How do you shave body hair with a safety razor?

Hoe scheer je lichaamshaar met een safety razor?

In addition to shaving your stubble, you undoubtedly also shave the rest of your body. Preferably tight and clean. Body grooming. Maybe you have been doing this for years with a trimmer or a cartridge razor and you doubt to switch to a good one Safety Razor.

Doubting is not necessary because you can do your body with such a professional shaving instrument, including fresh Double Edge Blades Shaving razor blades very comfortably. Without irritations and with silky smooth results. You only need a slightly different technique. That's all.

Man

In itself we men know fine how to shave our face. For manscaping is only a slightly different approach but also good and solid material. That is why it doesn't hurt to switch to the classic Safety Razor.

This allows you to shave the neck, shoulders, armpits and pubic hair without bothering shaving fire, bumps, ingrown hairs or rashes. In short, the shaving instrument for body hair.

Let us explain step by step how you do this best.

Armpits

The armpits looks and feels fresh. It immediately ensures that the bacteria no longer attach themselves to the armpit hair so you have less chance of dirty sweat smells. But how do you tackle this? In any case, make sure you have the Best Safety Razor get it at home and you take the following steps into account:

  1. First trim the long hair away.
  2. Make sure you have a clean and preferably new razor blade in your safety razor.
  3. Get in the shower, heat your armpit hairs and clean them with soap.
  4. Bring a good one shaving cream Under the armpits.
  5. Gently let the safety razor glide over your skin.
  6. Don't press too hard. The weight of the Safety Razor must do the work for you.
  7. Shave in different directions, because armpit hair grows in all directions.
  8. Rinse with lukewarm water and pat your skin dry.
  9. Bring a calming and disinfectant Aftershave balm On.

Tip: Use one natural deodorant To take care of your armpits and to keep it fresh all day.

Pubic hair

It pubic hair requires some concentration. This body area is very delicate and very sensitive to any shaving mistakes.

  1. Trim or first cut away the excess pubic hair.
  2. Wash the skin and pubic hair with warm water in the shower.
  3. Always make sure you get started with a clean and sharp razor.
  4. Bring one transparent shaving gel So you see where you shave.
  5. Pull the skin tight.
  6. Place the razor in a 30 -degree position on the skin.
  7. Always shave in the direction of hair growth to prevent ingrown hairs.
  8. Let the weight of the Safety Razor do the work, so don't press too hard.
  9. Rinse with lukewarm water.
  10. Take care of the skin with a good one aftershave balm.
  11. If you still have a shaving wound, use alum To stop bleeding.

NB: You shears requires a lot of concentration with this precision shaving instrument and it may feel more pleasant to this very sensitive skin with a Cartridge Razor to shave.

Neck & shoulders

Unlike shaving balls, the approach of neck and shoulders is a lot easier. Of course you have to get started with a sharp Safety Razor:

  1. First take a hot shower before you step in front of the mirror.
  2. Bring with your hands shaver Or high -quality shaving gel.
  3. Carefully shave from the neck down the shoulders with the safety razor.
  4. Let the razor do the work due to its weight.
  5. Rinse in the shower.
  6. After drying, disinfect the skin and calm the best Aftershave lotion.

Again again: The Safety Razor in a position of 30 degrees compared to the skin. In the meantime, you always rinse your knife clean while shaving.

Woman

Ladies are professionals when it comes to hair removal of the body. It's not for nothing why one Safety Razor for Women is becoming increasingly popular. Especially if you are good for this razor blades used. A steady female touch and a little technique do the rest.

Armpits

Ladies generally do not let the armpit hair grow for too long, so the trimmer can stay in the cupboard. Again first wash the skin well because then you remove dead skin cells, sebum and any deodorant Remains.

In principle you can use in the same steps as upstairs in this blog. As long as you have a good Safety Razor, new razor blade and shaving soap used.

Tip: You can always apply some extra shaving cream or gel during armpits if you find it necessary. After shaving, rinse the armpits with water and pat them dry. Then we recommend that you apply a mitigating aftershave balm or moisturizing cream.

Legs

On average, ladies spend more than 3 months of their lives on legs. So they are actually (also) professionals when it comes to shaving legs. The steps?

  1. Take a shower to soften the hairs and open the pores.
  2. Use a good one body scrub So that you remove dead skin cells.
  3. Bring a good one after drying preshave On your skin.
  4. Spread your legs with a fine shaving oil.
  5. Pull your skin tight and let the safety razor slide over your skin without pressure with hair growth.
  6. With a safety razor you only have to glide 1 to 2x over the skin.
  7. After rinsing and dabbing, apply a calming and moisturizing skin cream.

There is only 1 razor blade in a safety razor, in contrast to the Cartridge Razor in which up to 7 blades can be. With that amount of blades you run much more chance of ingrown hairs and pimples. Did you know that?

Bikini line

In addition to shaving legs, this delicate area is a hot item. The Shaving the sensitive skin Technology also applies here. It is a wrinkled and vulnerable area. Let's take you in short and step by step:

  1. Take a hot shower in preparation.
  2. Use one preshave To alleviate the stiff hairs.
  3. Apply a transparent shaving gel and let it withdraw briefly.
  4. Always pull your skin tight and shave with hair growth.
  5. Don't put pressure on the razor, let the weight of the knife do the work.
  6. You can possibly apply extra shaving gel in the meantime.
  7. Rinse with lukewarm water and pat the skin dry.
  8. Apply a soothing and calming aftershave balm.

Make sure you clean the knife well after this shaving session and prefer not to put on too tight clothing after this shaving session.

Conclusion

Shaving pubic hair, shaving legs, shaving armpits or shaving bikini line it is best to do with a safety razor. The comfort and results of traditional wet shaving of these areas with this shaving instrument will certainly convince you.

With a good shaving technique you avoid irritations such as ingrown hairs And pimples but you achieve a very smooth result. You will see that it is very simple to learn. Read all about our blog here: Shave with a Safety Razor. Then it can no longer go wrong.

Did you know that with a Safety Razor you saved a lot of money? A Double Edge Blade razor blade for the Safety Razor costs € 0.40 on average, while a disposable cartridge costs around € 3.50. Apart from the fact that a Double Edge Blade is much better for the environment. So when do you start?

Good luck!

Your friends, The Alpha Men.