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Shaving With Soap And Using Men's Razor?


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Guest chibi_usa

1.I was wondering. When shaving are you supposed go leg to foot OR foot to leg? o.o Like up to down or down to up?

2. How fast are you supposed to be doing it? and direction of razor

3. Is there a differ between men razor and girl razor? o.o"" I dun wanni my hair to get hard or thicker T.T

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Guest April63

Technically, you're supposed to shave with the grain of the hair. So that means down, but shaving up will give you a closer shave. Going against the grain increases your chances of getting bumps, ingrown hairs, infections, etc.

Don't shave too quickly. Going too fast will increase your chances of razor burn. Just go softly and smoothly. When it feels like your scraping your skin, you're pressing too hard or going too fast.

Mens' razors are built to cut through thicker, coarser hair than womens'. Male razors also don't have the same guards and shape so that they can be used on the face more easily.

Shaving doesn't make your hair grow any thicker or faster! This belief comes from the fact that stubble is prickly. This is due to the sharp edge left my the razor (male and female), and the short length of the hair. The hair is so short that it is held firmly in place by the follicle. When the hair is longer, only the root is held by the follicle. The hair is flexible, and the tip is able to move much more freely, removing the prickly, sharp feel.

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Guest Jean Davis

Well I can't add much more to April's post (she is very thorough :lol: )

The only thing I can add is that men's razors have the blades spaced a little farther apart to accommodate for the thicker hair on a man's face. Being the spaces between blades are wider it is easier to scrape the skin. You may have to start out with a man's razor at first to accommodate for the coarse hair but as you shave more often you'll be able to switch to a woman's razor as the hair becomes thinner.

LUV

Jean

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Guest ~Brenda~

Hi Sweetie :)

I shave from toes up to my thighs (shaving up). I use dual bladed razors (mens or womens). My fav brand is the bic twin select silky touch. I shave my arms the same way too (fingers up to my shoulders.). I use a steady even stroke from toes to knees, careful around the knee and then up my thighs. After shaving my legs consistently for almost ten years, I have got it down to an art.

Just practice hon, it becomes so routine, you don't even think about it :)

Love

Brenda

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