Using the Cleancut Shavers

Step 1: Trimming

Use an electric hair trimmer like our PS335 to cut the hair to "stubble length." Note that here we are talking about trimmers and not shavers, but you'll need both. The trimmer is used to cut the long pubic hair down to about the length of a man's 1-2 day beard. This is the secret of the first shave, and we can't stress enough that the stubble left behind by the trimmer has to be very short. While the Cleancut does an incredible job of smoothing stubble, it will not cut longer hair because it was not designed to. Originally, the Cleancut was designed as a face shaver and that gives you an idea of how short the hair needs to be. If your hair is really long and/or thick and "hangs up" in your trimmer, use a pair of scissors to mow the bush down to a 1/2 inch or so. Then follow up with the trimmer to get the hair to "stubble length."
 

You can use any hair trimmer that you think will work. We've found that some of the beard trimmers are pretty decent and have the added advantage of different length-cutting guides to help you trim any bush you choose to leave behind. Be especially careful of your trimmer's open blade array, and pay particular attention to the inner beaver lips or the testicles because if loose skin gets trapped between the inner and outer cutting teeth, you'll experience a nasty nick. Use your fingers to pull the skin tight while drawing the cutting head over it. With most trimmers (except our PS335), you don't want the metal blades in contact with your skin, especially sensitive areas or areas with loose skin. It's a catch-22, because you still need to trim the hair to really short stubble length. Of course, if you don't want to run the risk of being cut or nicked on your beaver (or balls), consider getting our PS335. (Shameless Plug)

Step 2: Shaving

As the Cleancut glides over the skin, stubble enters thru the square-shaped holes in the shave head. The rotating blades and the square holes form a triangle that captures the hair and shaves it smoothly. It is this ability to capture and cut hairs (and not skin) that is one of the most noticeable differences between the genuine Cleancut and other pubic area shavers on the market. Manufacturing the foil portion of a shave head is much more exacting and technical than it appears. It is an incredibly tough engineering feat to design a shave head with a hole design that will allow hair in, but not the soft skin of the beaver region. Clever design coupled with advanced manufacturing techniques are the secret. The Chinese shavers on the market have a simple press-punched foil head, but the Cleancut uses a much more costly (proprietary) etching process to manufacture of their foils.

Fear not the nasty bits. The Cleancut's quality construction and proprietary design means that it can be used directly on just about any surface. The inner vaginal lips, testicles, or any other particularly sensitive, hard-to-shave area are completely safe. Don't try it on your tongue, though. Don't ask how we know.

Remember, the Cleancut shaver will not cut longer hair, nor will any other shaver on the market. Run a Braun, Remington or what have you shaver over your head (assuming you have hair there) and see what happens....nothing. If the Cleancut isn't doing a great job, you've left the hair too long and need to break out the old trimmer again. The stubble needs to be very, very short.

Here are a few hints:

• Shaving the pubic area isn't quick. I've had worse jobs, but it is a project. Still, this is one of those projects where it really is easier to have an assistant. "Many hands make light work." If you are the "shavee," you physically can't bend over far enough to get "down there." It's better to have a friend help, especially for the first shave and in particular the trimming. It can be done solo, but what are friends for?
• Some pubic hair grows tightly against, almost parallel to, the skin. When the head of the Cleancut goes over these hairs, it sometimes fails to pick up the hair and cut it. By using your fingers to squeeze the skin into a fold, you can effectively "lift" the end of these hairs off the skin along the curved portion of the fold, allowing the Cleancut to mow down those problem hairs.
• The more times and the more directions you go over the area, the smoother it will be. Vary the downward pressure (you don't need much) and try a rotating, circular motion. You will hear the blade actually cutting the hairs. When the sound of cutting hair gets infrequent, you are probably done (kind of like microwave popcorn, eh?)
   

Step 3: Maintenance

Daily maintenance is the name of the game. Make it a part of your routine, and you will be thrilled with the results. If you do it every day, you can lick it in 2-5 minutes; however, if you wait an extra day, you will spend considerably more time sweating over it. Wait much longer and you'll be breaking out the old trimmer again.

If you are the "shavee" and are maintaining it yourself (and maybe a little obsessive-compulsive to boot), think about having a friend do a "close-up" inspection every week or two to check for new stragglers. You'll swear you got every one of them, but you'll always miss a few because some pubic hairs lay so close and tight against the skin that you can't see or feel them unless you get up close and personal. Use a flashlight and some small scissors (be careful!) to cut these little rascals down to stubble, and then finish them off with the Cleancut. And remember, the more times and the more directions you go over the area, the smoother it will be.

Maintenance also includes taking care of in-grown hairs and razor bumps. If you've had them before, or think you might be prone to them, apply some of our PFB Vanish. A little goes a long way (like months). It really works! In fact, it works so well that it's hard to keep in stock. The number one question we're asked is what to do about in-grown hairs, and while PFB Vanish will help correct an existing case, it is at it's best when used from the get-go. No hype, you really should get some.