How To Shave

Step 4 Shaving your Neck and Chin

To shave under your chin and your nick, shave from the bottom of your neck upwards. This will help prevent razor burn and ingrown hairs.

When shaving under your chin, pull the razor from your throat area toward your chin.

Remember, as you are shaving be sure to rinse your razor with warm water after every stroke or two to keep it from getting clogged with hair.

Comments

[BigD145]

I've heard that using warm water to rinse is a bad idea. Your blade swells and you lose the sharpest edge. I don't know any studies on this, it's just what I've heard.

[sumguysr]

I've found that if my rinse water is either too cold or too warm my blade just sort of rubs instead of cutting. I usually run both hot and cold water with more cold than hot.

[garrettmikesmith]

it's true. and cold water closes pores, reducing ingrown hairs

[tgray]

I have always heard the opposite - saving against the grain of your hair (from the bottom of the neck towards the chin) will cause razor burn and ingrown hairs. Perhaps someone else can confirm. Thanks.

[theRIAA]

a lot of sites say that, but its more of a caution than a fact. Try shaving against the grain 1st, if anything is wrong, shave with the grain, and then side to side. If you are fine, then continue shaving against the grain because it will shave closer and it easier.