Sly Bald Guys Forum
Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Head Shaving => Topic started by: DJ_Bald on July 31, 2008, 06:57:04 PM
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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 !
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Did anything change from the first week? A new lotion or anything? Sometimes certain lotions will clog pores causing breakouts.
Red
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How often are you shaving? For me shaving every day is too much. I have to shave atleast every other day at the earliest. Yes the sand paper feeling isnt great, but it does cut down on the irritation. Try using Aveano Shave gel the one with the "light blue" lid it is soy based. I have not used the bald guys shave gel yet, so i cannot recommend that but it is getting high praises here. I do plan on checking that out soon real soon!
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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?
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Didn't you recently use a Panasonic electric shaver?
Maybe that's what caused the outbreak?
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Witch hazel helps keep the bumps at bay. Be sure to use a generous amount of it. It wasn't working for me at first, and then I realized I wasn't using enough.
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Everyone has different approaches to the way they shave. Maybe it could be a case that you are using too much. You have to remember that your scalp has always been protected by the hair. You are now using all these different applications and it could very well be irrating your skin. I keep mine fairly basic. Maybe you should try my method for a few days to see what happens...doesnt mean you have to always do it this way but it isnt going to hurt..
I shower shave, which to me is always the best way because you dotn have to worry about making a mess around the sink.
Take your hot shower and let your noggin get a good soaking. Let the pores open up and stuff. By the time you are finished with your shower, your noggin should be good to go.
I use about a nickel size amount of headslick shaving lotion ( available at walgreens, CVS and some Walmarts) I use the pump, and usually about two pumps is good
Massage lotion onto your head make sure all areas are covered.
I use the headblade sp and start shaving away. I do not pay any attention to with the grain or against the grain but I think I normally start with against the grain because i usually dont have that much grown as I shave everyday.
After i have shaved all areas smooth, I rinse with warm/hot water. Once it is all rinsed, I do a finally cold water rinse. This helps close up the pores.
Once I get out of the shower take an ice cube and rub it all over the head. It feels really good, you should try it.
Towel Dry...
then I put on pure 100% aloe vera. It gives you a good nice slick shinny noggin. Then always use a good sunscreen if you are going outside...
This should help..let me know.
Timmay
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I've been troubled w/ acne all my life, and I've learned that the best long term solution to avoiding the zit is benzoyl peroxide. I get a 10% gel, and it goes on EVERY MORNING, after a loofa rub in the shower and a wipe down w/ hydrogen peroxide. I also wash the dome every evening when I wash my face to take out the contacts. Clean and benzoyl peroxide every day, it's worked for me for years, first on the face now on the scalp. I rarely get a zit.
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I'm having the same problem. Before i went all the way down, my balding spot on the crown of my head broke out at the beginning of the summer when i was out in the sun alot. Like most newly shaved guys i tried to get some sun on my pasty white head right after i shaved it, that was a week ago. Today my head looks like it is going through puberty again. I got some bald guyz head wash and lotion today, hopefully that will clear it up. It started to "break out" really bad about 2 days ago and tonight it is starting to look better. I hope it's just getting used to being exposed to sun and everything else that what was left of my hair was covering up.
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thanks fellas. I will give it a try...
I was using the panasonic razor for a bit and will probably alternate between that and a razor.
I definitely do not do a cold wash after. Nor do I use an ice cube. I will try those things along with the aloe.
I was thinking *maybe* it could be the natural glow I am using as a moisturizer/spf ? (the one for faces is actually spf20)
I would imagine if I put that on without closing my pores that could definitiely be an issue. 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.
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I was thinking *maybe* it could be the natural glow I am using as a moisturizer/spf ? (the one for faces is actually spf20)
It could be that you're allergic to it. Also, even though it goes against the conventional wisdom, I'm much more prone to getting bumps if I skip shaving for a day or two. Shaving every day seems to work better for me.
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This may sound self placating but it's not, it is based on feedback from MANY bald men. You need to feed the skin to make it better. Use moisturizing prodicts to make sure the skin is in its best condition. The Bald Guyz system will make the irritation and bumps go away. We use many herbal ingredients as well as our products are very light and not greasy. Start with the Daily Wash and Shampoo, then the Shave Gel and finish with the Moisture Gel. In a few days you will see a dramatic difference.
HBG
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This may sound self placating but it's not, it is based on feedback from MANY bald men. You need to feed the skin to make it better. Use moisturizing prodicts to make sure the skin is in its best condition. The Bald Guyz system will make the irritation and bumps go away. We use many herbal ingredients as well as our products are very light and not greasy. Start with the Daily Wash and Shampoo, then the Shave Gel and finish with the Moisture Gel. In a few days you will see a dramatic difference.
HBG
Nice self-promotion for your products, HGB. 8)
I've tried them. They work, but they're too expensive for me. Banana Boat aloe vera gel w. lidocaine works just as well at preventing razor bumbs and burn.
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Stay away from the lotions. Shave in the shower, wash your head with some type of acne soap, cold rinse, then throw on some aftershave (old spice?)
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A lotion always leaves a residue which can clog the pores. Razor bumps and irritation is not acne so any acne preps should not be used as they are designed to dry out the skin. An Aloe Vera gel with Lidocane is designed to numb the skin as a topical anesthetic. The trick is to use light fresh products that absorb totally without residue.
HBG
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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!!! O0 O0 O0
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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 O0
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ok update time.
Irritation right afte shaving is much less...however when i look at my head in certain lights I seem to see a lot of bumps still. Its weird and annoying. Face ? Not a bump or zit to be found in years. Head...a LOT.
Argh....
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Did you try the Bald Guyz stuff? It did wonders for me.
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can you post pics?
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baldguyz stuff is in transit...ill see if I can post some pics soon
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Yeah DJ, hope the BaldGuyz products will help you get on track. You've got a great looking bald dome, it would be a shame not to be able to stay sly.
Red