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Men's Shaving
Ch. 14 Men's Shaving Vocabulary BSP
Term | Definition |
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backhand | razor position and stroke used in 4 of the 14 basic shaving areas: nos. 2, 6, 7, and 9 |
close shaving | the procedure of shaving facial hair against the grain during the second-time-over shave |
cutting stroke | the correct angle of cutting the beard with a straight razor |
first-time-over-shave | first part of the standard shave consisting of shaving 14 areas of the face; followed by the second-time-over shave to remove residual missed or rough spots. |
freehand | razor position and stroke used in 6 of the 14 shaving areas; Nos. 1, 3, 4, 8, 11, and 12. |
neck shave | shaving the areas behind the ears, down the sides of the neck, and at the bank neckline. |
once-over shave | single-lather shave in which the shaving strokes are made across the grain of the hair |
reverse backhand | razor position and stroke used for making the left sideburn outline and shaving the left side behind the ear during a neck shave |
reverse freehand | razor position and stroke used in 4 of the 14 basic shave areas; Nos. 5, 10, 13, and 14. |
second-time-over shave | follows a regular shave to remove any rough or uneven spots using water instead of lather; may be considered a form of close shaving |
styptic powder | alum powder used to stop bleeding of nicks and cuts. |