I’ve never had much luck with shaving comfort in general. My hair is too thick and curly and so I end up with lots of ingrowns and razor bumps as the hair grows back out, so I bought an IPL gun since I have dark hair and light skin. I’ve eliminated almost all of the dark hair and what hair is left is very light and thin. I was most successful with leg hair. I also had some luck with arms, but I have a lot more freckles there and so it’s more difficult as it hurts much more or I have to reduce intensity and it’s less effective. I also didn’t have much luck with facial hair. I think because it’s too deeply rooted as the hair grows at a steep angle. I always used an electric razor to avoid skin tight shaves so the skin didn’t have time to close up over it. But then it’s not as smooth, so not good for my dysphoria. For the face, I have done some electrolysis, but need to do a little more one of these days.

first pooost! welcome :D

also this is technically the first comment so i guess congrats to myself as well? 😅️

uhh for after-shaving care, i’ve always wanted to try out plant oil (e.g. linseed oil) but never got to it because i just don’t need it so far. so idk whether that would actually work. i think that coconut fat could also work well. my aunt used to apply quark to (small) wounds and skin irritations, i’d say that it did work pretty well overall.

I can second coconut oil as an aftercare. Specifically the unrefined / raw kind, if you can find it. It always seems to reduce my red bumps, and it has stuff in it that acts as an antimicrobial agent (the red bumps are often minor infection of the follacles).

Every time I go back to regular lotion, like when I run out, irritation comes back. It takes some time to find the balance of how much to use where it all soaks in, but doesn’t stay greasy on the skin, but when you get it down it’s really nice.

Don’t know if it works on all skin, but might be worth a try?

I’ve struggled with shaving too, and have always hated it.

I’ve used veet which works well, but there’s a pretty small margin of error and I’d always burn myself.

The only thing I’ve found that gives a decent shave without cutting me or irritating the skin is the philips oneblade. The blade replacements are a bit expensive, but you can use them for way longer than they say so it’s not that bad. I shave with it dry and get basically no irritation, when safety razors or foil electric razors would always fuck up my skin.

Is Nair still a thing? Its not that expensive and Ive used it in the past. No shave irritation if you dont have to shave. Wax is the other option, but likely a tad bit more expensive.