How to shave without getting razorbumps

A steaming hot towel on your face can soften the beard so they can be removed with less irritation.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Clean & Sharp Razor
• bathroom sink
• hot tap water
• thick wash cloth
• facial moisturizers
• shaving cream

1. Fill your bathroom sink about half full with hot tap water. Then, thoroughly soak a thick wash cloth in the water. Wring the cloth out just so it's not dripping wet.

2. Lean your face over the sink and place the hot cloth on the bearded part of your face. Depending on the coarseness of your whiskers, you may need to resoak the cloth and apply it again.

3. Put on a light layer of shaving cream on your whiskers. Too much cream will only clog your razor!

4. Use one hand to hold your razor while you smooth your skin out ahead of the razor with your other hand. Don't make more than one short swipe across your face before you rinse your razor clean in the sink water.

5. Once you're done shaving, rinse off the rest of the shaving cream by splashing cool tap water on the bearded area of your face. Follow that by patting your face dry with a soft, absorbent towel.

6. Instead of using after shave, a skin conditioner will help make your face feel touchably soft.

Tips & Warnings

• The shaving cream you use should be made especially for your face. That is, if your skin is sensitive, then your cream should be designed to care for sensitive skin, and so on.
• Dull, dirty razor blades are the leading cause of nicks and cuts.
• A pivoting head on a razor allows you to shave your contoured face easier than a stationary head.
• A double blade will give a man a smoother, closer shave because the second blade cuts what the first one misses.

[bmi57]

on 12/3/2007 This also works great on womens legs. Great article.