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Men’s Grooming: 7 Ways to Effective Shaving

  By Trina Remedios  posted Mar 9th 2012 at 8:00AM IN | Avg Rating
Healthy Living

Since the inception of shaving, men have played with different styles; from the clean-shaven look to the ever-popular goatee and the recent favourite soul patch. But there is a lot more to a clean shave than just confidence boosting and feeling good. Your facial skin's health can be strongly affected by the way you shave. Today, we take a look at how you can improve your skin, while looking your most suave and groomed, with these seven ways to effective shaving. *Images courtesy: © Thinkstock photos/ Getty Images

  • Set Wet: After repeated shaving your facial hair is obviously thicker, the best way to soften the hair is to splash water, your hair absorbs the water making it easier to cut. What helps the shaving process is a warm shower. Your pores not only open up bu
  • Quality Matters: What makes up the foam is important. Make sure your shaving cream is rich in lubricants and moisturizers, the lubricants helps the blade slide down and the moisturizer softens the hair. The trick is less foam the better.
  • Shaving brush: Never slap the shaving cream on your face; instead use the brush in an upward stroke. The brush is important in three ways: it creates lather, raises the hair for a closer cut and removes dead cells. The brush is your secret weapon to close
  • Changing blades: Sharp blade gives you a clean shave. When you shave, you cut off the hair as well as dead skin. Depending on the thickness of your beard change the blade after shaving three to seven times. To avoid bacterial growth, wash the blade with w
  • Which direction to shave?: Always shave in the direction of the hair growth. First, let your hair soften in the cream, then start from the moustache, followed by the chin which is the toughest. To avoid ingrown hair do not apply a lot of pressure.
  • After shave lotion: After you have shaven wash you face with warm water. Now that your pores are open it is susceptible to bacterial growth, after shave lotion will moisturize and soothe your skin. Did you know, earlier after shave was made from hazel and

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