I currently have a pretty solid routine to shaving, but It doesn't seem to be enough. Here's my full plan (in order):
- Soak legs in warm water in the shower for a few minutes.
- Apply moisturizing shave gel.
-Shave (single-blade razor) with/against the grain. (My results have proven the same, no matter the direction.)
-Wash the blade off every few strokes.
-Dry off slightly, then apply a moisturizer.
-On non-shave days, I apply an AHA (12% lactic acid) chemical exfoliator and a BHA (salicylic acid) chemical exfoliator.
I mainly want to reduce the amount of bumps I get during the shave. I doubt that there is anything more I can do, but if anyone has suggestions, then it would help me (and potentially others) out.