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sidneykidney · 07-28-2008, 11:10 AM

I would draw your attention to the following wiki pages:

Shaving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shaving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -this bit about Razor burn

Pseudofolliculitis barbae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Folliculitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

All are excellently written. I stress that despite my avatar I am no doctor. If you feel it is a medical matter then you should see a GP.

From your description I am inclined to believe that the bumps are caused by ingrown hairs. People have said you should put less pressure on your razor when shaving. Also the angle is important. If you put too much pressure or too high an angle into your shave then you get a very fine line of skin being 'pushed' ahead of your razor as you shave (in a sort of wave effect). Continue doing this too often in multiple shaves and you will eventually cut yourself. The open wound if left unchecked risks getting surrounding hairs growing into it. The wound heals and you have an ingowing hair which makes the wound get infected.

Again I would re-iterate my advice. Worry less about how close your shave is for now. Concentrate more on looking after your skin. I'm not saying dont shave, i'm just saying a neat WTG pass to tidy things up.

Also i'd make sure your pre and post shave routines are up to scratch. It would be helpful if you could let us know what your shave routine is since it might be down to a particular product or method you use. Is it only in a certain area of your face? And if you are brave enough, can you post a pic?

Hope things improve,

SK

07-28-2008, 11:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
sidneykidney Status: 1300 posts. Blabbermouth Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bute, Scotland, UK Posts: 1,308 Thanks: 45 Thanked 73 Times in 60 Posts	I would draw your attention to the following wiki pages: Shaving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Shaving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -this bit about Razor burn Pseudofolliculitis barbae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Folliculitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia All are excellently written. I stress that despite my avatar I am no doctor. If you feel it is a medical matter then you should see a GP. From your description I am inclined to believe that the bumps are caused by ingrown hairs. People have said you should put less pressure on your razor when shaving. Also the angle is important. If you put too much pressure or too high an angle into your shave then you get a very fine line of skin being 'pushed' ahead of your razor as you shave (in a sort of wave effect). Continue doing this too often in multiple shaves and you will eventually cut yourself. The open wound if left unchecked risks getting surrounding hairs growing into it. The wound heals and you have an ingowing hair which makes the wound get infected. Again I would re-iterate my advice. Worry less about how close your shave is for now. Concentrate more on looking after your skin. I'm not saying dont shave, i'm just saying a neat WTG pass to tidy things up. Also i'd make sure your pre and post shave routines are up to scratch. It would be helpful if you could let us know what your shave routine is since it might be down to a particular product or method you use. Is it only in a certain area of your face? And if you are brave enough, can you post a pic? Hope things improve, SK __________________ "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." - Voltaire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ forum /form/ • noun (pl. forums) 1 a meeting or medium for an exchange of views. 2 a place where one can get away with saying anything they wish. One need take no responsibility for their own writings at all so long as the post is ended using the initials 'IMHO'.