I shaved for the first time in a while so I could update a profile picture and my chin looks like this.
I don't particularly want my new profile to have that meth chic look.
DISCO, BABY
Profile picture is now of The Expression.
Yes, Harry. It is an expression of pain.
The long gray beard says "biker in his 60s" but the smooth, (mostly) unblemished skin says "I just learned to drive."
Also if this is shortly after shaving, it might just be razor burn. It's clearly been a while so your skin might just be angry and not used to blades.
Ur not a flying squid u fucking liar
Maybe he just has a human head on a flying squid's body 🤷🏻♂️
you can tell just from a chin pic? you havent even seen 98% of the rest of the body
I feel the need to stand up for my fellow sea creatures. That could for sure be a squid.
Who said you could talk, jellyfish?! You insolent little removed!
Seborrheic dermatitis. Cortisone cream to treat. I've had some luck with pyrithione zinc (active ingredient in most dandruff shampoos) soap to keep it from coming back.
Don't listen to Big pharma just keep picking at it and make an open wound like GOD intended
I have this and it is exactly how mine looks too. It also clears up generally within a couple of days after I shave. I also get it on my scalp and on my sternum, which I think is common with it.
I‘d use Ketozolin shampoo regularly. This looks like tinea barbea.
Definitely some form of fungal skin infection. If the ketoconazol shampoo doesn't work talk to a skin doctor for some anitfungal pills. It'll clear up in a few weeks.
I love tiny barbarians!
How is shaving off a reverse Mohawk in your beard making you look more presentable?
I'll tell ya the secret sauce. It's so we can easily filter out people like you in public without having to start a conversation. I like what I like, and don't give a shit what others find presentable.
Sincerely,
Some dude with non-standard head hair and facial hair.
Wow ya really got me! Good one!
Lean all in, wear an old civil war uniform (ideally Union but if you want some of that southern strange you could go Confederate) and work on your thousand mile stare. It's like peacocking!
It'll attract someone. (But I won't be held responsible for the type of someone).
I don't know if my wife would want me attracting anyone, right or wrong.
She into dudes from the 1800s? Profile pic still stands!
Ooh yeah, if it goes all the way up he could make a wicked general Burnside.
i've been told i'd look good in old war attire.
I'm not sure how i feel about it, but at least im not the only one LMAO.
It looks like some sort of fungal infection to me. Watch the redness go away within 48 hours, now that that area gets sunlight.
I have had a beard for years and shaved it awhile ago. Same thing. Goes away in a few days in the sun for me.
I have to admit that that is not at all what I imagined the bottom third of your face to look like.
Neither did my face, but it's used to it.
I seem to recall there was a kids' game with faces split in three, and you could spin to make different ones with different parts? Don't they have those on plastic barrels at some playgrounds?
You should find one of those playgrounds, print this picture out, and stick it on one of the plastic barrels.
If you use to have lot of flake it might be seborrheic dermatitis it's mostly give a lot of weird yellow flake but if i shave the skin under the flake look like that
Yeah I get this too if my beard grows for more than a couple days. Also the back of my scalp if my hair gets really long.
I've had good luck controlling it on my scalp with this stuff:
https://www.iherb.com/pr/jason-natural-anti-dandruff-scalp-care-shampoo-12-fl-oz-355-ml/6253
No flare ups in a long time since I started using it
Looks like you shaved more than hair off.
Easy solution to this problem: Photoshop it.
At least you have a Chin when you shave.
Some of us, not so lucky.
I have a couple of em
I get that after having a beard and using my CPAP, I think it's pressure sores. I use some dandruff shampoo on my skin and it clears up in about a week.
I have dandruff shampoo. I'll try that, thanks.
I have a long beard. I would not be able to have a beard without using dandruff shampoo on it at least 3 times a week. I make sure to use beard oil right after to maintain moisture though.
i haven't shaved in like 3 years.
I'm scared to shave to be frankly honest. I don't want to know what i look like.
Nobody made a Motorhead joke yet? This is Lemmy goddammit!
It's been made.
You are right! Well executed A+
I used to get something similar under my beard/mustache. I'll use a tiny bit of this shampoo periodically and it controls it quite well (assuming it's fungal). Head and Shoulders might work too. https://a.co/d/2nMo1nH
Some other people said dandruff shampoo. I have some Selsun Blue in the cabinet I might try. Thanks.
I get beardruff sometimes too but it's usually bc my skin's dry and dandruff shampoo just dries it out further. Try moisturizing your face more regularly with cream or aloe or the like. If I let my beard get long it's more difficult to moisturize properly and I'll sometimes have patches like that when I shave. Usually clears up in a day though after some aloe.
Hopefully it's going to be okay. It could be staph infection or cellulitis going on.
Hopefully it's just really bad razor burn, but it could be anything. I'm in poor health right now for non-skin related reasons, but it could definitely have an effect there. We'll have to see.
Either way, it annoyed me that I went from "I'll make myself look presentable" to "well, so much for that idea" just because I did the thing you're supposed to do in order to look more presentable.
Staph and strep infections are more common than you think, they live on healthy human skin after all, and usually no sign to be alarmed. Whenever you get a pustule or redness, it's probably staph.
Warning signs to watch out for are intense itchiness, affected skin feeling very different to the touch (usually rough or leathery), browning or rapidly growing red patches and a stinging, pulsating pain.
I had a really bad strep infection in my leg in 2023, caused by an infectious a wound that I repeatedly scratched due to itching, and it hurt so much that even just moving the leg into an upright position would cause pain that made me see stars. I have before/after pics from my leg at that time if you want.
Cellulitis usually causes swelling
Source: had cellulitis from jumping into rocks in the James river. Was admitted to the hospital twice and was released on 9/11 because they thought the hospital would be inundated with victims of the pentagon attack
I've gotten that as well. I have had success using rubbing alcohol on those spots. Also helps to use an alcohol aftershave.
That depends on your skin type and the cause of the blemish. Test it on your arm first before slathering it straight on to your face.
Once I started keeping pure isopropyl alcohol (99.9%) around the house to use in several hobbies, I quickly gained some deep respect for it's magical properties and it's ability to dry anything it touches. Diluted or not, I don't look at the stuff the same way anymore.
(Also of note, rubbing alcohol is isopropyl and aftershave is typically ethanol.)
It looks like you missed a couple spots shaving...
This is one of the reasons humans have to evolve past hair and become completely smooth. Fucking facial and body hair, I swear...
Body hair has it's uses. Keeping you from getting a cold (micro clima) and preventing skin irritations.
The Phillip OneBlade is especially good if your skin is sensitive to razors. It doesn't give a "razor clean" shave, but that's the point.
I wish my beard grew that long, but it never wants to, I'm a little envious. You might benefit from one of those heated beard brushes that smooth out the hair. I got one but my beard refuses to grow in long enough for it to matter.
Why did you stop there?
Lots of shampoo recommendations but some sunlight will help, too. When you wash your face, dry it well.
Yeah I bought one of those professional hair shavers to cut down because of this.. Going full on with a safety is not fun
Thankfully, the dandruff shampoo advice seems to have worked.
Photoshop
Dribble some whiskey on it, clears it right up.
Jack Black im da house.
U got da herpz no cap fr fr tho