Thread: Help with neck bumps? [pic]

Try to adjust your strokes so your first pass is wtg everywhere on your face, then atg. And like others said more prep. If it keeps up just stop the atg for a while and revisit in a month when your skills have improved.
My neck grows the exace same way, it will always be a challege to get bbs, but a sharp razor and more practice and that will clear up.
Good luck!

Hi!!

+1 to all above, one of those techniques will likely help a lot.

I had that problem too, and still occasionally do. I use str8's only, have a very similar hair pattern and found the closer my shave the worse the bumps.

First I bought some Tend-Skin and tried that, it did help, but wasn't the complete answer. Then I tried not shaving quite so close until my skin began to adjust, which I was hoping it would, not really knowing if it would or not.

Then I tried varying the pressure and direction of my strokes under my jawline. What I found worked best, was never going truly ATG, and only settle for WTG and XTG on those sensitive area's. With a second pass WTG I can get plenty close and not cause the whiskers to settle in UNDER the skin when I'm finished, which is the primary cause of bumps. As the whiskers again have to penetrate a layer of skin it causes the irritation and bumps.

Avoid razor burn with pressure, and don't try for the BBS shave right off, settle for the DFS (damn fine shave) for a while. Finally my neck has stopped bumping so badly except for the occasional bump.

I also use a pre-shave gel that lets the razor glide a little smoother for me.

So to summarize what worked for me....

1. less pressure
2. only 2 passes, avoiding the ATG pass on the neck
3. Tend-Skin before any balm or aftershave
4. Witch Hazel
5. pre-shave gel under my lather to assist in less friction on the WTG stroke.

Good luck mate!! I hate the bumps, and can say I think I have it whipped now, except the occasion I get carried away and shave too close and cause me some razor burn. Those area's tend to bump after a few hours.

M