BBS Throat Shave

[Buford T. Justice]

Thanks for the tips! I do shave my throat while looking up. My hair near my Adam's Apple grows straight down. As I move away from that, my hair grows out and away. Kind of J shaped.

What is a good source for the Proraso Pre?

 

[Buford T. Justice]

I have been DE shaving now for about 3 months. After turning my throat into pizza sauce using a Feather blade a few weeks ago, I am healed up. I have found the Wilkinson Sword and Personna Medical DE blades to be the ones I like so far.

I have yet to master getting a BBS shave on my throat. I go (correctly) WTG then XTG and then ATG. I still have stubble. And by the time I am doing the third pass ATG, I am getting razor rash.

So what is the trick to get a BBS throat shave without getting razor bumps and razor rash?

I am still struggling with this. Doing the passes I described above, it still seems like I need a few more on my throat. I recently got a couple of SE razors so I am going to try them and see if there is any improvement.

 

[ackvil]

Every variable is more important on the neck than any other area. Light light touch, low low blade angle. Prep as in lather then hold a wash cloth wet with hot water against your neck for 30 secs or so. Re-lather and shave. Feel your face in various directions . . . where you feel stubble do a little blade buffing in that direction . . . staying light and low.

+1 Great advice. As little pressure as you can. I hold the razor so light it feels like it might drop from my hands.

I have also started to do three passes on my neck (WTG, XTG, and ATG) and touch up only if needed by either J hooking or blade buffing. However, light and easy does it.

 

[Hank21]

I've done it a few times with my normal prep.
Just took more time and patience than usual.
You've got to use a light touch, go slow and
pay absolute attention to what your doing.
I appreciated the results but don't normally
spend that amount of time shaving.

 

[WilliamIam]

For the longest time, I thought the guys who said they get the best results on their neck with a straight were nuts, but I have come to believe this to be true.

I get the best skin response to shaving with my straight, but there are other problem areas and difficult shave spots - especially with my U-turn hair growth.

Try this:
Use a new blade every 3 shaves or 4 max.
Lower your angle - the angle between the doors that open and your skin, not the angle.
Let the razor float - DON'T try to cut hair with your wtg and xtg passes. ATG is a totally different story.

The bottom line is: experiment, but change only one or two things at a time.

You'll be getting good shaves in no time.

 

[PhatMan]

BTJustice,

I have very tough whiskers, and the hair on my neck seems to grrow every which way ! I have found 'J-hooking' to work very well, particularly around the Adams Apple.

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ