Shaving is generally a day to day work for men. To look in a particular groomed way shaving is a must. To lessen the daily hassle of shaving, electric shaver is a must. It can be a time saver as well as life saver. But one must choose a perfect shaver to have a smooth experience.

There are a lot of men who face irritation while or after done shaving. For which the shaving experience becomes a horrible one for them. There are certain things which should be kept in mind to have a smoother shaving experience. For that, one must choose their Ideal Shaver. There are various types of shavers like - Foil shaver, Rotating shaver. So at first one must choose the type of shaver they feel comfortable with.


After choosing the ideal shaver, the following steps should be followed in order to get rid of irritation.

 1. Preparing The Skin: Preparing the skin is a regular process. The skin should be washed and exfoliated regularly. This will remove dead skins and dirt and shaving will become easier.


2. Using a Shaving Cream: Using a shaving gel or cream helps to sooth the skin. It gives the skin a cooling sensation which helps to reduce irritation.

3. Following the Direction of Hair Growth: A lot of people shave against the direction of hair growth with cause’s irritation on the skin. Shaving should be done in the direction of the hair growth. This will give a smooth shave without irritating the skin.

4. Avoid Pulling the Skin Too Much: It is necessary to pull the skin while shaving. But this has to be done in a limit. If someone pulls the skin too much then with the hair a portion of skin will also enter into the blade causing cuts and irritation. So it should be kept in mind that too much pulling the skin will cause irritation.

5. Using the Shaver Gently: A lot of the times people in hurry shave rigorously, without following the direction and use the shaver over and over on a particular area which causes irritation. So it should be done gently.

6. Putting the Perfect Amount of Pressure: To avoid irritation while shaving it is recommended that there should a little pressure put over the shaver. If someone put a lot of pressure on the shaver it will lead into skin irritation.

7. Using a Sharp Blade: Every time before shaving the blades should be checked. If the blades are blunt it won't cut the hair properly and it will be really difficult to shave and this will lead to skin irritation.

8. Using an After Shave balm or gel: Using an after shave balm or gel will give the skin a cooling effect and this will reduce any kind of irritation.

9. Cleaning the Shaver Properly: After every shave the shaver should be cleaned properly so that no bacteria can grow within the blades. The blades should be kept under running water and every corner of the razor should be properly cleaned.

To make the shaving experience a little easy and smooth the above steps should be kept in mind and should be followed too. Skin irritation may still arise even after following these rules but if someone follows them the intensity of irritation may be less.