I've Googled this many times and there are a lot of
discussions out there on this topic.
Some exfoliate after because exfoliating before shaving can irritate the
skin. Some don’t do it at all because
shaving already abrades layers of dead skin.
Personally, I subscribe to the philosophy of exfoliating before
shaving. I find that a gentle exfoliator doesn’t irritate
my face (or head) before a shave and it leaves my stubble a little more exposed
and allows the blade to shave closer to the surface. Exfoliating afterwards leaves my face
feeling raw … like how your nose may feel when you've got a cold and you’re
constantly rubbing tissues against it.
Pictured (From Left): Unnamed coarse one, Every Man Jack Signature Mint Face Scrub, Game Day Men's Pre-Shave |
I've tried a number of exfoliators and some have simply been
too coarse. But there are others like the Every Man Jack Face Scrub or the GameDay Men’s Pre-Shave that the granules feel finer and gentler.
I suppose everyone is different and needs to find what kind of exfoliator and whether to
exfoliate, before, after, or at all works for them.
So … do you exfoliate before you shave,
after, or at all? We’d love to hear
about it.
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