Question on after head shaving care

• Question on after head shaving care by jordan12 on 27 Sep, 2011 19:23
• I love shaving my head smooth. Sometimes I fight too much for the smoothness. It even seems that sometimes I have to shave at a weird angle to get some patches smooth.
  
  But anyway, I can't shave everyday because once I am done shaving, My skin will hurt a little and also itches a tad bit.
  
  I normally put some Burt's Bees Aftershave on my head. It helps, but not as much as I would like.
  
  Can anyone suggest something that I can do once I am done shaving to avoid some of my issue?
  
• #1 by kalbo on 27 Sep, 2011 23:12
• The scalp gets irritated when we tend to shave it really close and smooth, I suggest you try rubbing a couple of ice cubes over your freshly shaven head then apply your aftershave.
• #2 by Acme on 28 Sep, 2011 04:59
• I tried rubbing ice cubes once after irritating the scalp and it did calm everything down. I forgot about that so thanks for bringing it up. I have to remember that for when I scrape too much.
• #3 by Laser Man on 28 Sep, 2011 05:17
• Try rinsing your scalp with a cup or two of cold tap water then apply a mild astringent like ClearHead or witch hazel. That's take away the sting and calm the irritation.
• #4 by jordan12 on 28 Sep, 2011 07:13
• I will try the witch hazel out and see how that does. And the ice cubes.
  
  thanks guys..
  
• #5 by buddha on 28 Sep, 2011 23:41
• I have found that using a medicated exfoliator after scraping the dome calms my scalp a bit. St Ives is one example but Wally World has their own in-house brand (Equate) that costs about 1/3 as much.
  I also use a home-brew of Witch Hazel, Aloe gel, and Tea Tree Oil that calms the scalp as well and also leaves a nice shine.
• #6 by Slynito on 30 Sep, 2011 13:44
• I apply which hazel after a blade or an electric shaver...then the aloe vera.
• #7 by jordan12 on 06 Oct, 2011 07:29
• I got some witch hazel and used it last night. It burned for a few seconds when first applied.
  
  After that, not another issue.
  
  
  I think I found my new Head shaving post care. Thanks guys..
  
• #8 by Sly Red on 06 Oct, 2011 07:39
• Thayers also has a Witch Hazel line that is alcohol free.  I like the one that has Aloe in it.  Completely burn free.
  
  Red
• #9 by sailor61 on 06 Oct, 2011 09:02
• I use an alum block after shaving - it does burn a bit but my skin settles down in a minute or two and I get zero irritation.  Plus the alum is about the same as a styptic pencil so any of the occasional  little spots of bleeding seal right up.
• #10 by Arnie on 06 Oct, 2011 09:13
• I use Tolsom products, especially the after shave splash and the skin smoothing gel.
• #11 by BaldHDbiker on 06 Oct, 2011 09:16
• I've been using Thayers Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera and vitamin E and then Fruit of the Earth Aloe Vera.
  
  It seems to work very well.
• #12 by gardner179 on 07 Oct, 2011 17:48
• Once you have finished shaving, rinse your head with cold water[ the best part of the shave for me] for at least 60 seconds ,splash and rub with witch hazel, allow to air dry, finnish with a application of dr organics double strengh aloe vera gell. result, head feels good, looks great, and no irritation.