I’ve always had sensitive skin. But for unknown reasons, my legs decided to stage a revolt against the Tyranny of Shaving sometime in college and started to break out in awful bumps every time I shaved. Thus began years of searching for a razor burn cure.
I tried switching to Veet. I tried shaving with the grain. I tried shaving with baby oil instead of shaving cream. No matter what I tried, a day or two later, my skin was still prone to breaking out in those oh-so-attractive red razor bumps. With Labor Day weekend coming up, there’s a few more weeks to bare those legs on a beach somewhere, so I thought I’d share the shaving routine I’ve found works best for me to prevent razor burn and get rid of razor bumps if they do appear. Continue reading