Need guidance on shaving.

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Blake
Why does everyone shave against the grain? Owies. :ouch:
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Because it's a much closer shave. And for someone like me, that means having 5 o'clock shadow at noon or when I am suppose to have it.

Disposable razor, 2 blades works fine, and I do find shaving cream makes for a slightly smoother shave, but isn't needed. Against the grain and I normally shave in the shower and just use my hand to feel the shaving rather than checking in a mirror.
 
I'm well past due for shaving. I'm starting to get some visible hairs on my chin and running up the side of my face. (sideburns) Although I might just use my dad's electric trimmer, I could learn a little from this thread.👍
 
I hate the spot under my ears as its very hard to get at with a electric shaver. I have more facial hair near my ears. I just did my face over this morning and this afternoon it came back. I do feel annoyed by the irritation when I use a normal shaver but a quick pat of cold water removes the irritation.
 
G.T
I'd have to disagree also. Apart from me, another guy I know actually kept his "bumfluff" mustache until he was 21-22 years old, then decided to shave it off. He regrets it because it now grows in fast and thicker.
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I'm not sure it's a myth either, but on the other hand, it's no reason to not shave. It's certainly not the case that 'the more you shave, the faster your facial hair will grow' indefinitely... (I mean, if that were true, even my grandmother could have joined ZZ Top)... perhaps facial hair may grow back a bit quicker (or even thicker) the first time it is ever shaved off, but it will quickly reach an equilibrium. In any case, it varies from person to person, and your shaving routing is a bind that will tie for so long as you want a clean-shaven look.

I can recommend using clippers - I hate... no, hate is too mild a word, I supermegahate being clean-shaven, but after about 4 days, I start looking a bit rough... but rather than shave, I use clippers to trim my facial hair back to a 2-day growth level... (see, it only makes sense to me, and I'm probably the only person who even notices :lol: )...
 
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Touring Mars
...I use clippers to trim my facial hair back to a 2-day growth level...
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The trimmer I use for my goatee has an attachment (called a stubble guide, apparently) for a 2 day growth. I have yet to use it.

FYI to anyone considering a goatee - it's more work than just shaving. Some faces, like mine, just scream for one, though. :lol:
 
I hate shaving my chin, so I just let it grow for a week or two and then clean cut it. Easier than either and gives me a dynamic look :lol:
 
TB
The trimmer I use for my goatee has an attachment (called a stubble guide, apparently) for a 2 day growth. I have yet to use it.
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I use my clippers without the bits on it too...

... a word of caution, though... never leave your clippers lying around where you might find them when you come in from the pub at midnight, since doing so will inevitably lead you to attempt to cut your own hair with them and leave you looking like an absolute idiot. And whatever you do, never ever do it on a Saturday night on a Bank Holiday weekend when there will be no barber shops open until TUESDAY! (Not based on a true story, honest :sick: )
 
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Duke
I disagree. One of my bosses never ever shaved his mustache, from puberty until his mid-20s. He was lamenting how weak it was and told me that. I recommended he shave it every day for 6 months and try again. It came in thicker.
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I see no reason why shaving should cause hair to grow faster or thicker. But if it were the case, I should start shaving my head so that I don't go bald. I very much doubt that shaving has an effect on the speed of growth, number of follicles, or strand thickness.
 
I'm telling you, I've seen it with my own eyes. In addition to my friend's mustache, there this personal experience:

A late-middle-aged female relation had a bit of a Mediterranean Mustache and some dark hair on her chin as well. Dark, visible, but soft and downy. She shaved both with a regular razor for a few years. Now she has dark, visible, stiff, and scratchy hair instead of soft and downy.

I'm not saying it will ALWAYS come in thicker and faster EVERY TIME you shave or by now you and I would both have had to quit our day jobs and spend all day mowing our faces. However, shaving an area for a few months will definitely make that hair thicker and coarser than never shaving it at all.
 
Duke
I'm telling you, I've seen it with my own eyes. In addition to my friend's mustache, there this personal experience:

A late-middle-aged female relation had a bit of a Mediterranean Mustache and some dark hair on her chin as well. Dark, visible, but soft and downy. She shaved both with a regular razor for a few years. Now she has dark, visible, stiff, and scratchy hair instead of soft and downy.

I'm not saying it will ALWAYS come in thicker and faster EVERY TIME you shave or by now you and I would both have had to quit our day jobs and spend all day mowing our faces. However, shaving an area for a few months will definitely make that hair thicker and coarser than never shaving it at all.
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No chance at all that it was age related? The hair grew in at a younger age, but stopped in length (like eyebrows or lashes or... other places). Then, once you shave it, it grows anew - this time from an older more mature follicle. I just think this is a case where temporal association is leading you astray.

If you think that shaving causes this - what sort of physical mechanism do you think is causing it? I shaved my face many times when I was 14-15 years old, and my hair never came back with a different thickness or feel (until I got older). Similarly, I've shaved my arms without any ill effects.
 
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Chicks love a good stubble. Facial hair is your first step into manhood, be proud! I use a Fusion fancy thing with 5 blades and the 1 blade on the back for trimming, works like a charm.

I started in the middle of Grade 11, and by the time I was out of Grade 12 I finally had enough hair on my face to be proud. :p

It's not true that the more you shave, the faster it will come in, it takes time but the hair like Duke said becomes thicker and you can see it more.
 
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Duke
I'm telling you, I've seen it with my own eyes. In addition to my friend's mustache, there this personal experience:

A late-middle-aged female relation had a bit of a Mediterranean Mustache and some dark hair on her chin as well. Dark, visible, but soft and downy. She shaved both with a regular razor for a few years. Now she has dark, visible, stiff, and scratchy hair instead of soft and downy.

I'm not saying it will ALWAYS come in thicker and faster EVERY TIME you shave or by now you and I would both have had to quit our day jobs and spend all day mowing our faces. However, shaving an area for a few months will definitely make that hair thicker and coarser than never shaving it at all.
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QFT,
Before I joined the Navy, I HAD to shave every few months to keep the stubble knocked back.
After I shaved the mustache in boot camp, I had to shave at least every other day to keep it "inspection" ready.
When I made it to the "fleet" and could obtain permission (yes you had to have a "chit" authorizing it) to grow a mustache it didn't grow in fast enough to suit.
Now, if I shave off the beard, or trim the 'stache, it's a matter of a week or so that need to trim up the 'stache, and 2-3 days that the beard needs neatened up.
 
Someone mentioned it earlier (Smallhorses iirc). Don't go against the grain if the growth is long. Go with the grain, then go against the grain to get it close.

Persevere, you can't stop shaving (unless you want a rather drastic course of hormone therapy). You will find ways that suit you better. You will find shaving foam that works better for you (if you go down that route, I do). Razors need to be sharp though. Personally, after a shave I have to use vaseline intensive care as an aftershave. My skin is so sensitive (Hello boys!) that any other way leaves me redder than a Babboons ar...
 
I tend to use an electric shaver when I want to be clean shaven, I use a Remington Titanium one I go for Christmas. However I have since let my stubble grow a fair bit so I've bought a clipper I can use set to '1' to trim it back a bit and keep it looking neater.

You'll find something that suits you eventually, just try a few different things! Oh, and I use a simple moisturiser from L'Oreal after shaving but I get very little irritation anyway.
 
Sureshot
Personally, after a shave I have to use vaseline intensive care as an aftershave.
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Neutrogena Razor Defense Post Shave for me.

Takes longer to say it than it does to use it.
 
I've never said it makes it grow faster. But it definitely does grow thicker. Hell, you can tell the difference in my beard from where I had a goatee for a few years and where I didn't.
 
Duke
I've never said it makes it grow faster. But it definitely does grow thicker. Hell, you can tell the difference in my beard from where I had a goatee for a few years and where I didn't.
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Aye. I agree with this one having witnessed similar abnormalities in growth.
 
Touring Mars
I can recommend using clippers - I hate... no, hate is too mild a word, I supermegahate being clean-shaven, but after about 4 days, I start looking a bit rough... but rather than shave, I use clippers to trim my facial hair back to a 2-day growth level... (see, it only makes sense to me, and I'm probably the only person who even notices :lol: )...
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I thought I was the only one!!, even supermegahate is a little mild.
 
Duke
I've never said it makes it grow faster. But it definitely does grow thicker. Hell, you can tell the difference in my beard from where I had a goatee for a few years and where I didn't.
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Blake
Aye. I agree with this one having witnessed similar abnormalities in growth.
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Snopes disagrees. I've never seen, and can't think of anything, that would support the conclusion that shaving affects hair growth. Length, certainly, but not growth.
 
Danoff
I've never seen, and can't think of anything, that would support the conclusion that shaving affects hair growth.
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Shave a patch on your thigh and come back to us in a month. ;)
 
ExigeEvan
Now I know you ask about shaving, but you mentioned no stubble...ever. Soo, I suggest you go chem warfare on the stuff and get yourself some Veet :D
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I know ExigeEvan was probably joking, but please dont' be tempted to use Veet on your face...they all have warnings on them telling you not to use it on sensitive or intimate areas. However, Veet wax strips would work a treat for you ;)
 
I was just thinking once or twice while it's still relatively 'downy'. Not as a permanent fix.
 

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