New here and I don't know if this has been brought up before (I'm sure it has Sometime), but I use a straight razor for normal shaving (face) and it's much nicer and gentler than a conventional multi-blade razor once you learn to do it. A lot of guys on the forum use them because of irritation caused by multi-blades. I know there are a couple women on the straight razor forum that shave their legs with them too, so I know that's possible/preferred by some. Something to look into maybe if you can't solve your problem another way. I have found the straight razor gives me a little less irritation on my neck, but I never had much of a problem to begin with so I couldn't tell you a whole lot more about that aspect of it. Straightrazorplace.com is great if you decide to look into it.