New DE with some problems.

[sogami]

Hello,

I have made the dive into DE shaving and overall find it a great switch. I am using my Weishi (derby blades) DE with Taylor of Old Bond Street Avocado Shaving Cream. I have watched some videos on YouTube (thank you mantic59) but am still having trouble with my chin and neck area. With the chin its not smooth when I take a pass and is not cutting the hair as close as other areas. It always feels like the razor is pulling. Not sure what i am doing wrong here. Any suggestions or resources would be appreciated.

Sam

[DFrancis]

The chin is tricky, check your angle and/or slow down and use very short strokes. If you are already doing this, well I wasn't very helpful was I? :biggrin1:

There will be more suggestions soon and I'm sure something will work for you.

[ajkimmins]

I had the big problem with my chin also!! PLUS I've had a gotee for 10 years till last Thursday. I found that I really need to just go straight down past the curve of the chin. Then adjust the angle a little and move down to that part of the curve, adjust and move down, eventually I get under the chin the rest. Went from raw chin the first and second shave to BBS this morning with no irritation. By short strokes they mean short!! Two hairs at a time!!

[Drubbing]

The chin is hardest to manintain the right angle to. Give it time and practice -muscle memory will take over and you'll be shaving it as if you had a pivoting blade.

[cardboard]

I agree with using short strokes, and what also helps me is I guess some of the ways you can distort or stretch the skin on your face to help you get the right surface area. Sorry don't really know how to word it right hope you get the idea though. The whole funny face thing helps me get those spots under my chin a lot easier. Hope this helps.

[dklaiman]

My chin is also a problem. I've taken to shaving between the lower lip and chin as one are and beneath the chin onto my neck as the other. For the "point" of the chin, I divide the area in half, use short strokes, and go sideways. It takes 2 or 3 passes, alternating directions, but the chin is then nice and smooth.

I'm new at this and still refining what works for me, but I've found that this works really well on the chin for me.

[TheScalpel]

look at the chin as several different areas, don't just run the DE over it like a cartridge... that and hold the razor as lightly as possible!

[sogami]

I am trying to hold the DE as light as possible after nicking my chin more than once. The problem is that I make passes but the hair does not seem to be getting cut. If I change the angle it then starts to feel like its pulling on the hair a little bit. I will try shorter strokes today.

[ajkimmins]

I am trying to hold the DE as light as possible after nicking my chin more than once. The problem is that I make passes but the hair does not seem to be getting cut. If I change the angle it then starts to feel like its pulling on the hair a little bit. I will try shorter strokes today.

It takes some practice there. You may also want to try a different blade, amazing what that can do.

[sodajerk]

I hesitate to mention this because it could lead to bad things ( but - it's whats worked for me. I, too, had chin problems and regardless of what direction I shaved, there was always hair left behind. What I did was speed-up my 3rd pass stoke speed and it made a big difference. Not super fast or anything but faster than I go anywhere else. I use my "safest" direction and angle when doing this and do not pay attention to growth direction. Safety first! ) If you do try to go faster, please be careful!

[sogami]

I am currently using Derby Extra and have tried the Personna reds. I am hesitant to try the Feathers as the Derby seem aggressive enough for me on other areas of my face.

[JPM]

The chin is hardest to manintain the right angle to. Give it time and practice -muscle memory will take over and you'll be shaving it as if you had a pivoting blade.

+1. It's probably angle, and remember to use no pressure.

[sogami]

Short strokes really helped with the chin area. Now I just need to work on behind the ear, and the neck. I have already nicked my self on the neck once and it was not fun.