django said:I've had this happen to me!
I only use a straight so its not to do with DE shaving.
It's not ingrowns, trust me I've had more than my fair share of them, that's why I became a straight shaver!
It's not to do with the prep, lather etc.
The area it has happened is the halfway point between the top of my adam's apple and bottom of chin. I do a full stroke from these two points ATG and the point it happens is where I have to adjust the angle of the blade because the contour of my neck becomes steeper. It would be fair to say that I could get it wrong sometimes, not enough to cut me but it would be shaving closer than the rest of the stroke.
So it does look like it is something to do with going ATG but it just doesn't ring true. I've never heard anyone say "don't shave too close, you'll go bald!"!!
I too go for BBS, I don't suffer for it in any way.
It has happened twice and gone away and I had no redness or irritation which you would expect with an error in technique.
I just put it down to age until I saw this thread so thought I should let you know you are not alone!
Tim B said:Shaving with 4 or 5 passes seems a lot. I wouldn't do more than 2 or 3 at the most.
You could try using an open comb razor when you feel ready to try new hardware. The Merkur 25c is a mild open comb razor and works well with Feather blades. This may be because the mildness of the razor balances with the sharpness of the Feather blade.
I occasionally use the Merkur 25c and I get a close shave with 2 passes.
django said:Just done a google search of this and it seems it has nothing to do with shaving.
It's something called Alopecia Barbae and it is the immune system attacking hair follicles.
Causes seems to be unknown but some sufferers say its stress related.
Steroids can be used to treat condition.
So its a mystery to the medical profession too then!
It's not something that will bother me unless my beard area starts looking like a patchwork quilt!
Dr Rick said:If it's an area you're shaving, why do you mind if it goes bald?
Dr Rick said:It was a joke. I probably should have marked it more clearly.
(Or maybe made it funny. Hmmm. New concept to explore.)
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