So before wet shaving I shaved everyday and sometimes I would get ingrowns. With a gillette razor it was rare. With harrys it was a little less rare. That being said I get them alot more often when I wet shave. Which is odd considering most people switch to wet shaving to avoid ingrowns. I do experience less irritation as far as my face feeling 5 blades vs 1 blade. I had no idea shaving with one blade would leave less stingy feelings afterwards until I tried wet shaving. Then comes my neck area. The consensus seems to be that most men have a problem area on their neck especially near the adams apple. I would fall into this group of men. I have used two razors so far that have inflamed the crap out of the middle area of my neck pretty bad so far(super adjustable that I no longer use or have, and the supply SE razor thats collecting dust) Most other razors that I use are either on the mild spectrum and then I have a couple I somewhat consider to be more aggressive(adjustables like my rex and my 6S, I shave with them on the lowest settings on purpose for this reason).
My main shaving routine when I use mild razors such as the henson or the bison or the blackbird lite is that I shave every other day and my face seems to agree with this routine. I dont often have issues with redness or ingrowns during this every other day method. I lean towards platinum blades and if they arent platinum coated they are nacets or perma sharps. HOWEVER I enjoy having a smooth face everyday. I like the ritual of shaving everyday. I started by shaving in the morning and it helped alot in kickstarting my day. Made me feel fresh. And then I switched to night time so that I could enjoy the ritual even more. Occasionally id get an ingrown but it wasnt too bad most of the time I am fine as long as I skip a day. But lately Ive been annoyed by stubble and I get into this shaving every day routine and thats when the trouble starts. After about three days of shaving every night I start to get irritation. And then it seems like the best strategy is to wait mulitple days to let it heal up before shaving again. I never do more than two passes and sometimes I wonder if one pass would work for a daily shave as long as I map out my beard.
One thing I have noticed is that I absolutely have to go ATG or I have quite a bit of stubble left behind, and unlike most people going against the grain does not bother me. Going across the grain on my neck I can sometimes find trouble. But I absolutely have to ATG or I wont get a DFS. I never chase BBS also because thats when I run into issues. I will leave my lower neck where my adams apple is located with some short stubble just to avoid any issues. I am very careful as I do have sensitive skin.
If anyone has any strategy to avoid ingrowns that would be super helpful. I have heard that in wet shaving ingrowns are still a thing and that good technique is still needed sometimes to avoid them. I am a fairly new wet shaver but I am learning quickly in the last two and a half months. Most blades I have come across I can use. I do have my preferences though. Ive tried alot of different blades back to back to back but I will say that I might prefer to use the same ones back to back just so that my skin can get used to a certain blade feel. I like to use good prep. Pre shave soap is a must. Good shave cream or soap is a must. Aftershave balm for me is a must. A good brush. Anyways any help with ingrowns is amazing. I tend to get one or two sometimes on the left side of my face. The right side only gets irritated it seems when I tried using the gillette super speed it does not generally get irritated at all.
My main shaving routine when I use mild razors such as the henson or the bison or the blackbird lite is that I shave every other day and my face seems to agree with this routine. I dont often have issues with redness or ingrowns during this every other day method. I lean towards platinum blades and if they arent platinum coated they are nacets or perma sharps. HOWEVER I enjoy having a smooth face everyday. I like the ritual of shaving everyday. I started by shaving in the morning and it helped alot in kickstarting my day. Made me feel fresh. And then I switched to night time so that I could enjoy the ritual even more. Occasionally id get an ingrown but it wasnt too bad most of the time I am fine as long as I skip a day. But lately Ive been annoyed by stubble and I get into this shaving every day routine and thats when the trouble starts. After about three days of shaving every night I start to get irritation. And then it seems like the best strategy is to wait mulitple days to let it heal up before shaving again. I never do more than two passes and sometimes I wonder if one pass would work for a daily shave as long as I map out my beard.
One thing I have noticed is that I absolutely have to go ATG or I have quite a bit of stubble left behind, and unlike most people going against the grain does not bother me. Going across the grain on my neck I can sometimes find trouble. But I absolutely have to ATG or I wont get a DFS. I never chase BBS also because thats when I run into issues. I will leave my lower neck where my adams apple is located with some short stubble just to avoid any issues. I am very careful as I do have sensitive skin.
If anyone has any strategy to avoid ingrowns that would be super helpful. I have heard that in wet shaving ingrowns are still a thing and that good technique is still needed sometimes to avoid them. I am a fairly new wet shaver but I am learning quickly in the last two and a half months. Most blades I have come across I can use. I do have my preferences though. Ive tried alot of different blades back to back to back but I will say that I might prefer to use the same ones back to back just so that my skin can get used to a certain blade feel. I like to use good prep. Pre shave soap is a must. Good shave cream or soap is a must. Aftershave balm for me is a must. A good brush. Anyways any help with ingrowns is amazing. I tend to get one or two sometimes on the left side of my face. The right side only gets irritated it seems when I tried using the gillette super speed it does not generally get irritated at all.