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Discussions About Being Bald => Advantages and Disadvantages to being Bald => Topic started by: Beef on January 30, 2008, 09:55:18 PM
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:) Hello from a 380lb bald headed strength athelete...I had a question, in november i had a bad weightlifting accident where 765lbs fell on my face breaking a bunch of stuff in my face, sending a bone into my brain and leaving me blind in one eye...since then things are absolutely great, I feel Blessed to be alive...I dont know if this will be forver but with that accident left a very numb uncomfortable type feeling on the side of my face/head where i shave. Its not that big of a deal, but its an odd feeling...haha...I was wondering if any of you had any tips for shaving this area, are there any razors that are more sensitive then others? I ran an old electric razor over my head and didnt feel anything...sounds silly will all that i have been through with my head to talk about this...lol Should I get a good eletric razor...Any thoughts in general...
Thanks again and God Bless
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Man.......bro I feel your pain...or do I?!
Wow.
Horrible thing dude, you seem to have a great attitude, good for you!
Sorry not much advice on your question...I'm sure someone here will!
Welcome aboard dude!
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I quote Andre here.....but really dont have an answer for you either bro. You are just going to have to be very careful when shaving that area of your head. Being careless in your situation could lead to many many unwanted gashes in your noggin. Maybe if you have a sagnificant other ...they could shave it for you. Warhawk on here...heck he has to pay his wife 5 bucks a day to shave his cause he is just too damn lazy to do it himself..lol
Good Luck bro..let us know what you end up doing.....be interesting to know ...not that we will need it for future use...cause I dont think there are going to many who come inhere with that type of injury..but you never know.
Welcome to the site by the way...and God Bless
Timmayyyyyyy!
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wow didnt expect to have so many answers already...thanks a lot fellas...my mom hates me shaving my head...and always tries to scare me out of it..lol...saying that with your head injury shaving your head cant be that good for your injury(Even though we all know it has nothing to do with each other...i think the skull is pretty thick, especially mine) :*))
Thanks again fellas...God Bless
Thank you for the warm welcome...Bearded and Bald!!! ;D
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Welcome Beef. Great to have you here and great to hear you are recovering so quickly from such a severe accident. Not sure that any one razor is more sensitive than the other. May have been just imagination but to me the Sensor was just that, more sensitive to my touch at least when shaving.
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Well Beef, All I can say is that I'm happy you are still with us and have a good outlook and attitude in spite of a horrible thing that has happened.
I would try to give the Gillette Fusion a try. This razor is pretty much guaranteed not to cut you and very easy to use. Glad to have you with us.!
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Welcome to the family Beef, I'm not sure I can help either, but have you tried the HeadBlade? I just think that with the lack of feeling you would want a razor that gives you the most controll, instead of the awkwardness of useing the standard razor to shave your head with. It's as easy to use as running your hand over your head!
Good luck bro!!
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Welcome BEEF!
I'm a HeadBlader and love it. You can purchase them for about $12 or so at WalGreen's or WalMart. You can ti the HeadBlade website to learn more.
Mike
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Thank you all for the great answers...I had thought about the head blade, but had hurt it didnt get as close as razors...Its not neccesarily that im worried about cutting that area, its just that weird feeling i get when im over that area. Thanks again for all the answers...I appreciate it a lot! 8)
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Welcome Beef!
I am sorry to hear about your injury... I hope that the numbness isn't permanent!
On the issue you are having, I would say that any razor would probably be OK, but you should definitely use a mirror when shaving in that area so you can see what you are doing!
I started off shaving with the Mach 3, but switched to Headblade as soon as I found out about it several years ago.
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Beef, welcome to Sly Bald Guys!!
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I am thinking outside of the box here, but have you tried an electric razor?
I have never shaved with one, but if I were in your position I would give it a go.
Best of luck. O0
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Thanks everyone...I went all out tonight and I got a headblade plus a bunch of blades to go with it...bought the headblade shaving cream and some bald guys lotion for after shave...Do you guys reccomend anything for the shiny look? Will the bald guys lotion do that?
Thanks again
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Welcome Beef....
Dude......... DUDE! That is one crazy tale you wrote up there and all I can say is... DUDE!
765lbs!!! (I think that adds up to like, 18 Nicole Ritchie's)
Anyway I am glad you are recovered and are ready to rock the headblade.
The headslick "shiney" should help, but I like the dull look myself so I am always fighting the shine.... although I am sure the shine looks great on you ...
(I dont want to insult a guy that can lift half a VW) :*))
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Hey Beef, welcome. Wow, what an accident. Hope all works out for the best.
I'm a HeadBlader also and absolutely love the results. One thing you need to remember is to make sure the back of the blade (the wheels on the "Sport" edition or the little plastic nub on the "Classic) stays in contact with your head. It's already set at the optimum angle for the best shave. If it rises off your dome, you run the risk of serious nicking your head. Also, there's no need to apply additional pressure to the razor. Just run it over your head like if you were using a comb (GASP!). Like Rob said, make sure you use a mirror.
Sorry, I can't help you with the shiny look (prefer a more muted finish...oily skin here). But HeadBlade makes a HeadLube in a Glossy finish. If you can't find it at a store, go to www.headblade.com and order some. It's pretty cheap and if you type in "myspace" in the coupon code, you get 20% off.
Anyway, good luck & welcome!
Schro
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You guys are great...Thanks for all the great advice...seems like a lot of people dont like the shine look...Im surprised, maybe I shouldnt either...lol
Thanks again! O0
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Beef, there's plenty of guys here that like the shine. The best products for shine are HeadLube Glossy and Bald Guyz Sunscreen. Though, the Bald Guyz moisture gel should give you a decent shine.
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sounds awesome...do the wipes give a shine look too?
thanks
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Beef, Welcome to SBG. I use the Bald Guyz moisture gel and do use the wipes. The moisture gel will give you some shine but the wipes are better for "refreshing" your scalp keeping it smooth in mid-day.
I can say that when I was on a trip in December I picked up the headblade glossy lube I saw at a CVS and that stuff gives one hell of a shine. Looked like I stuck my head in a bowling ball polisher!! So if your looking for extreme shine, thats a great product for you to try...
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Thanks Champ!!
I got an important question...Someone told me that the head blade deosnt go as close as the razor and unless i did something wrong...that really seems true...I went out and bought it along with all these extra blades..I dont want to just get rid of it...It did feel good on my injured area so that is a plus. Anyone know if im doing something wrong, or does it just not get that close...left a lot of sprigs.
Thanks
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Beef-
I'm a HeadBlader. First shave with the grain and then flip it around and shave against the grain......your head will be as smooth as a babies butt..........
Mike
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I dont understand it...I shaved for a good 30 minutes...thats weird. Am i not pressing hard enough on the back part? I mean I did take the cap off...lol
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beef....i just wanted say that i'm glad your okay from the injury. i absolutely like your positive attitude. if u don't get any good results from the headblade, u might want 2 try the fusion (manual). it gets my dome the smoooothest. O0 oh...and....welcome 2 the sly fraternity. hope u stick around and become an active member of the best site on the internet. O0
WARHAWK O0
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Thanks a lot warkhawk!
I appreciate the warm welcome! O0
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Beef, here is a great post on using the headblade http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?topic=4296.0
Give it a few tries before you throw in the towel. Its good to hear that its not irritating your scalp as much as a razor!
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yea i saw that...thanks a lot O0
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also, how often should i change the disposable blade in the headblade?
thanks fellas 8)
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Hey Beef, what blade is on your headblade? Is it the triple or the double blade? The triple will not get as close of a shave as the doubles. Also, if you want an even closer shave, give the Gillette Sensor or Gillette Atra blades a try on the HeadBlade.
Blades last me 7 days or 7 shaves.
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It said on the package that it takes the gillete atra so i bought like 3 packs of them...Is that correct?
I bought the gillete atra plus...it says to use those on the package...will they give me a close shave? Isnt that what comes on the headblade anyway? Or does something else come on the headblade?
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Yeah, that's correct, it takes the Gillette Atra and Atra Plus blades.
There's a different blade (the HeadBlade blade) that comes with it.
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BEEF DONT LISTEN TO ANYTHING WARHAWK TELLS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just practice with the headblade....you will get your own way of doing it down pat....I hear of these stories of people taking as long as 20 minutes to shave their noggin....I can get mine done in less than 5 and thats with using the headblade. I think what i have left out is that Im a right handed stroker ( wiht the headblade that...LOL) anyways...i also am quick to follow up with my left hand feeling right behind where I make a pass with the blade.....kinda like when you see those guys with hair and they are combing it....running the comb thru with one hand and following up with the other hand to make sure it stays down.......Any questions...just pm me....or post up..
Timmayyyyyy!
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here is a video i found on youtube....sorta shows the hand movement...similuar to what i do when im shaving....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUW1KPzKcp8
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Im a right handed stroker
I'm a two hand stroker O0 ;D
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Two hands here also.
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ok cool so i should be set then?
thank you 8)
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great news...switched the blades and got a perfect closeness shave!!! its a beautiful thing!! O0 :@`
Thanks to everyone for the info and help!
and also no weird feelings going over the injured area O0
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great news...switched the blades and got a perfect closeness shave!!! its a beautiful thing!! O0 :@`
Thanks to everyone for the info and help!
and also no weird feelings going over the injured area O0
Great news bro!
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Im a right handed stroker
I'm a two hand stroker O0 ;D
So you use two headblades???
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Good to hear things worked out well for you, Beef.
I was going to suggest getting the Atra doubles in your HB setup, but you already did. I use them too and find they give me the closest shave, second to the HB doubles.
Glad to hear you are ok and have such a great attitude. :)
Keep it smooth, bro! O0
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thank you!
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Im a right handed stroker
I'm a two hand stroker O0 ;D
So you use two headblades???
Um... sure bro ::)