Huge thanks to @Digimonkey for his generosity in sending me a box of DE products to try. I am all set to have a go at lathering with cream & a brush for the first time ever!
One more quick question - A week into giving up 5-blade carts and though I have noticed less ingrowers & bumps, the redness on my face has not cleared up as much as I thought it would have done by now. I've pretty much been shaving every other day for a week, starting with a fresh cart, and definitely feel less irritation but I really want the rash marks to go.
I'm almost embarrassed to admit this, but I might as well be honest. . . I've taken tweezers to my face at times to get ingrowers & awkward hairs out, and even stuff I missed whilst shaving instead of just taking another pass, and I'm now paying for said butchery with wounds that are in no hurry to heal. This will no doubt account for some, but not all, of the redness.
Any tips / products known to deal with rash well, please let me know. I've asked in a well known high street chemist twice and been recommended ASB and Moisturiser, both of which I use anyway, they seem to soothe it but not actually remove the rash. Help!
Lucky Tiger Vanishing Cream
calms a shaving rash for me, have to search the house for it though, daughter uses it for spots, son uses it for rashes, wife uses it too.
Welcome Dave. There's no need to hang your head for using cartridge razors, there are many of us cartridge-users on this forum. I've been shaving regularly for +50 years and have used a myriad of cartridges, DE's, SE's and even electrics. About three years ago, however, I went back to using cartridges full time and have not looked back. As my primary razor I use a Mach3 and for a change of pace or when I'm travelling I use a Gillette Sensor twin blade. I find that these two cartridge give me a close, comfortable shave with no irritation or ingrown hairs; in fact I much prefer them to any DE or SE that I've used. Notwithstanding, I consider myself to be a "wet shaver", using a shaving brush (of which I own 37), a quality shaving cream, a Moss scuttle and an alcohol-based aftershave splash. As for five or more blade cartridges, I've not been tempted to use any of them since I'm entirely satisfied with my daily shaves with a Mach 3 and Sensor.
Arrrrgh! Nothing seems to be helping my irritation. Getting to the point where I'm sick of trying different things out.
To make the swivel work a certain amount of pressure must be asserted, not a habit you want to get into, especially if you eventually want to get into DE or even SE shaving.always presumed that the swivel heads were supposed to HELP, not hinder,
Exactly this or Cetraben I've found works well and not just because my name is nestled at the end there.If your neck is really that bad, then leave it a week mate. It only itches when it's dry apparently, moisturiser or beard oil might get you through that stage and your neck will thank you for it. Try some sudocream from the chemist if you can't go without shaving.
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