Shaving gear recommendations needed
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May need to buy some alum as part of the aftershave treatment
What does alum do?
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Meant that IPL and laser are different things however both do permanent hair reduction, not "permanent hair removal" as most people mistake them for.
Guess you really needed it then. What is ipl?
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corElement
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ipl is intense pulsed light it's got a wider spread and not as strong as laser but depends on settings.
and yeah, I needed it badly. I have horribly thin and overly sensitive skin and nail. Thinner than women, it's annoying.
I remember reading this article a while ago - they're big proponents of the old school safety blade razor, shaving cream and a good brush. Cutthroat razors are probably the other extreme in getting the best possible shave, so I guess safety blade razors can be considered the middle ground between the Mach 3 style razors and cutthroat razors.
Side note - Why have most barbers stopped using hot towels after a shave? I see it sometimes in downtown Mumbai but hardly even see it anywhere else. I hope we stop doing this race to the bottom to get every service and product as "cheap as possible".
Side note - Why have most barbers stopped using hot towels after a shave? I see it sometimes in downtown Mumbai but hardly even see it anywhere else. I hope we stop doing this race to the bottom to get every service and product as "cheap as possible".
alum aka fitkari is basically an aftershave. its in crystalline form, you wet it and rub the cyrstal on the face. my dad still uses it, says it much better than the modern after shaves.
I think gillette has spoilt the shaving habits of the world. i still use the good old blades not the fancy stuff. tried all that while i was in US, went back to normal blades after coming back. Infact, most of the gillette stuff isnt as good as the competition, but then again, thats my personal opinion
I like the platinum blades though
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I use a "cut-throat" razor and Alum for stanching and bleeding nicks/cuts.
Been using this setup for since 1999.
I also have a totally traditional cut-throat razor - but grinding and honing the edge is a big pain!
No Brush, besides can anyone enlighten me what is the purpose of the brush?
Why can't you just spread the cream/oil/gel on your face using the fingers?
Been using this setup for since 1999.
I also have a totally traditional cut-throat razor - but grinding and honing the edge is a big pain!
No Brush, besides can anyone enlighten me what is the purpose of the brush?
Why can't you just spread the cream/oil/gel on your face using the fingers?
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just4kix
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I had/have a Philips HS950 but I find that it does not give the closest shave - especially on the sides of the Adam's apple.
Thad E Ginathom
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Same here, but I don't love it as much as the Brauns that I had before. Still, I am not replacing it until I absolutely have to.
Being a stay-at-home slob, I only shave when I need to, which is when going out, or when the beard growth gets uncomfortable and annoying, which is every two days or so.
Shaving is a tedious chore! I might grow a beard out of pure laziness, except I know it makes me look a lot older (that was OK at thirty, but not now!) and my beard now grows patchilly, and even my scruffiness has its limits!
Because there used not to be cream/oil/gel, but shaving soap, which had to be worked to a lather and spread on the face. I remember my father doing this fifty years ago. Alum is for the cuts.
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I am surprised in this hi-fi world not many are using electric shavers. I started with Gillette and then moved to Mach 3 but about 5 years ago I went online and checked the types of electric razors and after reading found that foil type was better than rotary (what Philips uses).
I bought one Panasonic in Shoppers Stop (best 4K I spent) and after that I've been hooked to foil type electric shavers. Have picked up replacements in US and continue to use them happily.
Coming to the advantages... so many like no need to wet the face, no need to soap/lather the face, lots of time saved (my average shave is like 3 mins) and the best of all the skin feels so healthy.
Like Cor, I suffer from extremely sensitive skin. Even sunlight irritates it and previously when using blades I would have inflamed and irritated skin for the next day. No more of that since shifting to an electric shaver.
From what I know a foil type shaver offers the closest shave but is not recommended for shaving long hair and the rotary shaver does a better job with long hair but does not offer the closest shave. Perhaps you can give a foil type shaver a try next time you are in the market for a shaver.
I bought one Panasonic in Shoppers Stop (best 4K I spent) and after that I've been hooked to foil type electric shavers. Have picked up replacements in US and continue to use them happily.
Coming to the advantages... so many like no need to wet the face, no need to soap/lather the face, lots of time saved (my average shave is like 3 mins) and the best of all the skin feels so healthy.
Like Cor, I suffer from extremely sensitive skin. Even sunlight irritates it and previously when using blades I would have inflamed and irritated skin for the next day. No more of that since shifting to an electric shaver.
From what I know a foil type shaver offers the closest shave but is not recommended for shaving long hair and the rotary shaver does a better job with long hair but does not offer the closest shave. Perhaps you can give a foil type shaver a try next time you are in the market for a shaver.
I have seen people who have shaved with electric shavers, dont know what type, but i could never see a clean shave, hair was always visible. maybe things have changed over past few years and these things have become better.
Thad E Ginathom
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They may have been lazy --- like me! :lol:
OK... I'm sure that a blade gives the closest shave, and probably copes best with hairs of different thickness and length, especially the tricky ones, but I'm not fussed. Electric is good enough for me, and, having used it all my life, dragging a blade across my skin is really uncomfortable. I do have to use the trimmer to get at some of those long neck hairs.
OK... I'm sure that a blade gives the closest shave, and probably copes best with hairs of different thickness and length, especially the tricky ones, but I'm not fussed. Electric is good enough for me, and, having used it all my life, dragging a blade across my skin is really uncomfortable. I do have to use the trimmer to get at some of those long neck hairs.
keith_correa
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Alum has astringent and antiseptic properties.
keith_correa
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Anyone having experience with a wet electric shaver? Somehow, for me, a shave would not seem like a shave if it were "dry".
And for a good shave - shave immediately after a bath OR wash your face with soap and then shave OR if you use a shaving brush, lather up, wash it off, lather up again and now start shaving.
And for a good shave - shave immediately after a bath OR wash your face with soap and then shave OR if you use a shaving brush, lather up, wash it off, lather up again and now start shaving.
I am using a Braun foil shaver ever since we had that last thread at HFV on electric shavers. Got too lazy to post a feedback subsequently.
It takes me 7 mins to shave. Did you say 3?!! Which one do you use?
The BRaun is not so good at removing hair on the neck area. It can take an extra 5 mins of trying to attain perfection and it will never be 100% good. So now I end my shave with a hydrating splash of water on the chin and a few runs of a dry razor without cream. So the 4000/- odd change it costs does not deliver that perfect shave. Since I had a strong aversion to dirty chemical smell of Gillette and other shaving creams and my chemical and fragrance free cream ran out (everyman jack or some thing like that - a US brand) I switched to electric on an impluse buy at a local Reliance store.
One really good point about the Braun is that if you run out of charge in between a shave it takes just 5 mins to attain a full power shave lasting another 10 mins of use . The quick charge feature can be a life saver in case you are half done. But like I said one needs to finish with a razor over a wet face to make it good shave.
Mach3 is a very good blade btw. I love it.
--G0bble
just4kix
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Earlier, I used to shave before bath and the blades used to last barely 3 weeks. Even if you take a cold shower, the facial hair become soft while a hot short softer still. Hence shaving is less painful, smoother, easier on the blades and enjoyable after bath.
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I am using a Braun foil shaver ever since we had that last thread at HFV on electric shavers. Got too lazy to post a feedback subsequently.
It takes me 7 mins to shave. Did you say 3?!! Which one do you use?
I use this one Amazon.com: Panasonic ES8243A Men's 4-Blade (Arc 4) Wet/Dry Rechargeable Electric Shaver with Nanotech Blades, Blue: Health & Personal Care. As good as a blade and personally better for me as its without the razor burn and subsequent skin irritation.
PS - The 3 mins is if I shave every alternate day. If I don't shave for a couple of weeks then it will take closer to 15-20 mins.
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