Wow, this is great advice and has tremendously reduced the amount of irritation I get.. I can’t thank you enough for this! The skin stretching I was doing really was the main culprit of my irritation. I’m so happy I watched this vid, thanks a million again!
If you have sensitive skin, let your beard grow for about 5-7 days. Get someone to take a closeup picture of your face, especially on the neck area. Then study the direction of hair growth and map it out on a piece of paper. You’ll be surprised how many directions your beard grows. Memorize that growth and try to always shave with the grain on the first pass.
10 years ago I won a Braun Series 7 electric shaver and I bought afterwards a Panasonic Arc 5. I master the technic to use a electric shaver the right way. Especially the Panasonic can give a very nice shave when you used it with a nice shaving cream. A few months ago I came on videos about wet shaving with a safety razor and it really fascinated me. After much doubting I bought the King C. Gillette Safety Razor for giving it a try. To make al long story short: I'm experimenting with wet shaving. I bought the Mühle R89 and R41 but after seeing your videos with the Rockwell 6C, I couldn't resist to buy that razor and I really love this razor. Great experimenting with the different plates. I used some TOBS soaps and felt in love with the sandalwood smell. Neck shaving is still a big challenge te me. The Panasonic gives me beter results with no irritation but I like the charm of the wet shaving when I'm in the mood for taking my time. I ordered a nice amount of Feather Blades and really like them. Keep up the good work ! All the best from Belgium.
I don’t think there is anyone doing close up shaving videos for the technique. Clearly the best “how too”, video on shaving with a safety razor. Hopefully one day I can get a Rockwell razor. Thanks
The rockwell 6C and 6S appreciate all razor blades, but the permasharps and the Rapira Lux are very effective with these razors! superb video with close-up. Cheer !!!
for my friends here with skin issues with shaving, make sure you’re washing your face with good soap every day and take care of your face, exfoliate etc.
another great shave sir since u seem like me to have the same skin type and the same type of bristles and u do detailed work around the moustache and neck area (the lupo 0.58 has a slim head profile for detailed work) and u shave every 3 - 4 days i found the razorock lupo 0.58 mm to be excellent and perfect for the job it ticks all the boxes , smooth and forgiving yet effiecient, frankly of all my razors i use the lupo 0.58 exclusively for months now and dont seem to mis any other razor i could be perfectly fine with just this one and i have a few other razors like gamechangers, tatara , outlaw, edwin jaggers, parkers,merkurs, and others but i never seem to use them anymore. cheers,
Just so you know, you don’t have to soak a synthetic brush. You only need to soak a badger brush. Not sure about boar. So just run your synthetic brush under warm water and squeeze out excess water and then lather up.
Some of us old-timers still like to add a small amount (3-5 drops) of baby oil into our lather. Eliminates irritation and also provides a superior post shave.
Hi. I can relate to the skin irritatation when I am going for a three-pass shave (although I no longer cut myself at all since switching 2 months ago to a safety razor). To reduce irritatation I have switched to a two pass with proraso pre-shaves: with the grain and then against the grain. I can also recommend to use Nivea sensitive skin balsam just before sleeping and alcohol based aftershaves just after shaving (also it helps to clean your razor and let it dry out after every shave to reduce bacteria growth + corrosion). Furthermore with my Muehle Rocca very sharp blades have really grown on me. Since recently I have found my "Zen" by regularly switching between Muehle, Feather and Personna Platinum Blue blades. Once in a while I get bored and switch to the Merkur 39C Slant razor loaded up with feather blades. It gives you a nice shaving experience that feels quite differently from a regular T razor shave. Eventually I would like to try feather kimisori artist club dx stright razor with replaceable blades. Apparently after you get a hang of it, a kamisori can give a much smoother finish on your skin compared to a safety razor. For everyone who is looking for something unique and nice, you should definitely try out Goodfella's Smile Soaps/Aftershaves. Abysso and Pino Alpestre are my most favorite ones. Besides I can really recommend the full line of Proraso products (green mint and brown sandalwood lines). At last I am eager to see the how Fine Soap+Aftershave "Italian Citrus" will perform. It definitely smells amazing! Also their "Platinum" smell I think is really good. Also I use Stanley "No Cuts Permitted" pre-shave oil once in a while in case I use a shaving soap, which smell might not work with proraso pre-shaves. I can suggest to apply your pre-shave first, than make a shaving lather, than apply a warm towel to your face on the pre-shave that you applied on your face. Cutting yourself after this procedure is not as prone to happen. To conclude this new hobby has really grown on me and it helped to improve my mental health as a simple shaving ritual became something special for me and it kinda feels like a meditation. You take time only for yourself and forget about all the hassle/stress for a little while. I have also found a reasonable way to save up on quality blades by buying 200 blades packs at a time. I can also suggest semogue boar brushes and Muehle silvertip badger brushes (large and medium are quite good). Regarding a nice bowl, I urge you to try a handmade lather bowl from Steave Woodhead Ceramics. Shaving with a warm shaving cream steps up your shaving experience even one step further. Alert! If you want to use the shapest blades on the market, work on your technique! Until you feel safe with Personna blades, I wouldn't go a step up in sharpness. It also helps to shave with a slight angle instead of going up and down. Small shaving strokes are also a better way to go in my opinion. At last I can suggest to shave from the plate on the first pass from the bottom plate and on the second from the top razor head guard to get baby-smooth finish on your face.
@@OhioShaves Instead of using the 6C, I decided to go with the Parker Variant and the Perma-Sharp…and regreted it…lol! Should have followed your tip. My next shave will be with the 6C… Thanks for asking! ❤️🪒
The Rockwell is an excellent razor. I have a 6S, I like it with aggressive settings and blades for WTG passes. I prefer to use a milder razor instead of lower settings on the 6S or my Parker Variant for ATG passes. The reason I prefer that is, I like the smaller, low-profile head of my Muhle R106 or R108, (An Edwin Jagger DE-89, Muhle R89 or Gillette Heritage would be great for this too), because I edge/shape my goatee during these passes, and the Jagger/Muhle low-profile head seems to be the most maneuverable of all my razors. My skin doesn’t like soap of any type sitting on it, but the mild irritation from that goes away after I rinse and apply my aftershave oil. I just got an Ice-Tube 2.0 (Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap Stick) from Phoenix Shaving, I’m gonna see if cranking up the slickness helps reduce irritation more. Menthol and cold water really help me with irritation, too. Currently, I can only do a 2-pass shave before I start getting irritated. I can get away with against the grain horizontally and vertically, but any more than that, I start getting raw. I think I’ll try my 6S w/the #6 plate for my 1st pass WTG, then see how many passes I can get away with in my R108 after that. I will say I’ve had significantly less cuts and irritation with safety razors than I ever did with cartridge razors. I never used disposables because I used to see the aftermath of my dad using them (neck full of cuts & little pieces of toilet paper 😂🤮), so I’m guessing those are even worse than cartridge razors.
Yeah, I’m definitely a razor guy, I have 5 brushes and a couple soaps, but I’m way more into razors, got way too many as I’ve complained about before. 😂 I’m trying to figure out which ones I could sell, but there are very few I don’t like. 😂
Well, I got my Ice Tube 2.0 Pre-Shave Soap, it definitely helped! I put it on beforehand, then got a lather going on my face with it, then, I made a lather in my bowl with Pacific All Natural Shaving Cream & put that on over it. It made a super-lather, and the cooling menthol effect stayed for the whole shave! Great stuff! I forgot to use my Rockwell 6S, I used my Muhle Rocca loaded with a Nacet for WTG on face and neck, then horizontally ATG on my face. Then, I shaved across & against the grain on my neck with my Muhle R108, 3-pass shave w/less irritation than I normally get with a 2-pass! I’m using the Ice Tube for every shave from now on, if you what like menthol does, I highly recommend the Ice Cube 2.0, it’s awesome!
Great video and tips!! I have been doing all the things you showed and have been experiencing awesome shaves, no blood and no irritation. The Gillette Perma-Sharp is also my favorite blade. I’ve been using it with a RazoRock Game Changer .68-P or RazoRock Mamba 70. (Is the background music something new?)
@@OhioShaves I appreciate how much work you put into your videos and I don’t want to be a complainer but since you asked, for me anyhow, it’s loud and kinda distracting. Maybe ask your viewers. Hey, I’ll watch anyway👍
A preshave also helps reduce your irritation. I act just use baby oil which has helped. Like the Rockwell 6c also but my favorite razor is the Karve CB brass and aluminum. They give bbs every time.
The Simpson T3 synthetic shave brush is awesome. It's a huge brush that holds a lot of soap and has a great backbone. If you have sensitive skin I highly recommend any synthetic. My first brush was a badger brush and it did irritate my face. That's why I went with the T3 synthetic from Simpson. You won't regret it if you already don't have one.
Most people I known use a Mach 3 because of the cost of the newer Gilllette razor blades expense. I did as well. The switch is a learning experience but well worth it in the end. I can now shave against the grain on my neck and I am so happy that my face is clearing up just from shaving with a safety razor.
@@OhioShaves you need to check out the bearded community. Look at Dan C Bearded. Bro I think you could have a killer beard. You won’t have to worry about razor bumps ever again. 😁
I can believe how much feedback noise you get from your razor. My intuition tells me that there is quite a bit a vibration in the blade caused by blade chatter. Perhaps Rockwell razors don’t clamp on blade down very well. My razor hardly makes any noise even shaving 4 days growth. My razor clamps the blade down like a vice. Anyone else want to chime in?
All blades are different on different types of skin. But it doesn't matter. If the are three plate is not taking off enough hair. Go to the R4 plate. If that doesn't work step it up to the R5 plate. You can't make a mistake. Different blades will use different plates. That's just how it is. My skin might be able to handle a Nacet blade on the R6 plate, but yours may not. The Nacet blade might fall in the R4 plate for you. Does that make sense?
