Sly Bald Guys Forum
Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: The_Chavez on August 18, 2007, 11:24:05 AM
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Day 1
Well like you guys said I went out and got the St. Ives Face Scrub and used it this morning. It was a interesting sensation.....lol. But anyways thought I would document the the battle and let you guys know how everything goes. I do have a few questions though. Should I try to use the scrub everyday to get rid of the existing bumps? I know someone said that I should use it about 3 times a week but I am ready for the bumps to be gone NOW. Or should I just use it a few times a week and see how that goes? Anyways whatever I do I will post it on this thread so maybe it can help someone in the future.
Your Brother In Slyness,
The_Chavez
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It really depends on how sensitive your scalp is. I was using it everyday and I got to where I could tell my scalp was getting irritated. I've backed off to a couple of times a week now.
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I use it every day but have a pretty tough noggin. Try using it every other day but following your shave with an ice cold rinse EVERY day and then some Clear Head or Bald Guyz Moisturing gel to eliminate them.
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Paul , I hope you still wear your helmet tho', even with the tough noggin, lol. ;) How is the riding going? Boy, I miss my bike! :(
I am going off topic now.
Back to the bumps:
I am starting to see some bumps on the front of my head, nothing to bad, maybe an ingrown hair? I will have to pick up some of the apricot scrub or maybe the Headshed.
Chavez, I will look forward to hearing what you think.
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Paul , I hope you still wear your helmet tho', even with the tough noggin, lol. ;) How is the riding going? Boy, I miss my bike! :(
I am going off topic now.
Back to the bumps:
I am starting to see some bumps on the front of my head, nothing to bad, maybe an ingrown hair? I will have to pick up some of the apricot scrub or maybe the Headshed.
Chavez, I will look forward to hearing what you think.
See I think thats what mine are....Ingrown hairs, but hopefully they will go away with the apriciot stuff. Anyways I will repost tomorrow with the " Day 2" Results.
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Day 2:
I got up this morning and looked in the mirror and noticed that the bumps had significantly went down. But not wanting to irritate my skin I started off with the Nivea fash wash I picked up the other day instead of the St. Ives Apricot face scrub. I then shaved, rinsed my head in cold water, and the looked in the mirror again. The bumps had risen back up but there were not as many and they were not as bad. I then used Bald Guyz moisturizing gel. Tomorrow I will use the St. Ives stuff again and see what happens. Also, here is a list of some other things I had noticed.
1. It might be time to changed my razor. I have shaved about 5 times with it and it might be getting dull.
2. I lather up my whole head for a shave, but by the time I get done with one section it feels like the lather has almost gone away. So I might try lathering up a section at a time and see if I get better results.
3.When I used Bald Guyz today I noticed that it stung a little....Which might prove that it's time for a new razor.
Anyways I will comment tomorrow with the Day 3 results.
The_Chavez
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Day 3:
Same routine as yesterday except that I used the apricot scrub and lathered up my head in sections....Which that did seem to help some. I still have a few bumps but most of them are not risen anymore....Just little red spots. My razor is starting to drag so I will go get some sensor 3s today. I also used some of that Nivea facial scrub on my dome last night and I think that helped as well. I might try using the apricot scrub tomorrow and see if my noggin can take it 2 days in a row. Anyways I will repost tomorrow.
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Hey Bro, have you mentioned which shaving cream/gel you're using?
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Chavez, to add to Tylers' post, I hope you're not using the apricot scrub to shave with, as that might be part of the problem. I recommend trying the HB Headslick, if you haven't already. It works very well and most guys have also posted good results.
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Oh sorry about that. Im not using the scrub to shave with. When I went and bought my HeadBlade at Wal-Mart last week they had HeadSlick right beside the HeadBlade Sport. So yes I have been using that. Also on a side note, I went to Wal-Greens and CVS today and they both had HeadBlade Sports and HeadSlick.....CVS had the optional pump already on the container that you have to order off the HeadBlade website separately.
But yeah I am just waiting for them to start carrying HeadShed, HeadLube, and ClearHead in the stores.
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Oh sorry about that. Im not using the scrub to shave with. When I went and bought my HeadBlade at Wal-Mart last week they had HeadSlick right beside the HeadBlade Sport. So yes I have been using that. Also on a side note, I went to Wal-Greens and CVS today and they both had HeadBlade Sports and HeadSlick.....CVS had the optional pump already on the container that you have to order off the HeadBlade website separately.
But yeah I am just waiting for them to start carrying HeadShed, HeadLube, and ClearHead in the stores.
Dont they carry Headlube in Walmart?
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Oh sorry about that. Im not using the scrub to shave with. When I went and bought my HeadBlade at Wal-Mart last week they had HeadSlick right beside the HeadBlade Sport. So yes I have been using that. Also on a side note, I went to Wal-Greens and CVS today and they both had HeadBlade Sports and HeadSlick.....CVS had the optional pump already on the container that you have to order off the HeadBlade website separately.
But yeah I am just waiting for them to start carrying HeadShed, HeadLube, and ClearHead in the stores.
Dont they carry Headlube in Walmart?
Not that I have seen. All I have seen anywhere is just the HeadBlade Sport and HeadSlick.
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nice change of pic Chase! O0
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nice change of pic Chase! O0
Thanks!
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Day 5:
Ok once again same routine as last time except I used the apricot scrub again. I didn't feel any irritation, and it looks like the bumps on the sides of my head are clearing up slowly but surely, But the ones on the back of my head don't seem like they are going anywhere. So I am going to try a different approach....I'm going to use shampoo again. Before I shaved I would get bumps like this and every time I used some good old Head And Shoulders it would clear up. So I think tomorrow instead of using the scrub I will use H/S and see if it has any effect. I could try to use the shampoo and then the scrub but I am scared to use so many products on my head at one time. But yeah I will let you guys know how everything goes tomorrow.