How to avoid razor burn

How to get rid of those little red bumps on your neck that are caused by shaving.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Razor
• Towel
• Water
• Hair Conditioner

1. Wet your face with warm water. The best time to shave is after or in the shower. This will make sure the pores and hair follicles are open.

2. Apply a generous portion of Hair Conditioner to your face and neck. This will prevent your face and neck to dry out causing razor burn.

3. shave regularly going with the grain.

4. use cool water to rinse off your face

Tips & Warnings

• make sure your face is wet with warm water
• do not shave against the grain. I know its a closer shave but if your razor is not sharp enough you'll butcher yourself.

[Keyguy242]

on 12/31/2007 You just repeated what my article said.

[SkinExpert]

on 12/30/2007 hello. i have used the hair conditioner trick on my legs for years as well as on my make clientele who come to me for facial treatments. however, against the grain gives a woman-loving shave and razor bumps can be avoided if (as you say) a new blade is used, the skin is not pulled too tight, the skin is allowed to breath afterward (no tight collared shirts and ties) and the after shave has a wee bit of moisturizer and a wee bit of benzoyl peroxide .5% added to it. which brings me to my own opinion as a woman and as a woman who knows men's skin: the best time to shave is in the shower, at night before bedtime. thanks for the article!