I swapped to Harry's a few years back as they're one of the few vegan brands. But this shit is frustrating. Those little rubber side pieces are load bearing and made thin enough that they're gonna break after a while.

I literally can't remember the leftist word for a product that's designed to break after some time.

No shame directed at the bearded comrades, but damn shaving helps get a tight seal with N95s.

  • vovchik_ilich [he/him]
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    4 days ago

    My sensitive face is screaming from the thought of using a razor to shave... I tried even straight razor, but notjing gets the job done without a week of suffering afterwards... What am I doing wrong comrades :(

    • AntifaSuperWombat [she/her]
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      4 days ago

      Milder razor, smoother blades, better shaving technique, shaving only with the grain, better cream, better lathering technique, proper skin preparation and care, etc.

      There’s tons of stuff you can do to keep irritations to a minimum but it takes time and practice to figure out what routine your skin really needs.

      • vovchik_ilich [he/him]
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        3 days ago

        My routine so far has been forgoing razor shaving in favour of electric. Maybe I really should wet my beard for prolonged time before shaving, as the saying says. "Cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas cortar, pon las tuyas a remojar"

    • lil_tank [any, he/him]
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      4 days ago

      Hot water was the solution for me. Only shaving after a hot shower and using hot water to warm up my blade

    • CloutAtlas [he/him]
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      3 days ago

      If you go to a barber and they put a hot towel on your face and use a soothing shaving gel (as opposed to shaving foam) and a mostoisturizing aftershave, it can apparently make a huge difference, but that's not an economically sound solution.

      You can recreate some of this at home but it's also not practical to have a hot steamed towel esp if you're running late.

      • vovchik_ilich [he/him]
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        3 days ago

        Epic username

        Also, the hot towel idea sounds good, I have super thick facial hair and I guess making it softer could help the overall process. Also, "let's steam the towel" sounds sexy af

        • Ithorian [comrade/them, null/void]
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          3 days ago

          There's also pre shave oil which softens the hair, makes it easier to cut and less likely to pull. I have to use it if I go more than a few days without shaving.

    • AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip
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      4 days ago

      Some people have a bad reaction to shaving in general. If I recall correctly, black people have a stronger predisposition to having that issue, but I have no idea the mechanism behind it. I assume it's something with the hair being different since head hair is often texturally different from what white people have. I'm not familiar with it happening in other ethnic groups, but I don't know much about it, so it's possible.

    • Clippy [comrade/them, he/him]
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      3 days ago

      i normally shave while i shower, i use a double edge razor and put that conditioner for your hair (letting it soak for a couple minutes, where i lather my body in soap in the meanwhile) on my face, but then again i don't have alot of facial hair. i heard the conditioner makes the hair softer to cut?

      • vovchik_ilich [he/him]
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        3 days ago

        That does make sense, conditioner also lubricates a lot (from my experience with long hair) thanks comrade!

    • mudpuppy [it/its, she/her]
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      3 days ago

      i just use an epilator. it hurts a lot but im a freak and i dont really care. ripping it out is the only way to get it totally smooth, to have it take more than a day to come back, and its also by far the cheapest hair removal method long term, very eco friendly too.

      • vovchik_ilich [he/him]
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        3 days ago

        Oh my fucking god, that's the most cursed advice I never expected. I'm NOT putting an epilator EVER near ANY body part of mine, I tried once and I swear it's gotta be more painful than getting tased

        • dustbunnies [she/her, comrade/them]
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          3 days ago

          omg 😂 my mom bought an EpiLady shortly after those hit the scene in the 90s. she and my sisters and I had a great time taking turns trying it on ourselves and laughing our asses off at each other's reactions.

          • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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            3 days ago

            I tried the epilator attachment that came with my electric beard and hair trimmer set once, it was a "never again" moment lol.