"IRRITATION"

Comrades, we need to begin an exploration of the issue of irritation. Let's get some comments rocking on this post, all you lurker MFs!

Way back when, when I was a hell of a lot younger and dumber, I hated to shave. The excuse? It was "irritating", sometimes so bad that it took a couple of days just to heal. Dumb? Rick Perry dumb. I was one of the fools that believed I had "sensitive" skin. Turns out that the irritation that I and countless millions of other fools out there experienced was entirely self-inflicted! Preventable!

The first problem that you have to deal with is your tools. If your tools are shitty, what do you expect your shaves to be?

I'm of the mind that the chemical goo in a can is also responsible for 'sensitizing' the skin - what a pantload!

YOU CAN experience a kick-ass DAILY SHAVE with ZERO irritation - it really does just boil down to a few very controllable factors:

1) Learn to fucking drive a razor - I recommend spending some time with a 'scary' one that will MAKE you learn.

2) Use REAL soap and a brush. Build the lather on your face, not in a phaggy bowl!

3) It should go without saying, but your blades need to be SHARP. Figure out how many good shaves you get out of a given DE blade, and PITCH the fucker one shave before that number! Many decent DE blades cost but a nickel! If you become a vintage SE blade geek, keep your shit honed and stropped! STOP using dull blades on your face and see what a difference it makes.