Shaving...irritable skin (girls answer too, please)

[DLopez]

My face used to be very sensitive to shaving, until I hit upon a routine that's pretty much a condensed version of what monkeygirl suggests.

 

I've found the gel doesn't make much difference except at the cash register, so I use the cheapest shaving foam, which is Barbasol Lanolin Skin Conditioning shaving foam, and I use Gillete Good News Plus (w/lubrastrip) disposable razors.

 

Here's the key thing though,... Immediately after shaving, rinsing and drying my face, I apply a couple dabs of St. Ives Extreme Relief Intensive Healing Advanced Therapy Lotion (No lie, that's what's on the label!) on each cheek and rub it in good on all the just-shaved areas. It's unscented, so it doesn't interfere with any other scents I might want to wear.

 

That's it. Applying a non-oil-based moisturizing lotion after shaving is all it took to get rid of my dry, razor-burned skin problems.

 

Good luck!

[The Saint]

I sometimes get razor burn, so I use my GF MaryKay Lightweight moistureizer. It Works good and gets rid of the razor burn. If I were you I would go see a dermitoligist, they might have a fix to your problem.