anymore and I won't need any oils. Do you mean shave it and let it grow back?
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If you are like me, ANY area of your body that has been shaved is going to itch for the first couple of weeks when the hair starts to grow back. Shaving your beard and letting it grow back in probably is not going to do much except start the itching all over again.
I would just give it a little time.
andrewswenson:
--- Quote from: BrianFromCalifornia on April 30, 2014, 09:52:30 PM ---Well if I shave it off it won't itch anymore and I won't need any oils. Do you mean shave it and let it grow back?
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No, I meant shave it and keep shaving it.
Or just get through that so-called "itchy phase".
Personally, I took care of my beard naturally and moisturized every day and although the itchyness did subside, it took more work to maintain a healthy beard by washing, combing, moisturizing, and keeping it neat than hair on my head.
Whether you want to keep it short or grow it long and not look like a dirty hippie, you gotta shape it and maintain it.
Good luck man, it's a journey.
wbcb:
Semi-reprinted from my 30 day rule post:
The Headblade ATX, although it seems like a cool idea, just doesn't seem to give me the control I want. After some initial attempts with it, I switched first to a Mach 3 (got some cuts, might not have gotten the knack yet), then to a Dorco 3-blade.
I'm having good success with the Dorco, Cremo Shave Cream, and Bump Patrol. Does anyone know if there is much of a difference between Bump Patrol and Clearhead? I shower, wash my head with St. Ives, then shave at the sink. I seemed to have a breakthrough when I started using the shaving pattern on the Bump Patrol brochure (basically down from crown toward the floor on all sides, then across the grain, rather than against it--then, I very carefully do some semi-against-the-grain work in a couple of "depressions" on the side of my head that always seem to defy the blade the longest).
Then I rinse with cold water and use either Bump Patrol or Clearhead. Later, I'll usually put on sunscreen I keep near the door, or Vaseline cocoa butter lotion.
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