Beard help/products

Brony

I'm 3 weeks in without shaving. (I shave about once a week with minimal growth). 

I want to rip my face off. I am trying to grow it out but the irritation is killing me! It seems like some products are a little pricey, and seem like a they wouldnt work. Also, I dont want to spend too much money if I end up shaving soon anyway because it doesnt work.

Is there anything else i should be doing? Brushing it? Its not even that long! I must be doing something wrong!

rgambs

The irritation goes away, there's nothing you can do for the first few weeks.
After the beard comes in, it's never a problem again, as opposed to shaving, which causes irritation every time you do it.

bflynn1

Yeah I was gonna say the time period where you're first growing it out is the worst. Once it's filled out and you're to the point where you're just trimming it for up keep you should be good. 

PJ_Soul

rgambs

PJ_Soul said:

Booo!  Get the fuck out of here with your unnatural face scraping!

PJ_Soul

I wanna see your faces, dammit!

Thoughts_Arrive

PJ_Soul said:

Mach 3 is soooo yesterday

lastexitlondon

Beards rule

HesCalledDyer

I started using a DE safety razor a little over a year ago and haven't fucked with cartridge razors since.  I have a Merkur 34C handle and primarily use Gillette Silver Blue blades.  I've found these blades to give the closest, smoothest shave with the least amount of knicks and irritation.  SuperMax Platinum and Trig Silver Edge round out my top 3.  I hear a lot of people swear by Feather blades but I found them to be a bit too sharp, causing many knicks.  I've also heard good things about Shark blades but I've never used them.  I use a Proraso shave soap (the kind that comes in a bowl) and work up a lather with a brush. It has oatmeal and green tea which soothes the skin and helps prevent irritation, with a very subtle scent.  It's also over 95% natural and unlike that shit in a can, isn't full of compressed air and gases.  One pass down my neck, one pass up, one pass across the grain, and one final pass down.

The best part is a 25 pack of razors costs about $7 and will last me 6 months.  The soap bowl is $10 and will last me about 2 years. It now costs me about $20 a year to shave vs $30 every other month for Fusion cartridges and a can of shave gel.  Plus, it makes the whole shaving routine feel more fun and less of a chore. 

As for other facial care, a charcoal activated face wash daily, and a scrub once a week.  I don't use beard oil as I don't let my beard grow that long (trim about every 2 weeks just using a pair of hair clippers with a #1 guard) but it does help with the itch, keeps it soft, and prevents stray hairs from sticking out all over the place.  I'd recommend it if you're trying to grow your beard out any significant length.

tempo_n_groove

PJ_Soul said:

I wanna see your faces, dammit!

Here ya go

tempo_n_groove

Brony said:

I'm 3 weeks in without shaving. (I shave about once a week with minimal growth). 

I want to rip my face off. I am trying to grow it out but the irritation is killing me! It seems like some products are a little pricey, and seem like a they wouldnt work. Also, I dont want to spend too much money if I end up shaving soon anyway because it doesnt work.

Is there anything else i should be doing? Brushing it? Its not even that long! I must be doing something wrong!

I just started using beard oil and it's a very pleasant scent.
https://www.target.com/p/every-man-jack-beard-oil-sandalwood-1-0-fl-oz/-/A-17419628?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Health+Beauty+Shopping&adgroup=SC_Health+Beauty&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9004451&gclid=CjwKCAiAhfzSBRBTEiwAN-ysWJtOK9CFnSIzzVOMI1Lv1xQRjrkjx8Nahffpl5hDrTlKfgszqfWPihoCSxMQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

rgambs

Tons of face right there!

PJ_Soul

Thoughts_Arrive said:

PJ_Soul said:

Mach 3 is soooo yesterday

I actually use the Fusion Proglide myself - you're right, Mach 3 is very 2005, lol (men's razors are far superior to women's. Women's razors are one of the biggest marketing scams of all time. I would like to encourage all women not to fall for it).

PJ_Soul

tempo_n_groove said:

PJ_Soul said:

I wanna see your faces, dammit!

Here ya go

Oh hey, lookit you! Always nice to put faces to names.

tempo_n_groove

PJ_Soul said:

tempo_n_groove said:

PJ_Soul said:

I wanna see your faces, dammit!

Here ya go

Oh hey, lookit you! Always nice to put faces to names.

Yep!!!

Now you can say hello to me if we are ever at the same show!

HesCalledDyer

PJ_Soul said:

I wanna see your faces, dammit!

lastexitlondon

PJ_Soul

rgambs said:

Tons of face right there!

I still don't know what you look like from that photo.

PJ_Soul

HesCalledDyer said:

PJ_Soul said:

I wanna see your faces, dammit!

Is that Grimmace??

mace1229

tempo_n_groove said:

PJ_Soul said:

I wanna see your faces, dammit!

Here ya go

Where's the stickers?

tempo_n_groove

mace1229 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

PJ_Soul said:

I wanna see your faces, dammit!

Here ya go

Where's the stickers?

HAHAHAHA!!! Underneath the socks!!!

rgambs

PJ_Soul said:

rgambs said:

Tons of face right there!

I still don't know what you look like from that photo.

This is what I look like in my natural state!
If civilization and western culture died tomorrow, or we lived before such silly things...this is what I'd look like!

tempo_n_groove

rgambs said:

Tons of face right there!

That is some beard.  Nice work!

Thoughts_Arrive

PJ_Soul said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

PJ_Soul said:

Mach 3 is soooo yesterday

I actually use the Fusion Proglide myself - you're right, Mach 3 is very 2005, lol (men's razors are far superior to women's. Women's razors are one of the biggest marketing scams of all time. I would like to encourage all women not to fall for it).

I use Gillette Fusion Proglide too. 
Best razor I have used.
I use a RazorPit sharpener after each shave so each blade lasts me a very long time.

Thoughts_Arrive

Gillette is the best a man (or woman) can get.

Thoughts_Arrive

You all look different to how I imagined you to look like.

Thoughts_Arrive

I got rid of my beard a few years ago after I accidentally dropped my Wahl beard trimmer causing it to die. Don't want to spend the cash on a new one.

Annafalk

You are all very handsome. What a nice thread.  

HesCalledDyer

PJ_Soul said:

HesCalledDyer said:

PJ_Soul said:

I wanna see your faces, dammit!

Is that Grimmace??

Cookie Monster nomnomnomnom... 

PJ_Soul

Annafalk said:

You are all very handsome. What a nice thread.  

Yeah! I'm happy to see you guys.

tweedyfanjen

PJ_Soul said:

HesCalledDyer said:

PJ_Soul said:

I wanna see your faces, dammit!

Is that Grimmace??

I was wondering myself. What is going on here?