How to not nick yourself while shaving
How to Prevent Nicks and Cuts while Shaving with a Safety Razor | 2-Minute Quick Tips
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hey there everyone welcome to another
trc quick tip video
my name is brian and today i'm going to
be talking to you a little bit about how
to prevent some knicks and cuts during
your de
or double edge safety razor shave now
nicks and cuts can happen to even the
most experienced shaver
but hopefully by following a couple of
these tips you can help minimize those
or
even eliminate them during your de-razor
shave
if you're a new or newer shaver you
definitely want to
think about two particular things when
using a de
razor the first is the angle with which
you put the blade
and the razor or the razor that has a
blade in it against your face
uh you don't want to be 45 degrees
because you're not going to shave
anything you also don't want to be
parallel because you're probably not
going to shave anything that way either
30 degrees is something you'll typically
hear and it's a good place to start
and so that the top cap and the base
plate
are flush against your skin and that
provides a nice proper
cutting angle for the blade that's in
the razor that can vary
slightly depending on your top cap
geometry and the razor that you've
chosen
but 30 degrees is a great place to start
some razors have a little bit of give so
just play with it
and see what works best for you the next
thing is
pressure you don't need a ton of
pressure against your face
with the razor most e razors
particularly if they're stainless steel
or their brass or even some of the
titanium ones
the handle is a little bit heavier so
let gravity and the weight of the
razor do the work for you you want to be
firm against the skin
but you do not want to be pressing into
your skin
as you're pulling that blade you're
definitely more likely to get knicks and
cuts
if you're pressing so those are two two
things
that really um are really more about
technique
when you're shaving than anything else
and i find that when i get nicks and
cuts it's typically when my technique
breaks down
i either have my razor at the wrong
angle or i'm
going too fast or i'm pressing a little
bit too hard in certain areas
so hopefully this has been helpful for
you following these tips may hopefully
reduce
the chance of nicks and cuts during your
shave and
again my name is brian i also have my
own youtube channel so you can check
more content out for me
at the wet shave experience and you'll
find a link for that in the description
below
thanks and have a great shave
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