tell me about shaving....

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14 yo has the beginnings of fluff and wants to shave it off. How does one do it? What should I buy him?

I just bought ds1 some kind of Gillette Mach 3, 4 or possibly 64! And a can of shaving gel. Then I left him to get on with it. Don't know if dh showed him how.

not an electric one then?

ds had an electric shaver for xmas as he needed to defluff. Twas from boots (dh bought it) & that's about all I know. Seems to have worked OK though.

Agree with SBIWI. give hima razer and shaving foam and he will probably come and ask if he needs help. Just tell him "that looks better" after he hs finished and he will be quite pleased.

worried mummy here, what if he cuts himself?
DS has asked for an electric one but I wasn't sure if they remove 'fluff'
I told him that once he starts he can never stop but he's not happy with the line of dark fluff.
Anything else Ineed to know about teenage boys?
Is 14 a usual age for needing to de-fluff? I suppose I should be grateful cos when he was 12 he said he would grow a Gandalf beard

Think 14 is quite a normal age for this, some are later and some are sooner. He might nick himself once or twice but will survive. I can confirm an electric razor will work fine on fluff.

"Anything else Ineed to know about teenage boys?"

OMG where to start ...

An electric should be ok and will do the job. He may cut himself with a razor - fairly common, but you really don't need to worry. He won't do too much harm with a safety razor. If he does, get him to lick a bit of tissue and stick it to the cut, which will soon sort it out.

I gave DS2 one of those cheap battery powered electric razors to start with (cost around £10). These are fine for occasional use where a close shave isn't required DS2 is now 16 and has invested in one of the all singing all dancing wet shavers but the blades are very expensive and he still doesn't need to shave regularly - but if it helps his self esteem that is fine by me.

hell prob be experimenting with himself and into porn / girls around about now too.....

Wilkinson Protector is an ideal first razor as it makes it really hard to nick yourself.

A box of Kleenex in his bedroom and a bin liner in the bin?
A talk about B.O will come in handy about now as well. He won't be able to get away with a twice weekly dive in and out of the bath. A can of anti persperant as well as the shaving gear. Oh DH says to tell him to shave with the hair growth NOT against it. I know I shave against the growth on my legs, but it causes problems on your chin according to DH.