Shaving grain!

[prize78]

Hi all, just thought i'd make a mention of shaving grains.....as a newbie to this scene, i'm trying to learn the correct technique for that smooth shave. I don't doubt that i'm coevering old ground here...but it seems to me that knowing the grain of your beard is a huge contributing factor to the smooth shave and resulting smooth face. If you know which direction your beard grows, your part of the way there. Mine, for instance, grows N-S on the flats of my face. But, on my neck, it grows W-E across the whole neck, not just one side of the adam's apple. Now I know this, i can set about making my WTG passess first, before thying XTG and then ATG. Just thought i'd share this with you incase some were unsure. I'm using a Parker 60r razor, with Derby blades and Proraso shaving soap.

Happy shaving all!!

[Kenrin]

Yeah it is always good information. I'm one of the lucky ones that my neck grows virtually all N-S except for a few diagonal spots. I would have gave myself some really bad irritation when I first started.

[netsurfr]

You have hit on a key factor in learning how to get an irritation-free shave.
Glad to hear your shaving experience is going so well.

[SMOKE]

You have hit on a key factor in learning how to get an irritation-free shave.
Glad to hear your shaving experience is going so well.

+1! Very important "step" that is all to often overlooked.