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[greenstorm]

I've been quiet lately on here, probably because I've been inside my head a whole lot.

Now, though I haven't entertained you, I am requesting something:

I need advice on shaving my head. Is there a best razor for it? A technique? Anything to be wary of? I know pieman shaves his, do any of the rest of you? Do you get other people to do it for you? Will I get razorburn or sunburn? I'd like to be informed before doing this.

:)

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Shaving Heads

[pieman.livejournal.com]

It is much more enjoyable than shrinking heads. At least I think so, but I have never shrunk a head, so I am just guessing.

A few things I have learned... You want to first use a clipper to get it down to a length that a razor can deal with. Clippers on the setting that leaves the least amount of hair obviously.

Then buy the cheapest disposable single blade razors you can find. I use these whenever I need to get my hair from a longer length down. Why? Because when you are shaving your head there is a lot more hair than when doing face or legs and the razor can fill up with hair really quickly. The single blade razors can be rinsed and the hair will come out no matter what. If the hair is long at all I usually use two razors to cover my whole head. If I don't I end up cutting myself as the blade gets dull.

Depending on your smoothness preference the single blade approach may be good enough. But, I usually use a Schick 3-blade razor, it has some flexibility in the blades so it will conform to your head. You need to be careful not to shave too much at once or you will get hair into the razor that you cannot get out...without using a toothpick or something.

Your head is not a very sensitive place, so you will not feel when the blade is getting duller. I usually can tell only by the fact I have cut my head somehow, unless I have been concious of how many times I have shaved with that blade. I seem to get about 9 heads out of one blade.

I find that if I do not shave my head every 2 or 3 days then the hair gets too long and I have to use the single blade razor again.

It is good to use some form of moisturizer after you have shaved your head. The skin gets a little raw.

Your hands can feel hair on your head that no one can see.

Because you have no hair your head is more prone to being sunburnt, especially at first. My first summer of no hair I was very careful about wearing a hat at all times, when I was outside. Now I am less so.

Without hair sweat does not evaporate the same way, and leaving the sweat on your head makes for a bit of an acidic compound...rinse your head with water a few times a day, especially after you have been sweating.

I find that it is easier to get someone else to use clippers on my head. But that shaving it with a razor is much easier to do myself. Other people are nervous and don't apply enough pressure. It does require you to do the back "by braille" but it is not very hard. Just start on one side and try to slowly progress to the other.

You will feel the slightest breeze in way that is very odd, especially at first.

The last thing to be wary of, is if you are anything like me you will end up cutting your head and then having a little flow of blood down your head. Because of the way the head is made, it will bleed more than a face or leg, but it also closes faster.

That's about all I have to say on that.... :D

Good luck!

Re: Shaving Heads

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

Thanks for all the input. :)

I know about the sensitivity thing. I don't shave my legs anymore, but the difference in sensation between now and then is very interesting.

I would never have thought of rinsing my head multiple times per day. :> I'm worried about razor burn. If you wear a hat over freshly shaven skin, won't that irritate it?

It's weird to think of the skin on my scalp as not being sensitive. This is going to be interesting.

Luckily my clippers will take it down pretty much to skin (you can use them without the cover, as shavers)

:)

Re: Shaving Heads

[pieman.livejournal.com]

I have never had any problem with hat wearing at all.

The razor burn thing is not an issue either, if you moisturize and don't use a dull blade.

The head seems to be very insensitive to touch, or texture. I lean my head against something and it feels much more "flat" than I would expect. But it does really notice breezes...weird it is.

Have fun!!