Shaving against the grain on the upper lip - The Fool's Pass
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A straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle.[1][2] They are also called open razors and cut-throat razors, the latter particularly in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.[3][4].
Techniques for a proper shave
Shaving should be performed once your beard area has been in contact with hot water. The warm humidity will open up your pores and soften your skin.[5]
Apply quality shaving cream or soap to your face. A shaving brush is the key to keeping your face hot and moist during this process. Not only that it softly massages your skin, it will help to lift the hairs of your beard for a better shave. The consequence here is that you'll be able to achieve a much closer shave.[6]
Using a sharp, clean razor, shave in direction that the beard grows. Assist your skin by lightly pressing into your skin near the beard area you will be shaving, prior to sliding the razor across your face with your other hand.[7]
Rinse with cold water to close the pores. Don't forget to put a skin moisturizer or after shave balm on your face immediately after shaving. This helps your skin to recover.[8]
Citations and notes
- ↑ Dictionary definition: "a razor having a stiff blade made of steel that is hinged to a handle into which it folds", also: "A razor consisting of a blade hinged to a handle into which it slips when not in use", and "a razor with a straight cutting edge enclosed in a case that forms a handle when the razor is opened for use"
- ↑ Cambridge Dictionary definition: "a cut-throat razor UK noun [C] (US straight razor) a type of old-fashioned razor with a long blade that folds out from the handle"
- ↑ Collins Dictionary definition: "1 a person who cuts throats; murderer. 2 (Also called) cut-throat razor (Brit) a razor with a long blade that usually folds into the handle , (U.S. name) straight razor"
- ↑ Dovo Solingen Meisterwerke through Internet Archive: "Today the market is dominated by electric shavers and simple wet shavers" (Includes blade classification info) and: "...square or sharp point for the experienced shaver" and: "While flat razors are sharpened using strops with wooden handles where the razor can be "pushed" along the strop, ½ or full hollow-ground razors are sharpened using hanging strops" and "The heat-treatment, the so-called "hardening", is extremely important for the blank. Depending on the quality of the steel, the blank is heated up to 1.300°C and subsequently chilled in a special oil. The temperature limits are often crucial. The subsequent tempering at 200 to 400°C, depending on the type of steel, gives the blade its elasticity and toughness."
- ↑ http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/downloads//ec_tmp/Muehle-Pinsel%20Shaving%20Tips%20English-German.pdf
- ↑ http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/downloads//ec_tmp/Muehle-Pinsel%20Shaving%20Tips%20English-German.pdf
- ↑ http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/downloads//ec_tmp/Muehle-Pinsel%20Shaving%20Tips%20English-German.pdf
- ↑ http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/downloads//ec_tmp/Muehle-Pinsel%20Shaving%20Tips%20English-German.pdf
