Worst Shaving Incident

[GreigKM]

I just cut the bottom of my lip while shaving and said "Someone had to of hurt them self worse while shaving" So what is the worst you have hurt yourself while shaving?

[sdhonda]

I've had nothing like that, but people have contracted gengrene from such cuts.

[GreigKM]

I've had nothing like that, but people have contracted gengrene from such cuts.

Nice thought...

[Dave-O_Boy]

I have an about 3 inch scar on my leg from shaving. Don't use the cheap blades.

[Mad Madam Mimm]

I can't say about shaving my face, but I cut myself shaving my underarms once. Didn't realise until I sprayed on my deoderant...Owch

[King Kool]

I use an electric.

[sdhonda]

I have an about 3 inch scar on my leg from shaving. Don't use the cheap blades.

As do I.

Don't play on piles of jagged rocks.

[Cade Antilles]

I use an electric.

I actually managed to gouge my chin with an electric. I'm not proud of it, but it happened.

But, now a different story. Back in high school, I was on the swim team. The finals were coming up, so I decided to shave my legs to knock seconds off my times (maybe). So, using an electric razor, I went to work. Except that halfway up both legs, the razor died. And, there was no time left to recharge it or grab another one. So, there I was, in my Speedo, monstrously hairy legs down to just above my knees, and hairless the rest of the way down. Seriously embarrassing.

[Dave-O_Boy]

haha you could have just used a blade for your tighs. It's doesn't take that long.

[Theremin]

As an experiment I used a razor to shave some 'private' areas, and then splashed on what I thought was aftershave to dry out some small cuts.

You have not known pain until you have acid burned your genitals. Thank you unlabeled bottles.

[Cureless_Poison]

Couple genital slices, spraying alcohol rich substances into shaved pits, few nicks in the face. Nothing special.

[gcninja]

few nicks on the chin, thats all
and i think your avatar matches probably what you looked like on the genital nicks

[theDreamer]

For some reason I'm nearly incapable of escaping a shave without making my neck look like I've just suffered some horrible disease. So many cuts.

[Jillers]

I have shaved off mosquito bites on my legs, not on purpose. The upside is that the bites don't itch anymore (as they're not there) the bad news is that it hurts like hell and bleeds like a bitch.

[iEatNinjaZ]

I cut my upper lip a few months ago, it wouldn't stop bleeding.

I have an about 3 inch scar on my leg from shaving. Don't use the cheap blades.

This caught me off guard. Thinking you were a guy it surprised me when you said you shave your legs. You are a girl.....right?

[Cake]

My brother who was 6 at the time walked in a yelled boo while I was shaving once. I had 2 parallel slices about 3 inches long on the side of my face.

[Tapir12]

I haven't done anything out of the ordinary (thank goodness) but a girl on my softball team accidently sliced her butt, and so was nicknamed razor-butt for the rest of the season.

Edit to below: no legs but accidently got herself elsewhere.

[AmazingPjotrMan]

Shaving her butt huh?

[iEatNinjaZ]

Aren't girls not supposed to grow hair there?

oh wait i understand now

[TheRocket]

A girl I work with took out about 3 inches on her leg shaving. It was so deep it bled for 3 days and she kept having to change the bandages. The shitty part it was while they were camping.

[Master Gunner]

Yeah, I've gotten a few small scratches before, but not anything even that noticeable. And I only use hot water and regular razor to shave with.

[empath]

BAH; yer a buncha AMATEURS!

I have a mole just 'forward' from my left ear that I slice the top off of while shaving maybe once or twice a year.

One time, I took a spill cycling and gave myself a good case of road rash on the leg, so I was taking a fair bit of aspirin. (see where this is going?)

Next morning, I'm shaving, and nick myself RIGHT behind the corner of my mandible. Apparently there's a blood vessel back there. So I blot away the blood put a small bit of paper on the cut...and it's soaked through before I can put my hand on the counter again. Bandaid soaks through quickly too.

I bike down to a nearby pharmacy and buy a small container of alum, and that doesn't do the trick; this WON'T STOP BLEEDING.
Not gushing or anything, but it's still annoying and a little unsettling.

So, sigh, I cycle over to the E.R. (at least the chin strap of my helmet was nice and snug over the injury and probably slowing the bleeding ) and wait a bit, and the doctor ends up cauterizing the blood vessel. Several hours of hassle, concern and blood loss all due to a clumsy move with the 'safety' razor.

[Hakaryu]

Quick suggestion for people. the cleaning product 409 actually works very well on making bleeding stop and it forms a type of liquid band aid over the wound. It also disinfects it.

[Bartley Butsford]

Never had anything too bad, but I've always had an irrational fear of nicking my temples then bleeding profusely. Not too surprisingly, I've had sideburns since as soon as I could grow them.

[Master Gunner]

Aloe Vera also seems to work well for disinfecting/soothing cuts and burns, and also forms a liquid bandage (although I generally put a regular one over it too). There's always at least one plant in my house, since its also useful as a laxative if ingested (constipation seems to be genetic in my family).