which way do you shave?

[Chooco]

top to bottom or bottom to top?

going from ear to jaw causes less irritation
going from jaw to ear gets a closer shave but can cause hairs to grow crooked and turn into red bumps like pimples sort of.

which one do you like better?

[RustyGT]

Well chooco, Dont how far this'll go. But.
I'll tick the box that says: None of the above.

Because:
1. No
2. No
3. No
4. No
5. I've got a big red beard, that got me a nickname.

I'll put this as diplomatically as I can. For me, shaving is a someone elses body experience!

Chrs R.

btw: you're a ratbag

Chooc now has an official title of:

USELESS-POLL MEISTER!!

... or should that be USELESS POLL-MESISTER???

I refuse to do this one on religious grounds... I don't believe it makes any sense

[OuTpaTienT]

According to dermatologists you always want to shave "with the grain" so to speak...or ear to jaw as you say. (However that only covers your cheeks/jaw/sideburns. Your whiskers can go a few different directions in various parts of your face.)

I try to keep it simple by having a goatee. So I don't have to scrape a sharp razor around my chin and lips and nose. Just down the sides and then my neck under my chin.

I've come to discover however, that there's no real easy way out. This damned goatee takes as much if not more time to keep trimmed and groomed.

Another question might be; single blade or double blade (or more)?

I like a single. A double blade grabs too much. It's uncomfortable and too easy to nick. And those triple blades...geeez, it only takes one swipe with those and you're already through the flesh and hitting bone.

Then there's; electric or blade?

For a brief time I thought electric shavers were just grand. Then I read a completely informative scientific study of the two compared. After seeing some electron microscope close ups of whiskers shaved with both methods, there simply is no choice. Razor-blade shave left whiskers cleanly cut, uniform, and surrounding skin seemed unharmed. But the electric shaven close ups were downright scary. The whiskers were uneven. None were cleanly sliced or cut, they all looked broken with rough or jagged tops. And much of whisker dust created seemed to end up logded between the hair shaft and the skin. And just washing your face doesn't get it. Seemed kinda unsanitary on top of everything else.

So that's my story...single blade, shave with the grain, good to go.

[Sohgin]

I've always heard it's best to go with the grain too. However if I don't shave with, against, sidways, forwards, backwards, etc. then I simply do not get a good shave. I'll only take off about half of the whisker going with the grain. A little more just against the grain. And in order to get it even remotely close I have to invent a few directions to finish. Shaving is a pain in the butt for me but any facial hair is simply out of the question.

[Chooco]

Originally posted by RustyGT
5. I've got a big red beard, that got me a nickname.

jeez dude, haven't you read all the reports saying how unsanitary a beard is? all sorts of critters in there living off food particles that fall into the beard.... it's just disgusting.

[RustyGT]

Yeah,
Terrible!
Least, thats what I've heard.
R.

You've got no idea.
Have you?

I had a full beard for years when I was "younger"

When I shaved it off the greenies picketed my house for destroying a wildlife preserve!

[Chooco]

AHAHAH but yes i do have a clue
if ya eat a cracker ya can't help but have crap fall in yer beard...... with the hair all being tangles you might not get it out the first shower and it get's all sicko on ya.

bacteria trap

[korgul]

Chocco those little red bumps are called Pseudofolliculitis Barbae

More info here.http://www.skinsite.com/info_pseudof...tis_barbae.htm

I only shave 2 times a week because of this reason.
When I do it is was a mach3 razor ( 3 blades) and with the grain.

korgul