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One of my concerns about growing my hair out is whether I can keep it trimmed myself without getting hair all over the place. It just occurred to me today that I've heard of electric razors that can be used in the shower, and sure enough some googling got me to this example on offer at Amazon.com. I'm wondering if anybody has experience with such a device (whether for shaving or for trimming) and how that worked out and whether any models can be recommended. It seems as though doing the hair trimming in the shower would solve the problem of hair getting all over the place, but maybe it clogs the drain frequently or causes other problems.

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akirlu.livejournal.com

There's also this thing that people with unshaved heads sometimes use; it's called a barber. Guaranteed not to clog your drains or get hair all over your house.

Have you been thinking about growing out your hair? What if it grows in ... pink?

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randy-byers.livejournal.com

I've not only been thinking about it, I'm well into the process of doing it. I last shaved my head (and beard) on 21 December. So far no pink, except for the bald parts.

As for barbers, I've enjoyed not having to deal with the whole barbershop thing for the past thirteen years, and I'd like to continue it. We'll see how that goes. I may also quickly revert to shaving. Change is scary.

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don-fitch.livejournal.com

The change to a barber would, for me, be more than scary, it would be Expensive. I don't remember how long it's been -- 30+ years? -- since the price of a haircut went up above $2 and I figured that it was possible to buy a whole lot of rubber-bands for a ponytail for that amount of money, but I'm not sure I could survive today's Sticker Shock in a barbershop context.

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randy-byers.livejournal.com

There is that. Going to a barber would mean less money for beer.

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kevin-standlee.livejournal.com

I've been using the Norelco CoolSkin razors for several years now. When the rechargeable battery in the earlier model died, the repair shop said it was going to cost more to replace it than to buy a refurbished newer model, so I bought the 7735X to which I linked. It works well, but I stopped buying the (relatively expensive) lotion cartridges and probably don't get quite as good a shave using soap or other brands of shaving cream. I did buy the separate trimmer attachment to beat back my sideburns from time to time.

One annoyance with the 7735 is its charging system -- it uses a drop-in charger, and only a drop-in charger. The previous model's charger plugged directly into the razor. This charging system means I have to carry extra stuff around with me if I'm going to be traveling for more than about ten days. (It also wouldn't have worked at all on the train because the razor would certainly have kept falling out of the charger.)

It's certainly easy to keep clean, although they do recommend disassembling the heads and scrubbing them out every couple of months even though you rinse it daily. They heads tend to accumulate a bit of soap scum, so washing them in alcohol and applying razor lubricant is a good idea, and they also suggest replacing the heads annually.

Whew, I didn't realize I'd gone on so long just about electric shower razors, but this one I've thought about a lot. I'm not absolutely convinced that this was a great value, but it does work decently well, and I've grown used to shaving in the shower after five years of using such razors.

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randy-byers.livejournal.com

Thanks, Kevin. The specificity is much appreciated.

From:

drplokta

I also used a Coolskin for several years (branded as Philips rather than Norelco in the UK). Doesn't shave quite as close as a dry electric razor, and changing the gel cartridges is a nuisance. It didn't have a trimmer at all.