How to Get the Perfect Shave
Shaving is certainly an everyday task of many men and may become unpleasant for some. This grooming routine that involves dragging a sharp blade against the skin can sometimes be very irritating. Some even have pimples, ingrown hairs or razor bumps problems.
In order to get the perfect shave—without any skin reactions—one must first work with the good tools such as a high-quality safety razor and a great shaving cream, foam or oil. The important thing to understand is that—to get the best shaving—the skin must be properly prepared first. Before, during and after shaving. So the key is to keep control over dead cells that hang on the surface of our skin and which are responsible for many shaving's problems.
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How to Prepare the Skin for Shaving?
In order to get the best shave ever, we must make sure to always keep our facial skin as clean as possible. As mentioned above, it is important to control the dead cells that lodge on our skin with a good scrub. To do this, a good facial scrubing—from one to two times per week—is highly recommended. The grainy texture of a scrub deeply cleans the skin making it less subject to razor cuts.
How to Properly Shave?
The perfect time to shave is when we get out of the shower. If we want it to be even more optimal, we could even shave under a hot shower. Why will you ask? Simply because hot steams stimulate your skin pores to open and your beard's bristles to become more flexible. Of course, for shaving, we must applied—with circular movements—a good shaving cream, soap or oil. A good cream softens and raises our beard's bristles in addition to protecting our skin during each razor's strokes. Finally, when you shave, it is very important to always shave in the grain direction first. Thus, we make sure to always shave rather than tear our hairs. But careful, hot water can make your skin thirsty, so be sure to hydrate it.
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How to Treat the Skin after Shaving?
After shaving, we have to rinse our face thoroughly with cold water to stimulate the pores of our skin to close and then apply an alcohol-free aftershave oil or cream. This will help our skin to be well-hydrated after the shaving.
