How to Get the Perfect Shave - Cleansing the Face
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My name is Pirooz and I’m the co-founder of the Grooming Lounge. Today, I’m going to
teach you how to achieve the perfect shave. The key to a great shave starts with the
preparation and by preparation I mean cleansing and by cleansing I mean washing your
face. Now you may think well I wash my face, I use that soap in the shower to wash my
face but first of all why would you want to use a soap that you use on other body parts on
your face.
Second, soap is not good for your face because what soap does it has astringents that
actually dry out your skin so what you need is a targeted cleanser. Now looking at my,
I’m analyzing my beard right now and as you could see this is about three days of
growth. I knew I was going to shoot this video so I decided to not shave for a couple of
days. Now I shave almost everyday and I have what’s called combination skin and most
of you guys out there have what’s called combination skin.
And a combination skin comes in the form of what’s called a T-zone so this is considered
your T-zone. Normally my forehead and my nose are a lot oilier than the rest of my face
that’s what creates a combination skin. Then there’s a dry skin some of us were more
mature or a lot older have dryer skin so you use a cleanser targeted for drier skin. Then
there’s some folks out there who have oily skin and that’s oily all over. Therefore, you
would use a cleanser that’s made for oilier skin.
So you always want to use the proper cleanser before shaving. Now why do you want to
wash your face before you start shaving, the reason you want to wash your face is as you
sleep even if you just woke up this morning and you’re in the bathroom and you’re about
to shave as you sleep that skin goes builds up. There’s dirt, there’s grime, all the different
things from the environment that come on to your face so by cleaning your face, you’re
actually taking away surface cells, you are actually taking away dead skin. You’re
actually taking away all the grit, all the grime and what this is going to do is it’s going to
give your razor a fresh palette to work with one, two it’s going to prevent your razor from
dragging because your skin suddenly is so clean.
Now you’ll see when I use my cleanser, which is right here this is called the Mug
Cleanser face wash. Now the Mug Cleanser Face wash is a basic cleansing gel designed
for all skin types. And a good face wash only requires a dime size of product. So I’m
going to use a dime size of this product. I’m going to wet my face and I’m going to use it
in a circular motion all over and you’ll notice as I’m working my beard I’m going to start
pushing the hairs up while I’m washing my face.
So my goal is to clean the surface, give my razor a clean palette to work with and I’m
ready to shave now. In the next segment, I’m going to teach you how to apply the proper
products before you shave. We’re going to start out using a shave oil so I’ll teach you all
about shave oils and how to put one on and how to blend it and cocktail it with a cream.
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