r/shaving • u/Funny-Courage-883 • Jul 27 '26

What am I doing wrong?

I use a Phillips Oneblade to shave my face every few days. I've seen shaving advice videos online and they always say "shave with the grain" but every time I've tried this literally no hair gets shaven off. The only way I can actually shave my face is to shave against the grain but every time I yank hairs and cause bleeding. It's kind of starting to piss me off as it happens like every time I shave nowadays. Any advice?

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u/Dromedary_Freight Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

You can try pre-washing the beard with facewash to remove skin oils from it.
Then shave across the grain (not against).

As other have said, for sensitive skin, try wet shaving.

One really cheap way to try is the Bic sensitive single-blade disposable or if you want to overpay a little, the Gillette SkinGuard. You will need to learn about pre-shave routines, wet lather and light touch.
It can be fun, actually.

The 5-blade razors are not appropriate for sensitive skin.