<p>So the kid is tired of shaving . . . tired of the skin irritation and ingrown hairs. He grew a full beard for awhile but got tired of that as well. He thinks he wants to do the more groomed “shadow” short beard thing now. Can anyone recommend a good electric razor that isn’t too expensive? I guess he would want something with clippers to do the shadow thing and one that has the ability to go glean shaven. This is obviously not my field of expertise and DH is a regular razor guy.</p>
<p>Don’t go cheap. I got a bottom of the line at the drugstore for my H to use in the hospital and it’s pretty much useless. Might shave the legs of a six year old.
Maybe try a beard/mustache shaver?</p>
<p>My husband uses a norelco, which I think I bought at Costco. Not cheap, but, with proper care, lasts quite awhile. He cleans the blades often and replaces them when needed. Blade coupons often come from target.
He also uses Lab Series pre-electric shave solution (found at Ulta, Macys, and Nordstrom) for a closer shave. It has a very very light nice scent. </p>
<p>DH uses Norelco. There are several models-he uses the mid-price one and they hold up well. He also uses a trimmer to trim his goatee, just your basic trimmer from Target, etc. He uses two different shave formulas by Afta, the PRE shave one first, then the AFTER shave post-shaving. They ARE different and they do make a difference than if he did not uses them. He has shaved this way for decades and has never had a problem. With razors he was prone to in-grown hairs and razor burn (he has sensitive skin).</p>
<p>This might do (if it does not work, take it back to Costco - no questions asked):</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.costco.com/Philips-Norelco-All-in-one-Multigroom-Pro-Trimmer.product.100104698.html”>http://www.costco.com/Philips-Norelco-All-in-one-Multigroom-Pro-Trimmer.product.100104698.html</a></p>
<p>Mr B uses their full blown version (also sold at Costco). He says that he eliminated the ingrown hair problem by switching between electric and regular razors periodically and by not shaving on weekends.</p>
<p>Does your son shave against the grain with his razor? If he stops that, he may avoid irritation and ingrown hairs. Also try shave cream like the old time barbers use (or a similar product).</p>
<p>He just uses normal old shave cream in a can and I’m not sure what his technique is . . . that falls under “Not my department” ;
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<p>I would bet that the irritation and ingrown hairs come from shaving against the grain of his beard. The stuff in the can is crap. Make those changes and he likely won’t need electric. </p>
<p>Also consider shaving in the shower which allows time for the beard to soften.</p>
<p>I used to suffer from them also, now do all of the above and problem solved.</p>
<p>I don’t like those Norelco round head shavers at all. On me, they catch some of the hairs and rip them out instead of cutting them.Now I use Braun, but the best one I ever had was a Panasonic. The cheapest ones are about $50. If he is going to use one of those beard trimmers, he should still shave his neck or else it just looks lazy.</p>
<p>Back when I was shaving with a razor, the thing that really helped was “one-pass” shaving. Start up on the cheekbone and shave down to the bottom of the beard around mid-neck. Rinse the razor well between each pass. If you miss a hair, it will be there tomorrow for the next try. Plain old Barbasol with lanolin worked best for me.</p>
<p>DH has several Norelcos. I will note that they’re really good about repairing/replacing them if they’re not working well. I sent three in for service (DH had been buying replacements when they “got dull”!) and got three brand new ones back. </p>
<p>I find myself wondering about the short beard you describe. It sounds like something that could be done easily with a clipper. I use the Wahl Arco SE adjustable clipper on my dogs (poodles require a lot of grooming) to maintain a very short fuzz on ears.</p>
<p>I’ve had two Panasonic wet dry shavers for the past dozen years, the new one less then a year old. They are really good quality and perform well on light to medium beards. I used to buy Braun, but their quality really went south in the 90s and the razors would break within a year. I buy mine on Newegg.com, and a cheap one is around $30. </p>
<p>I bought one son a panasonic for sensitive skin a couple of years ago. Just this summer, I ordered my other son a new one, and turns out I ordered the exact same one. He really likes it compared to his old one. It’s a Panasonic arc4 wet dry, or something close to that. It was about $100 or so. </p>
<p>Thanks for all the tips so far!</p>
<p>H likes the Norelco shavers I have purchased for him- not their least or mot expensive ones but near top of the line. Son has not wanted an electric shaver. We see clean shaven to beard styles with short or long hair depending on when we see him, I’m curious aout our next sighting.</p>
<p>DS13 used to have a beard because he hated the irritation shaving. Now he uses a straight razor and old fashion with a brush shaving cream. He no longer has irritation problems although I admit I think the straight razor is scary. So not sure you want to go there, but I would have your DS try the old fashion shaving cream it may make a big difference. </p>
<p>Where does one get this old fashioned shaving cream?</p>
<p>S3 uses an electric shaver and likes the norelco Aqua-Tec series. He’s moved up from the lower Aqua-Tec to one of the top of the lines in that series that has pivoting heads. He loves it much better than a straight edge. S3 likes to be clean-shaven so not sure what would work for someone who wants to be able to clip scruff too. My H uses a beard trimmer, but some days he goes clean shaven for a week then back to a theclipped beard - whatever he uses is a Wahl product and he buys his own “stuff” so don’t know the model. </p>
<p>This is where we get DS’s stuff from they are in some mall’s too. But also DH says you can buy different brands on line at amazon. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.theartofshaving.com/shaving-products-shaving-cream/shaving-products-shaving-cream,default,sc.html”>http://www.theartofshaving.com/shaving-products-shaving-cream/shaving-products-shaving-cream,default,sc.html</a></p>
<p>I just ordered an electric razor on Amazon. The Boy made the observation last week that his friends loved the beard as teenage boys will (they are just impressed that you CAN grow it) but that in the scheme of things his goal was not to impress the boys. True wisdom! :bz </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H9A40R8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H9A40R8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER</a></p>
<p>Howdy! Hey, would you mind letting me know which electric shaver you’re using? I want to buy a new one and yet the best one of course.</p>