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I am a 45 year old man who has just started shaving with a razor everyday, after only using clippers or having a beard my whole life. How long should it take before my skin gets used to it and stops breaking out? Any tips? Thanks.
July 5th, 2009 | 
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Try shaving while you’re in the shower. The steam and warm water will soften the beard and make shaving smoother and less irritating. When you’re done shaving, try using some lotion. I like Aveno (get it at Walmart) because it doesn’t have perfumes or other ingredients that some folks are allergic to. It usually takes between 1-2 weeks for your face to adjust from electric razors to blade shaving. If you continue to break out try applying "Witch Hazel" to your face immediately after shaving. This is a liquid that looks and smells a lot like rubbing alcohol and usually find them near each other. It’s supposed to prevent skin irritation and a lot of African Americans that get shaving bumps swear by it. Try regular cheap foam shaving cream like Barbasol. I used to use expensive gels that irritated my face and now I only use the foam. Everyone is different and it might be better for your face. You can also find shaving cream and gels with aloe. One last thing could be how you’re shaving. Try running the razor in the opposite directions until you find out what works best and try not to run the razor over the same part of your face more than once. After you get used to shaving you’ll be able to do this quickly without missing spots and this will prevent a lot of irritation too.
aftershave really helps
Mine still hurts after everytime.
Try washing your face with cold water right after shaving to close your pores. This will help with the breakouts
it takes time and prep work- go find an old school barber and get them to teach you how to shave and how to avoid the rash
Have you considered an electric razor, it is not as close of a shave, and for me that means less burn…
Something that helps me is running a rag under hot water, and then putting that on my facial hair. it’s soothing, and it also softens the roughness of the hair, and makes it easier to cut. If you have razor burn, i suggest a gel shaving cream. I also like barbasol, which is normal cream. It’s cheap, but very effective.
Im 18 and started shaving around 16 years old, back then I could shave once every 2 weeks or so, but now its like every 3 days. I guess its not your skin getting used to it, its how good you get and how good your razor is. Dull razors always hurt and leave me bumps and stuff. So make sure you have a sharp razor, warm water softens the hairs, shaving against the grain usually irritates the skin so try not to do that even though it will give you a closer shave, and use shaving cream. Hope i helped
You’re using the wrong razor and thus are pressing too hard. Yes, even disposable razors have different characteristics. You have to experiment until you find one that shaves efficiently without pressing too hard. My personal choice is the Bic Metal, available only at Walgreens. If they discontinue it I’ll have to start over. I still have a beard, but it’s not full, and I’ve been shaving for 55 years.
you should get after shaving foam, try gilette.