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how many times!!
by
Feenix
on 29 Dec, 2018 05:30
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Hey.
OK, slight issue Im having when shaving the back of my head. The bit just where the back of the head starts, about an inch behind the ear - the rest of my head can be as smooth as glass, but the areas just where the back of my head start are like sandpaper, no matter how many times I go over them. Does anyone else have an area of their head that just wont get smooth and how do you deal with that?
Cheers
feenix
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#1
by
balddan013
on 29 Dec, 2018 06:31
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Hey Feenix. Could be what I call phantom hairs. Not hair at all. It is skin from the hair follicle. Feels like hair but is really dead epidermis. Pulled out during shaving sticking out like small hairs. Occurs around the ears and neck where there is thicker skin. Try using some rough exfoliate scrub to remove it.
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#2
by
Magoo
on 29 Dec, 2018 07:45
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Balddan has a good point, beyond that I do the best I can . Just forget any roughness, in a few hours it won’t be perfectly smooth anyway. Over due it will cause irritation and razor bumps. Being OCD about it , is not worth the effort.
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#3
by
Feenix
on 29 Dec, 2018 10:13
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Ahhh, its not actual hair! That makes sense. And yes - being OCD about it is pretty pointless I guess, I just have a bit of a unit completion issue I think, lol.
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#4
by
chrisphilly123
on 31 Dec, 2018 13:36
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Hey.
OK, slight issue Im having when shaving the back of my head. The bit just where the back of the head starts, about an inch behind the ear - the rest of my head can be as smooth as glass, but the areas just where the back of my head start are like sandpaper, no matter how many times I go over them. Does anyone else have an area of their head that just wont get smooth and how do you deal with that?
Cheers
feenix
pull the skin tight with your non-shaving hand in the offending area. run a fresh blade a few different directions. btw, i think the hand is more sensitive than the eye in such matters.
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#5
by
Feenix
on 01 Jan, 2019 09:23
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Yeah, I think thats true about the hand rather than the eye. Ultimately I need to just chill, lol - thats anxiety for you, I guess!
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#6
by
chrisphilly123
on 01 Jan, 2019 10:04
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Yeah, I think thats true about the hand rather than the eye. Ultimately I need to just chill, lol - thats anxiety for you, I guess!
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#7
by
slybeard
on 01 Jan, 2019 12:21
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We all have areas where it is nearly impossible to get smooth. It usually has do with our bone structure making it hard for the blade to have complete contact. Pulling the skin "over" the bone shape help get the hard areas, but I have learned if not smooth in a few passes to just leave it, or I will get razor burn.
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#8
by
chrisphilly123
on 06 Jan, 2019 12:43
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We all have areas where it is nearly impossible to get smooth. It usually has do with our bone structure making it hard for the blade to have complete contact. Pulling the skin "over" the bone shape help get the hard areas, but I have learned if not smooth in a few passes to just leave it, or I will get razor burn.
true that!
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#9
by
Tyler
on 12 Jan, 2019 03:28
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@Feenix Do you shave against the grain?
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#10
by
Feenix
on 18 Jan, 2019 07:53
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Yup, with the grain, against the grain and across the grain.