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How do you shave? (piefed.blahaj.zone)
submitted 6 days ago by SatansDaughter@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/asktransgender@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Hi, I wanted a bit of advice as I'm not sure how to do it properly.
When I shave, I either go both ways which causes me to cut myself a lot more, or I go from top to bottom but when doing this, my skin feels lot coarser. Is there a technique I should be using?

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[โ€“] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Interesting. I have difficulty getting the razor to cut the hair when going against the grain on the initial pass, which results in excess pressure which increases the chance of cuts.

The properties of the hair does change things. The multi-pass shave was advice for men when shaving their beard, which I have continued to use. I wonder if the HRT has softened my hairs to the point that a single pass is viable. I will test this.

Regardless, I think a 2 or 3 pass shave starting with the grain is a good thing for OP to try, as it probably is less likely to cause cuts, which she has had issues with.

[โ€“] Filetternavn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

Fair. I'm unaware of the effect that HRT may have had on my facial hair, but it was never very dense anyway. I was not able to grow a beard before my transition, it just wouldn't have filled out. I do expect that HRT has some effect, though. I only started shaving with a safety razor about 5 months into HRT, so I can't comment on any before/after there may have been from the HRT itself. I can't say I've noticed less hair anywhere, though it would have occurred over such a long period of time that I doubt I'd be able to discern a meaningful difference at any given time. If you have denser facial hair than I do, that could definitely be why you may have to take multiple passes, and it may also just be that I have much less facial hair than the average.