Proper Shaving Technique
Shaving is an art; it is not instinctive knowledge. By refining your technique and using good quality products you can make shaving a pleasurable experience. Remember, how you shave affects the way you look and how you feel about yourself. Hot water is the first essential to a perfect shave. When the hair absorbs hot water it becomes softer and easier to cut. Warmth allows the skin and facial muscles to relax making shaving much easier – thus the best time to shave is after a bath or shower. Soaking a folded flannel or small towel in hot water and wrapping it around the face for thirty seconds or more can also achieve this effect. Those who desire a particularly smooth shave might wish to apply a glycerin-based skin food. This protects the skin and helps the razor to glide smoothly across the face. Massaging the skin food against the growth of the beard also helps to lift the beard in readiness for the lather.
Shaving cream may be rubbed into the beard with the fingers, but the best results are obtained when using a good quality shaving brush. When using cream, place a modest amount in the palm of one hand; dip the brush into hot water and rub in a circular motion in the palm of the hand. This is done to build up a rich lather on the brush.
Wet the face, then, using a circular motion again, apply the lather to the beard, allowing the brush to lift the beard, making the hairs stand proud. The brush may be dipped lightly into hot water if more moisture is required in the lather.
If using a shaving soap, dip the brush into hot water and use a similar circular motion on the soap to create a rich lather.
Using a good blade that has been warmed in the sink or under hot running water, shave the face in the direction of the beard growth, rinsing the blade in hot water frequently. NEVER shave against the grain of the beard. In awkward areas such as the chin and under the nose, the blade can be moved sideways across the growth, but never against as this pulls the skin in the wrong direction causing small cuts and grazing to the skin, which is the most common cause of razor burn, ingrown hairs, and shaving rash.
Rinse the face thoroughly with cool water and pat dry with a soft towel. A good wet shave exfoliates and cleanses the skin, leaving smooth new skin and a healthy clean appearance.
Newly exfoliated skin needs to be protected from the elements, so for healthy skin it is important that men use an aftershave moisturizer or skin food. Products containing alcohol should not be applied to the skin directly after shaving as this may inflame the skin and cause dryness.
For best results cologne and other fragrances should be applied to the hot spots on the face, behind the earlobes and on the side of the neck.
Shaving is an art; it is not instinctive knowledge. By refining your technique and using good quality products you can make shaving a pleasurable experience. Remember, how you shave affects the way you look and how you feel about yourself. Hot water is the first essential to a perfect shave. When the hair absorbs hot water it becomes softer and easier to cut. Warmth allows the skin and facial muscles to relax making shaving much easier – thus the best time to shave is after a bath or shower. Soaking a folded flannel or small towel in hot water and wrapping it around the face for thirty seconds or more can also achieve this effect. Those who desire a particularly smooth shave might wish to apply a glycerin-based skin food. This protects the skin and helps the razor to glide smoothly across the face. Massaging the skin food against the growth of the beard also helps to lift the beard in readiness for the lather.
Shaving cream may be rubbed into the beard with the fingers, but the best results are obtained when using a good quality shaving brush. When using cream, place a modest amount in the palm of one hand; dip the brush into hot water and rub in a circular motion in the palm of the hand. This is done to build up a rich lather on the brush.
Wet the face, then, using a circular motion again, apply the lather to the beard, allowing the brush to lift the beard, making the hairs stand proud. The brush may be dipped lightly into hot water if more moisture is required in the lather.
If using a shaving soap, dip the brush into hot water and use a similar circular motion on the soap to create a rich lather.
Using a good blade that has been warmed in the sink or under hot running water, shave the face in the direction of the beard growth, rinsing the blade in hot water frequently. NEVER shave against the grain of the beard. In awkward areas such as the chin and under the nose, the blade can be moved sideways across the growth, but never against as this pulls the skin in the wrong direction causing small cuts and grazing to the skin, which is the most common cause of razor burn, ingrown hairs, and shaving rash.
Rinse the face thoroughly with cool water and pat dry with a soft towel. A good wet shave exfoliates and cleanses the skin, leaving smooth new skin and a healthy clean appearance.
Newly exfoliated skin needs to be protected from the elements, so for healthy skin it is important that men use an aftershave moisturizer or skin food. Products containing alcohol should not be applied to the skin directly after shaving as this may inflame the skin and cause dryness.
For best results cologne and other fragrances should be applied to the hot spots on the face, behind the earlobes and on the side of the neck.
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