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Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Sir Harry on March 23, 2012, 01:44:39 PM
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Today, I shaved my head for the first time in six days....got busy with work, tournaments, bad weather, et al...On Tuesday night leading into Wednesday morning, I had a throbbing headache. Figured my blood pressure was up so I took my medicine. Head continued hurting and blood pressure remained high through Wednesday and Thursday, but I felt so bad I was too lazy to shave. Finally, I just got up this morning and said "Fudge it, I'm shaving" (head was starting to itch anyway). Thirty minutes after shaving, headache goes away, and blood pressure returns to somewhat normal...This is not the first time this has happened, but it's mighty interesting that I get the fewest headaches and high blood pressure readings when I am freshly shaved....Sounds a little weird, but does anyone else experience this?
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uwm, interesting.
I do feel relieved after I shave, it makes me free, it makes me be..me :)
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Definite happyness in seing my head shine
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I always feel great after shaving - never miss a day, even if I wake up feeling a bit grotty. The only way to start the day O0
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Absolutely.
Got home tonight - a Friday night - head was a stubble mess. Had a shave. Felt so much better. Good focus.
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It's my version of meditation!
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Indeed a stress reliever. In fact it is my time. First face then head.... a true zen moment.
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Yes it is as a Buddhist I like to shave before my practice of diamoku and gongyo ,its not a requirement to shave my head as far as buddhism is concerned .I just feel better when I practice .
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I think, that as men, we often don't take the time to "pamper" ourselves. Yeah we take the daily shower and shave but never reaally the time to ENJOY either.
I'm guilty of this during the week. Out of bed, immediately into the shower, and 25 minutes later out the door I go.
So I make up for it on the weekends. I take a nice long shower and REALLY get a nice shave while in there. There is no sense of needing to "rush" to get out the door and start the day. I also tend to the goatee on the weekends too.
I think Harry's case is a perfect example of how taking a little quality time for ourselves is so healthy.
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Sounds a little weird, but does anyone else experience this?
I have an African American friend who essentially shaves his head. He says that if he lets his tight curly hair grow to much of any length it gives him a headache.
As far as a stress reliever ... I think it is a relaxing time (unless I'm in a hurry to get it done and out the door --- that's not normal for me).
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As Mike put it....we DO need to spend some time on ourselves when given an opportunity.....I guess a lot of us bald guys the thought of going back to hair would give us a headache!!!
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"is shaving your head a good stress reliever?"........... 4 me absolutely!!! there is nothing like the process of a relaxing face & head shave. O0
WARHAWK O0
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Very much so. Sometime I let it grow for a day or so, so I can hear the Head Blade doing its thing. Then the cold water rinse; exhilarating!
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Very much so. Sometime I let it grow for a day or so, so I can hear the Head Blade doing its thing. Then the cold water rinse; exhilarating!
You speak my language. :)
I love the sound of the HeadBlade ploughing through that stubble. Cold water rinse. Then feel that a scalp so smooth you can hear it squeak when you run your fingers over it. And the stress just goes away.
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I think, that as men, we often don't take the time to "pamper" ourselves. Yeah we take the daily shower and shave but never reaally the time to ENJOY either.
Can't agree more. Nothing like a little extra time in the morning for hot shower and a nice pampered shave. A relaxing shaving to me is using a scrub, taking the shaving a little slower and with more passes to make sure the rough spots become smooth. A good rinse down with a body wash.
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I consider my weekly appointment with my regular barber a highpoint in my workweek. The 1 hour head scraping and massage relaxes me. If only I can afford to do it daily...tsk tsk tsk.
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I consider my weekly appointment with my regular barber a highpoint in my workweek. The 1 hour head scraping and massage relaxes me. If only I can afford to do it daily...tsk tsk tsk.
You got plenty of dosh to do that Kalbo , its nice to be pampered , butlast time idid that it was £22.00,well worth it but a treat
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I consider my weekly appointment with my regular barber a highpoint in my workweek. The 1 hour head scraping and massage relaxes me. If only I can afford to do it daily...tsk tsk tsk.
You got plenty of dosh to do that Kalbo , its nice to be pampered , butlast time idid that it was £22.00,well worth it but a treat
Really want a barber to shave my head. Keen to have the experience of a straight razor so I can compare the smoothness with my own regular morning shave. Wonder if there's anywhere around north London...
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There are places I am sureJules maybe not certain parts of London where it may not be possible , there is that place in Covent garden , never tried it or pall mall barbers they have a website I think . If you come to Brighton there is Grooms , but you have to book
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There are places I am sureJules maybe not certain parts of London where it may not be possible , there is that place in Covent garden , never tried it or pall mall barbers they have a website I think . If you come to Brighton there is Grooms , but you have to book
Sounds like my visit to your town is getting closer and closer !
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Absolutley! That extra time in the morning is well spent. O0
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Well, I guess shaving my head takes away stress because it makes me focus on my head.
I like to shave my head in my own private bathroom, though. I don't know why, but to me it feels like grooming any other body part: I don't need other people to see me getting rid of my body hair, that's a little too close and personal for me.
But I guess if someone would ask me if they could watch me while I shave my head (for God knows whatever reason, maybe it's fascinating to other people), I'd allow them, but I'd feel very awkward.
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well Jules you could combine it with a head shave and some culture the festival starts next saturday loads going on it alsts for 3 weeks ;)
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Well, I guess shaving my head takes away stress because it makes me focus on my head.
I like to shave my head in my own private bathroom, though. I don't know why, but to me it feels like grooming any other body part: I don't need other people to see me getting rid of my body hair, that's a little too close and personal for me.
But I guess if someone would ask me if they could watch me while I shave my head (for God knows whatever reason, maybe it's fascinating to other people), I'd allow them, but I'd feel very awkward.
I live alone (for now) so that's not much of an issue for me, but when I was deployed overseas, I would try to shave my head when the bathroom trailer was empty, but if someone walked in on me, it didn't phase me....just don't come in with comments such as "oh you missed a spot" or "let me catch that for you". Even on the rare occasions I go to the barber, it doesn't bother me because my rule for anyone with a comment is "When you pay for my haircut, I'll get it cut the way you want it". But not everyone wants their head shave to be a "public" moment and I respect that completely...but I am always proud to show the end result. On a side note the stitches came out yesterday and my MPB is showing big time, but the razor will be coming out shortly.
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Yup... When deployed, pretty much everything is "public"... LOL! Sirharry, where were you deployed @?
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@Ro- 2004-2005 Camp Liberty/Victory, Iraq(can't remember what they call it now) 2010-Tallil, Iraq for 6 months and FOB Prosperity(near Saddam's former palace) for 6 months (both with National Guard Unit)
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Sirharry... Been to Liberty (08), my share of FOBs, Al Udeid (twice, when it was Snoopy and in 07), Bagram, Talil, Ali Al Saleem... And everyone's fav, Bahgdad IAP.
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Ro, one of my favorite off-duty activities was doing the Ziggurat tour (birthplace of Abraham) Still have some photos on the hard drive of my computer. Ah BIAP....Nice place until you have to go through there for deployment/leave, etc. The bases in Kuwait where we stayed were pretty decent.....Spent some time in Mosul, Camp Stryker, Scania and Taji as part of patrols and convoy security missions....I'm sure I will have a greater appreciation for this as time goes by...BTW, Ro are you in the Air Force by chance?
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Sirharry... Yussirr... 20 yrs. AD/AF.
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Sir Harry, you got withdrawal symptoms!
I don't know about getting headaches if I don't shave, personally I think it was an un related condition, but I am not qualified to give an opinion.
I shave every day during the week, on weekends I may skip a day. I look forward to lubing up and taking the Headblade for a drive on my scalp every week night. I love using the myrid of different shaving stuff out here and the pampering aspect brings me pleasure - big time. Perhaps I am still enjoying the "novelty" in the infant stages of slyness. My brother has been sly for eight years and he still loves shaving (with the HB) to this day.
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Waine, more than likely it was my hypertension kicking in that day....I just noted that it was odd that after I shaved my head, that my headache went away...I do promise you that it relieved the itching that I was starting to experience. These next two weeks are going to be interesting. I'm going on a two-week maneuver with the National Guard and my opportunities to shave my head may be limited there....I will bring St. Ives and Noxzema to tide me over if I get in a jam and have to grow some fuzz...Thanks for sharing!
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For me shaving my head every morning is, for much of my days, the most enjoyable thing. I really look forward to it and when you enjoy something you do than stress is out of your world and mind. I once read that enjoyment starts right when your mind is so focused and looking forward in doing something that you forget about all the rest. You just flow, too bad it's only 10min a day......
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Nothing like a good shave to relax in the morning or any time of day - - - -Many times I will shave later in the day - - -Makes me feel GREAT - - -and I love to rub the SLY BALD MELON.
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Shaving your head clean feels like a fresh start every time, so I don't doubt at all it can relieve stress. 8)
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Gives me a boost since I shave my face too to keep the grey away. The shaving of my face makes my wife happy so that's another plus O0
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For me, it sets the tone for the rest of the day.
@natedawg ... noticed the avatar change. Cute little one you've got.
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@natedawg ... noticed the avatar change. Cute little one you've got.
Hey, thanks, FG! He's my little man. Just like any baby, he can be a handful, but he's a great little guy. 8)
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after I shave, it makes me free, it makes me be..me :)
couldnt have said it any better. O0
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Natedawg,
You have a cute little guy there.