The Perfect Shave for Men

What is the best way to shave a man’s face?  

 
Oftentimes, not much thought is given. If they are lucky, they get to learn from their fathers who knew how to shave properly. When we (men) shave, we shave to look our best, to keep our renewal at our best. So how do we get the ‘perfect shave’?

Its not that complicated. Here are the steps:  

1. Clean your hands and face before you shave.  
   Of course, this goes without saying – your shaving blades, where it be a razor or an electric shaver, should be clean and their blades sharp enough.  This keeps unwanted bacteria to a minimum and minimizes problems. For best way to cleanse, see below.  
2. Make skin and facial hair easier to shave.  
   Applying a lubricant (can be a lathering foam or a lotion) to reduce friction and irritation and to soften the skin and facial hair (cleansing the face would do this) to make it easier for the blade glide over the skin and to cut the facial hair.  
3. Clean the face (and shaving equipment), nourish and protect it.  
   Rinsing off any shaving residue reduces skin issues later. The bare skin is ready to absorb nourishment and healing protection more readily.  

Whether you are using a blade, razor, electric dry or wet/dry shaver, the above fundamentals remain the same (for human skin anywhere).   

Cleansing – the most important part of A Man’s Ritual for Renewal 

Double Cleansing with Shaving:  
The best way to cleanse your face is through double cleansing. Its not difficult and not time consuming.  
Apply oil and water based cleanser like the Metrin’s #1 Alpha Omega Cleanser over your face to trap dirt, excess oil (your sebum), including gently softening any trapped oil and dead skin cells (black or white heads) in your pores for ease of gradual (being kind to your own skin) removal. Once applied, rinse and wipe with a clean face towel. And of course, wash your hands first.  
 
Then, apply a lathering cleanser like Metrin’s #2 Lathering Cleanser, that’s designed to help maintain your skin’s pH – your skin’s acid mantle – by working harmoniously with #1 Alpha Omega Cleanser and the nourishment and protective lotions that follow. The lather helps, though its increased surface area, help to lift dead skin cells, cleans the skin further and reduces excess bacteria. All without irritating your skin.  
Shaving in between the Double Cleanse is just plain smart and its proven effective since 1932. 
After the oil/water based cleanser is rinsed off, the skin and facial hair is moist and easier to be shaved. This reduces friction on the skin’s surface and irritation while shaving – and of course, with cleaner skin, reduces chances of blemishes and breakouts. 

Shave after applying the lathering cleanser to the areas you wish to shave with your blade or shaving razor. For those using electric/wet dry shavers, drop a few drops of the lathering cleanser plus a few generous drops of water into the shaving head and turn on shaver to create a lather. Apply the lathering shaver to areas you with to shave. This is one of the closest, smoothest shave you’ll experience.  

Going Against the Grain:  

Using warm water helps relax the skin and soften facial hair too. When using a blade or razor, stroke in the direction of hair growth to reduce razor burn and ingrown hair. If desired, for an extra-close shave, re-lather your face and gently shave against the grain. Go slow and steady, please. Your skin will love you for it.    

Please check to make sure all blades, razors and shavers are clean before use and cleaned after each use – rinsed well and allowed to dry after each use. Let’s keep unwanted bacteria to a minimum, gentlemen.  
After shaving, rinse thoroughly – or, apply the lathering cleanser to your entire face to clean off any shaving residue and to double cleanse your face completely.  

Nourish and Protect – the secret to a man’s renewal.  

Once the skin is double cleansed and shaved, the shaved area of the face is a touch thinner – over shaving or shaving with dull blades, razors and worn electric shaver screen and head can scratch the skin, pull on the facial hair or force it into the pores (helping growth of dreaded ingrown hair) and can defeat the process of renewal through injury. 
 
The skin needs nourishment and protection. The double cleansed and shaved skin is smoother and is more efficient in absorbing the nourishment and protective ingredients in the lotions that follow, especially if they are designed and applied in a layered manner. Layered approach is more gentle and more powerful. (anyone thinking of making plywood or laminates in woodworking?) 

A non-comedogenic nourishing and hydrating oil and water based lotion using an effective carrier oil like the high oleic, certified organic sunflower seed oil (which contains naturally high amounts of Vitamin E, together with other vitamins, fatty acids and antioxidants) will help nourish and protect the skin. Sunflower oil’s healing and protective ability is well documented – it is so powerful it can help prevent skin infections of immune system compromised premature infants.  

On the base of the oil and water based lotion, an unscented (because alcohol and other scent producing ingredients can irritate the skin)  protective lotion with ingredients like aloe (packed with lots of amino acids and nutrients) and other skin healing ingredients like allantoin can help the skin heal, retain hydration and help renew itself.         
 Everything from shaving, cleansing, nourishing and protecting your skin needs to work together – in an efficient sequence that creates an unbeatable powerful synergy. All skin care products used for shaving should be intentionally designed to work together. Why not? Guessing, experimenting and hoping it would work well together is like, after all, maybe like learning about sex without properly learning about it. Let’s not waste time and money. Let’s not do that with your shaving.   

To get your Perfect Shave For Men, try the Metrin Skincare System for Him. Because its proven to work, it comes with a 180 day money back guarantee. Even if you used the products to the last drop.  
 Get your ritual for renewal started today.  

ps – men who have continued to use the Metrin Skincare System for Him for decades enjoy trouble free skin, but have youthful skin as they age.