Thread: Trouble with Neck Area!

Originally Posted by Fbones24

One more quick question on this topic.

I tend to shave my face first, then go on to my neck. Does anyone actually shave their neck first when the razor is "fresher?" If not, does anyone think that by shaving my neck first, I might get a less irritating shave on my neck?

I use to have the same problems as u with your neck, however like Obie my neck hair grows north south and then east and west so its very tough to get it perfect. What i have been doing is doing my neck first as right when the blade is the sharpest, also i have a target electric kettle and i nearly boil some hot water(way hotter then tap but not scalding) and pour it in a little cup, and i dip the blade part only in the water and then do the neck along with other areas going with the hot knife through butter notion and it has been working great Hope this helps

Fbones24,

I have trouble with one area on the left side of my neck; the hair grows in all directions there, so no matter how I try, I cannot shave truly WTG on the first pass.

The blade almost always skips there, and the skin gets aggravated to some degree.

I have tried shaving this area first, and also leaving it until last so the whiskers get the fullest exposure to the water in the lather. I have not noticed that any of these ways is less bad than the other

In desperation I have been known to attack this area with a DE first to get the stubble down. This works, but I am not happy about it

Best of luck !

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

i seem to have somewhat the same problem with my neck. I can not get it close. All the hairs on my neck are horizontal (my Left to Right). Is there a way to get a BBS on my neck? Im not skilled enough to use any of those fancy techniques... any suggestions?

Hello,....I'm new here and was reading the feed back on neck shaving.If I may....I have a col. conk #5o4B straight and I also have neck whiskers that go e/w instead of n/s . I always have to finish with my two track razor because I can never seem to get it bbs without it. I'm not sure if it's my technique or.. my blade is dull as heck or both . I thought I might go down to the barber (Floyds in Denver) I hear they to straight shaves.I thought If they can get my neck smooth then it's faulted somewhere on my part . I want to be able to make a full transition to straight blade one day,but this has been a frustrating issue with me. Any more feed back is welcome.

Update:

Okay, I shaved this morning and this time I relathered my neck area before attacking it...no pun intended. I will say it went better, but not great. The tugging, jumping and pulling were gone and the blade was able to glide better, but my neck still got very irritated and the hair simply wasn't being removed.

I am at the point where I can shave my entire face with the straight...minus the chin. This gives me encouragement, but my neck will be the death of me if this continues...haha!

Hello, Fbones24:

Have patience and keep working at it. The neck is difficult for many of us. You'll get there. No matter what, keep the pressure light in that neighborhood. Watch the angle, too. You're coming along.

Regards,
Obie

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Update:

Okay, I shaved this morning and this time I relathered my neck area before attacking it...no pun intended. I will say it went better, but not great. The tugging, jumping and pulling were gone and the blade was able to glide better, but my neck still got very irritated and the hair simply wasn't being removed.

I am at the point where I can shave my entire face with the straight...minus the chin. This gives me encouragement, but my neck will be the death of me if this continues...haha!

Have you tried using the cold prep? I hear it will make the hairs stand up and keeps down the irritation.

You must use a scything motion on your neck to get good results, check it out in the Wiki, it's a great help. Also I can't get smooth on the hollow areas of my neck unless I do an ATG pass. While doing this I really have to stretch the skin tight and pull it so the hairs stand up higher. I also scoop slightly with the razor on the hollow spots of my neck, like when you shave your upper lip, but upside down. Hope this helps.

I have a problem area in the hollows on each side of my adams apple between it and my jaw bone. I can't seem to get it really smooth without pressure that results in razor burn. I'm going to try stretching the skin tighter as has been suggested. (i've been straight razor only for 5 months now). I've been hoping my skin would toughen up, but it has not.. "Good luck to us both??"

Kirk

Originally Posted by exarcher

I have a problem area in the hollows on each side of my adams apple between it and my jaw bone. I can't seem to get it really smooth without pressure that results in razor burn. I'm going to try stretching the skin tighter as has been suggested. (i've been straight razor only for 5 months now). I've been hoping my skin would toughen up, but it has not.. "Good luck to us both??"

Kirk

When shaving your jawline, do you stretch your skin on the cheeks so the skin below the jaw is now on the side of your face? Try that, and use a stroke that's from your ear to your chin.