Shaving with sensitive skin can be a challenge if you’re not using the right products and techniques.
To get the best, and closest shave with sensitive skin, follow the techniques and product suggestions below.
Pre-Shave & Shave Products
Before picking up your razor, you should be prepping your skin! Softening hair and providing extra lubrication for skin reduces irritation and allows the blade to easily cut through hair. A great prep includes a shaving oil or gel and pre-shave cream to get the closest shave.
Recommended:
- GROOM Shaving Oil
- Proraso White Shaving Soap for Sensitive Skin with Green Tea and Oatmeal
- Fendrihan Hot Shave Towel
Photo c/o Proraso
Mild Safety Razors & Razor Blades
Mild safety razors are the best options to start with for those sensitive skin. Milder models, including those with Butterfly openings, Closed Comb heads, and Adjustable models are recommended. After perfecting your shaving technique, you can experiment with more aggressive models if you’re finding the shave is not as close as you’d like it to be.
Butterfly: For easy blade loading and removal, the Butterfly option is ideal!
Closed Comb: Closed combs models have a smaller blade gap and blade exposure, reducing the overall aggression of the shave.
- Henson AL13 Mild or Medium
- Merkur 34C
- For a longer handle, opt for the 23C in Chrome or Black PVD.
Adjustable: A good option if you’re looking to try different levels of aggression, Adjustable models allow you to gradually take your shave from mild to aggressive.
- Rockwell 6S Adjustable Stainless Steel Safety Razor
- Merkur Progress Adjustable Safety Razor
- Parker Variant Adjustable Double Edge Safety Razor
Razor Blades
Pair any of the recommended safety razors with a mild blade, such as Derby, to set yourself up for success.
Sampler packs are also Samplers give you the option of trying multiple brands with varying sharpness to determine which work best with your razor and skin/hair type.
MORE: Safety Razor Blades Ranked by Aggression
Post-Shave Care
Once you’ve completed your shave, help renew and nourish skin with a post-shave treatment. This helps restore skin’s moisture and soothes and irritations you may have experienced.
- Taylor of Old Bond Street Jermyn Street Aftershave Cream for Sensitive Skin
- Speick Men Intensive Cream
- Acca Kappa White Moss After Shave Emulsion for Sensitive Skin
Photo c/o Acca Kappa.
View all our Sensitive Skin recommendations here.
