I get quite a bit of email from people who visit HeadShaver.org, and I often get a number of interesting suggestions about shaving from them. Some of that information is integrated into the regular articles on the site, but occasionally I get stuff that I can't fit in somewhere else, so I thought I'd share it here.

This batch of email includes some suggestions for razor bumps, a better shine, and closer shaving.

One of the more common problems that I get asked about is razor bumps. Dave shares his method with us:

Name: Dave
comment: I found a solution that seems to work for me. I had pretty bad bumps on the back of my head. I found a routine that got rid of my bumps and keeps them off.

1. Keep my head shaved with clippers only, never a razor (haircut at least once a week)
2. After I shower and right before I go to bed, I apply witch hazel to the back of my head with a cotton ball.
3. After the witch hazel dries, I apply Bump Patrol.
4. When the Bump Patrol dries, I apply High Time Bump Stopper 2 (extra strength).

After I began this routine, 80% of the bumps were gone in about two weeks. The rest eventually faded out in a couple more. Occasionally, I'll get a bump or two but, that's way better than what I had before. Hope this helps others.

Sometimes people are looking for a better shine on their scalp. To add to the advice on my shine page, Jorge offers the following:

Name: Jorge Medina
comment: I just want to add a tip that alot of men will apreciate after shaving.For a nice long lasting shine on head i recommend hair pomade,either dax,murrays or royal crown,they make a head stand out more,i've been doing for quite a while now and people do notice.

Another thing everyone seems to be searching for is the closest shave possible. The following anonymous suggestion might work for some of you.

I tried something this week that is working out real well for me... kind of a dry shave if you will.

I'm sure you have noticed how your head feels tight after you have shaved your head, or taken a shower. It's at that point that I feel places on my head that still has some stubble, stubble I couldn't feel while my head was wet when shaving.

What I have been doing is, after taking a shower, I let my head get completely dry, until it gets that tight feel to it. I apply 5 drops of my shaving oil to my dry head, and run a moist finger across the pad on the Quattro. I shave my entire head without ever rinsing the razor, just moisten the pads on the razor from time to time... what a great shave!!!

I usually have stubble within an hour or two after shaving, which drives me crazy. I'm now going 5 or 6 hours before I start feeling any.

Just thought I would share.

The following anonymous suggestion combines technique with a product that I haven't tried:

A new discovery: Clearly, the best time to shave is when one's hair folicles are heated, same principle with shaving the face. Keeping such in mind, I got a really rather nice shave through using Conair's hot shaving cream unit.

Next to shaving in the shower (when I use a brush and shaving cream) it does seem to be the next best bet for me, alongside very hot water, of course.

Thanks for the contributions. If you'd like to send your suggestions along, just fill out the form on the Contact page; I always appreciate the feedback.