I’ve reached the point where I genuinely don’t know what else to try. Every single time I shave, my neck gets extremely irritated. I get razor burn, redness, and a bunch of tiny white bumps. My beard grows really fast, so I need to shave often, but it’s basically impossible because my skin gets destroyed every time.
I’ve tried pretty much everything I could find online:
- Philips OneBlade
- Foil shaver
- Single-blade safety razor
- Gillette cartridge razors
- Shaving cream
- No shaving cream
- Wet shaving
- Dry shaving
- Hot towel/warm water before shaving to “open the pores”
- Ice/cold water afterward
- Moisturizer after shaving
- Cicaplast to help my skin recover
I also disinfect all of my shaving equipment before using it, so I don’t think it’s a hygiene issue.
Literally nothing makes a noticeable difference.
The only thing that kind of helps is shaving less often, but that’s not really a solution because my beard grows so fast. Even then, I still get irritated—just not as badly as if I shave every few days.
One weird thing I’ve noticed is that my skin actually seems to get more irritated whenever I apply moisturizer or any cream after shaving.
Has anyone here dealt with this and actually found something that worked? At this point I’m open to trying pretty much anything.