Hi Everyone,
What a great forum you have here! Hopefully someone can help me with my issue.
For ever I've struggled with skin irritation after shavings - bumps, rash, tons of ingrowns. When I heard about safety razors, I was excited to give them a shot (had been using a Gillette Mach 3).
However, when iI tried to shave with it tonight it was almost like there wasn't a blade in there (there was!). I started off with very little pressure at about a 30degree using short strokes. But, it barely removed any hair - even after 5 or 6 passes in the same spot it was like I haven't even shaved. I started playing with the angle and using more pressure, but it just was not cutting (almost at all).
I do have somewhat thick hair and I had a couple days growth, but it was not anything like a beard.
I hope I'm not doing anything embarrassingly stupid with loading the blade? I'm using the derby blades that it came with - I know they aren't aggressive, but this was liken not even shaving. BTW, I'm not looking for baby bottom, I don't at all mind a not close shave - my big goal is to reduce my ingrowns.
Thanks for advice!!
Here's my setup:
What a great forum you have here! Hopefully someone can help me with my issue.
For ever I've struggled with skin irritation after shavings - bumps, rash, tons of ingrowns. When I heard about safety razors, I was excited to give them a shot (had been using a Gillette Mach 3).
However, when iI tried to shave with it tonight it was almost like there wasn't a blade in there (there was!). I started off with very little pressure at about a 30degree using short strokes. But, it barely removed any hair - even after 5 or 6 passes in the same spot it was like I haven't even shaved. I started playing with the angle and using more pressure, but it just was not cutting (almost at all).
I do have somewhat thick hair and I had a couple days growth, but it was not anything like a beard.
I hope I'm not doing anything embarrassingly stupid with loading the blade? I'm using the derby blades that it came with - I know they aren't aggressive, but this was liken not even shaving. BTW, I'm not looking for baby bottom, I don't at all mind a not close shave - my big goal is to reduce my ingrowns.
Thanks for advice!!
Here's my setup: