redness at the neck

[ands]

i do four pass shaves with a quatro and sometimes a sensor. usually at breakfast my siblings comment on how red my neck is. is that razor burn? it usually subsides after a few minutes though but gets quite itchy. what do you think i should do differently?

[jjw]

Most people in this forum would probably say you shouldn't use a multi-blade. I don't know... Four passes is quite a lot.

[Zach V.]

Sounds like you are getting irritation/razor burn from using a multiblade cartidge, a common happening. Plus, you might be shaving ATG without realizing it.

I'm curious, how much does each quatro cartidge cost now?

[chickpea]

Four passes with a cartidge razor!:eek::eek:

Yeah, you are killing your neck with that thing. You may want to reduce the number of passes (if not move to a DE razor :biggrin:).

When I shaved with a Mach3 I could only get one pass with it, and even then I got a lot of neck irritation.

Also, check out witch hazel (the one WITHOUT alcohol) as a splash in between rinsing your face and your aftershave many folks swear it reduces redness/irritation (I just started using it today).

[frank85]

I had the same problem when I was using the Gillette Fusion & Mach 3...
needless to say I no longer have redness itchy irritation on the back of my neck and head.

I converted to DE shaving my neck has never felt better :biggrin:

[soapbox]

Four passes with a cartidge razor!:eek::eek:

Yeah, you are killing your neck with that thing. You may want to reduce the number of passes (if not move to a DE razor :biggrin:).

When I shaved with a Mach3 I could only get one pass with it, and even then I got a lot of neck irritation.

Also, check out witch hazel (the one WITHOUT alcohol) as a splash in between rinsing your face and your aftershave many folks swear it reduces redness/irritation (I just started using it today).

You have learned much and has internalized many lessons of the Badger and Blade way. Kudos to you, and thanks for passing it on!

[chickpea]

You have learned much and has internalized many lessons of the Badger and Blade way. Kudos to you, and thanks for passing it on!

Thanks sensei soapbox.:lol:

I think, like everyone in this forum, you just feel compelled to explain to newcomers the lessons you have learned because you remember how frustrating/embarrassing/painful it is to live in the dark cave. You wish that someone would help pull you out into the light.

[Slack]

Four passes is way too many for a multiblade. Try working your way down to two if possible to reduce the redness. Before I switched over to a DE razor, I was able to get away with an XTG and ATG on the face and one ATG on the neck with a Mach3. Also try chickpea's advice as to using witch hazel.

[jpkunst]

Four passes is way too many for a multiblade. Try working your way down to two if possible to reduce the redness.

Indeed. Four passes with a four-bladed razor = 16 times scraping with a blade across your face. Not a good idea. I never did more than two passes when I used a Mach III.

[charles_ford]

I used to have exactly the same problem as the hairs on my neck grow in quite random directions, I often used up to 4 passes on the neck, and suffered redness and itch.
Just use less passes, it worked wonders for me.

[soapbox]

I used to have exactly the same problem as the hairs on my neck grow in quite random directions, I often used up to 4 passes on the neck, and suffered redness and itch.
Just use less passes, it worked wonders for me.

Yeah, neck growth can be really random. I find that for a few spots, blade buffing is a good solution -- very short, light strokes over the trouble spots, and in varying directions if necessary.

This method is detailed by Mark (mantic) on YouTube in his advanced techniques video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQco5PWc2JU).

[henchmen77]

Well what type of shaving cream or soap are you using? If you are going to do 4 passes do 3 with soap and the last pass with a shave oil. Should help with the razor burn and also if you can handle it use a good after shave, that is if your skin does not dry out. And like more I would say get yourself a nice Double edge razor will go a long way.