Kasler

Gonna have to be a daily bi-daily shaver from now on.

I know the pain.

If I don't shave for two weeks I'll be looking like Rasputin.

Almostrecovered

This is the razor I was referring to as well so that's two recommendations

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that_girl

Have him go to a barber. They work wonders.

Or a gardener.

Either/or.

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Just go full on al Qaeda terrorist like my eldest child.

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AbsolutelyFree

It's very hard to use a razor on a few day's worth of growth. Use an electric hair trimmer to get it down to something managable, then finish the job with a razor. I like using a disposable razor vs electric, but either one works.


By the way, the best razor you can use is actually a single-blade. The shaver itself is more expensive than the ones you can get at Wal Mart, but the blades are very cheap. Overall, the shave is a lot closer and I find it can cut through the hair easier.


Edit: Also, regarding the barber thing -- It's a good idea, even if you go just once. You can observe how they do it and then try to follow along at home.

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costa200

If everything else fails

Duke

Have him go to badgerandblade.com forums and learn to shave with an old fashioned double edged safety razor. Takes a while to get the hang of it, but it's a much more comfortable shave compared to cartridges or electric. It is for me anyway, though my beard is not as thick as his. The blades are less costly too, though you'll make up for it when you start buying the good shave creams.

heartsdelight

Thanks for all the advice. We're going to try out a few things. It just makes me so sad to hear him say "I wish somebody had told me shaving hurt so much." He said the blades seem to rip his hair out a lot instead of cutting them because the hair is so thick it gets caught in it. Yikes.

Lon

I don't think the blades are "ripping" out the hair, if so he needs to use sharper blades, but maybe the coarse hair is pulling his skin up into the blade - that is why he has to go with the grain... and also maybe use a double or single blade razor... I find for me on my neck, since the grain goes every which way it does better for me to go one pass across the grain, and if it isn't as close as I'd like just leave it because another stroke will make me regret it all day. Same as my chin where it is the thickest and also hard to get good contact over the jawline, it's easier to go across the grain (not against, nor with) since it seems to get it in less strokes.

I remember the first couple years shaving never hurt, it wasn't until my beard hair matured in my late 20's and got so thick and coarse that it became a pain. I used to always rock the freshly shaven babyface look, now I go a couple days between or else I'd be sporting something that resembled pizza.