What kind of razor you use. How long your beard is when you are shaving? How thick your beard hairs?
If you're getting bumps, then you've probably got sensitive skin that gets irritated, possibly by having the hair pulled around too often. As another poster suggested, try to go for as few blades as possible, and possibly a doube edge razor.
i have the worst combination: Thick hair with sensitive skin and the hair on the right side under my jaw line are all screwy and point every which way. I used a cartridge razor and had a big problem with ingrown hairs. electric doesn't cut close enough. However, with my hair, it seems I can't get away with having too long a beard to cut and I have to pre-shave with an electric. With the cartridge razors, my thick hair gets really stuck in between the blades.
I went out and got myself Prosoro (or somin) shaving cream from italy and a boar-bristle shaving brush. I, ike another poster, shave very infrequently, so I don't want to splurge on something I may not use. That's why I decided against getting a new doubled edged razor, and I'm just going to try adding these two things to my shaving regimen and see if I enjoy the process more. Maybe if the process gets more enjoyable, I'll shave more often.
Not having a father around to teach you is no excuse, I'm learning and my dad didn't teach me.
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