The weekend before last, I fractured my right distal clavicle and severed a ligament playing soccer. For the true fans out there, we did not win (the worst part about it all). Unfortunately for me, I am right handed and my employer requires me to shave daily. I simply could not lift my right arm past my hip and needed to adjust. So I went to shave using my left hand, which I had never tried before;I almost regret not trying sooner. Not understanding how the shave would feel, I focused on my blade's contact with the utmost intensity. After my first pass, I checked for nicks. Fortunately, I couldn't find the slightest of nicks. I went for my second pass and then a touch up round. A few days before, I had read a post concerning baby powder as the final step. Not wanting to leave anything to chance, I applied rose water witch hazel, my AS, dried my skin and then, with a badger brush, applied the baby powder. The shave could not have been better. My face was smoother than I had anticipated. I was also irritation free, which I found fascinating given the circumstances. Then it hit me. Why were my shaves amazing all week long, with no irritation to speak of? It may have been the baby powder but I credit the success to the technique. I was so concerned with cutting myself with my left hand that I greatly reduced my normal pressure. My pressure was as if I was brushing my pinky finger's nail across my arm hair without touching my skin. What appeared to be a catastrophe waiting to happen, really, became a valuable learning lesson. To everybody new to wet shaving, when the gentlemen that have been around a while say "use little to no pressure", they really mean it. I'm just sad that it took a fractured bone to really understand what they meant.
Cheers!
Cheers!
