I know this might be hard to describe but here we go
When using a DE do you let the front bar touch the skin and then let the blade follow or do you try to have the top curved part touch the skin with the blade leading and not having the front bar touch the skin. On my DEs (edwin jagger, slim set to 4-5) if the curved part and the bar are both touching my skin I have to use pressure and the blade (which sticks out past) is pushed into my skin a bit and leaves irritation.
My guess is that the curved part is suposed to slide across your skin with the blade edge leading and the bar not quite touching your skin, this way all the lather dosent get scrapped off before you cut and that the bar is just there incase your angle gets too steep and you won't dig in and cut yourself.
Also if this is all true is it any different for an open comb, I just ordered one
When using a DE do you let the front bar touch the skin and then let the blade follow or do you try to have the top curved part touch the skin with the blade leading and not having the front bar touch the skin. On my DEs (edwin jagger, slim set to 4-5) if the curved part and the bar are both touching my skin I have to use pressure and the blade (which sticks out past) is pushed into my skin a bit and leaves irritation.
My guess is that the curved part is suposed to slide across your skin with the blade edge leading and the bar not quite touching your skin, this way all the lather dosent get scrapped off before you cut and that the bar is just there incase your angle gets too steep and you won't dig in and cut yourself.
Also if this is all true is it any different for an open comb, I just ordered one