No. It's not a joke. I was wondering if there are any men out there with super thick facial hair. My husband's beard and mustache hair is insanely thick. I have never seen hair so tough. He always cuts himself shaving because it's so hard to get close and the razor dulls halfway through. I've tried shaving him to help with the different angles and such the hair grows (his chin is impossible) and it helps a little but still hurts him. He got an electric razor for Christmas- he never uses it now. It didn't get close enough and he could only use it if he had no more than two days' growth. Otherwise he had to start out with a manual razor.
We've googled this to no avail. Any suggestions/tips on products to help? He often just goes a couple weeks without shaving because it's such a pain unless he does it daily (and even then it's still a bit painful, his hair is so ridiculously thick and stubborn!) but he's now in law school and will need to look more consistently clean cut.
I have to shave every day because I have thicker growth but nowhere near like you're describing. My only suggestion would be to use the electric razor first every day, then follow with a bladed razor? Have you talked to a dermatologist maybe? Do you have one of those old-fashioned barber shops in your town? Go talk to the old barbers there...I'm sure they've seen it all with their years of experience.
my facial hair is surprisingly coarse, and the worst part is the stuff on my neck grows in all directions so there is no avoiding going against the grain. Personally I can't shave daily anymore just way too irrtating, i have to let my face heal for atleast a day... I had a really good electric razor and can shave a few days in a row with that but it isn't as close plus as the irritation develops I have to make sure to give it a few days rest over the weekend, and also remember to exfoliate or I get ingrowns like crazy (but they eventually poke through on their own). I started using a shaving brush with cream a few months ago but have found the results are not any better than my fingers with gillete gel. Best results for me (as far as both closeness and comfort) is to shave at night rather then first thing in morning because the skin tends to puff up around the follicles as we sleep, then it means I have a bit of shadow ni the morning but still closer than the electric. it also gives me a chance to get lots of warm water on the hair, and I let the cream really soak into the hair for a long time (softens the hair and makes shave a little more comfy but more importantly saves the blade). Also dry the blade off really well in a fresh dry terry cloth towel and he may be able to get another use out if it.
Thanks for the input. He normally showers morning/mid-day if it's not a working day, and then showers as soon as he gets out, so we've tried that. We've tried some exfoliating but it didn't seem to help, though we didn't do it terribly long so we should probably give it another go. Any manly recommendations for exfoliating products lol?
Lon, your situation sounds exactly like his. He doesn't like having facial hair because having a beard itches and makes him break out, but shaving irritates his face something crazy.
I will look into the razor and forum mentioned. Thanks guys!
Thanks for the input. He normally showers morning/mid-day if it's not a working day, and then showers as soon as he gets out, so we've tried that. We've tried some exfoliating but it didn't seem to help, though we didn't do it terribly long so we should probably give it another go. Any manly recommendations for exfoliating products lol?
Lon, your situation sounds exactly like his. He doesn't like having facial hair because having a beard itches and makes him break out, but shaving irritates his face something crazy.
I will look into the razor and forum mentioned. Thanks guys!
Check the Jack Black line of skin care products for men. You can Google them, or search a nearby retailer.
I have fairly thick facial hair, not as bad as your H, but pretty bad. I got the Gillette Fusion ProGlide 3-1 Styler for Fathers Day. I have to say that it works really well for me. It has a close trimmer and 3 attachments for if you let it grow for a while. And a normal razor attachment. It is about 20-25 bucks at walmart.
Electrolysis might be a viable solution if you have the time and the funds.
My son has this condition even though he looks white and has blond-red hair. I'm half Cuban and have spiral hair and he inherited that from me including his beard. Because it's spiral it's always somewhat thick. The problem with the itching beard comes because the spiral causes the ends of the hair to go back towards the skin, instead of away from it as straight hair does.
There is a magic length to set a razor to, it's stated in the wiki article.
What kind of razor is he using?
I have pretty thick beard and mustache. Can't do it with an electric razor (hairs get pulled and not cut, it's torture). I do ok with this stuff after a hot bath:
Unfortunately, I take after the native american side of the family, so I can't grow a decent beard, but I use the Gillette Fusion (four blades) because of sensitive skin. A close friend sounds like your husband, though, and he recently told me about having to use some of the sites mentioned here because of his problems in getting a good shave. His solution was to use a shaving conditioner (like Nivea), and he uses a new Fusion blade every other day.
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, but I use the Gillette Fusion (four blades) because of sensitive skin. A close friend sounds like your husband, though, and he recently told me about having to use some of the sites mentioned here because of his problems in getting a good shave. His solution was to use a shaving conditioner (like Nivea), and he uses a new Fusion blade every other day.
