Celebrate your dads!

History
Father’s Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother’s Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting, and to honour and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father’s Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers, and family-oriented activities.
The first observance of Father’s Day is believed to have been held on July 5, 1908 in a church located in Fairmont, West Virginia, by Dr. Robert Webb of West Virginia at the Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South of Fairmont. The church still exists under the name of Central United Methodist Church.
Sonora Smart Dodd of Washington thought independently of the holiday one Sunday in 1909 while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon at the Central Methodist Episc-opal Church at Spokane, and she arranged a tribute for her father on June 19, 1910. She was the first to solicit the idea of having an official Father’s Day observance to honor all fathers.
It took many years to make the holiday official. In spite of support from the YWCA, the YMCA and churches, it ran the risk of disappearing from the calendar. Where Mother’s Day was met with enthusiasm, Father’s Day was met with laughter. The holiday was gathering attention slowly, but for the wrong reasons. It was the target of much satire, parody and derision, including jokes from the local newspaper Spokesman-Review. Many people saw it as just the first step in filling the calendar with mindless promotions like “Grandparents’ Day”, “Prof-essional Secretaries’ Day”, etc., all the way down to “National Clean Your Desk Day.”
A bill was introduced in 1913, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea in 1924, and a national committee was formed in the 1930s by trade groups in order to legitimise the holiday. It was made a federal holiday when President Lyndon Johnson issued a proclamation in 1966.
With this in mind we would like you to take a moment and inspire yourselves if you are a dad, and if you are the child of an amazing father.
Tips and techniques for a more comfortable shave
Let’s face it, shaving is an invasive activity. Applying a sharp metal blade to your face, cuts hairs, but also removes microscopic layers of skin and can cause irritation.
Most men, who shave, suffer from ingrown hairs and this is very common among black man. When anyone shaves, hairs are actually pulled up by the razor and after they are cut, they go back below the skin. 60 percent to 80 percent of black males have experienced suffering and even disfigurement from shaving.
Why? Because the curly nature of a black man’s hair means the pointed tip easily goes back into the skin and becomes embedded.
Razor bumps are most often caused by a freshly shaven hair that has been cut at an angle, thus rendering it more “sharp, that curls back against the skin, penetrating the skin and causing the body react by treating it like an infection causing painful swel-ling and the tell-tale bumps physicians call pseudofolliculitis barbae. When it bec-omes a bigger problem it is known as Barber’s Rash
Fortunately; there are a few tips to help all men who shave to achieve a better experience and ad-dress the problems of razor bumps:
Use a face wash: A gentle wash and massage will help open pores, prime follicles and raise stubs for a closer shave. Washing re-moves impurities which block pores and can cause acne, ingrown hairs and infection. Washing will smooth and soften those whiskers.
Softening your hair with warm water will help you get a better shave and get rid of razor bumps. Because ra-zor bumps are sometimes caused by an angular cut from a razor, it is a good idea to soften the hair to ensure a more even cut through the hair. Water and warmth are essentials to a perfect shave.
Thus the best time to shave is after a bath or shower. Soaking a small towel in hot water and wrapping it around the face for 30 seconds to a minute can also achieve this effect. A unique product on the market by Clarinsmen called Skin difference; is a superb plant-based formula that actually softens hair texture and helps moderate growth. Applied the night before shaving; it gives you a smooth shave that will not result in shaving bumps due to its softening and moisturising qualities on your facial hair.
Proper shaving techniques
The lather: Always apply shaving cream to the skin before shaving and allow the shaving cream to sit on your face for a couple of minutes before shaving to help it further soften the skin and hair. Applying shaving cream or ‘lathering up’ can be done with either the fingers or a shaving brush. Using your fingers is a very successful way of preparing the skin and beard for wet shaving as well as revitalising the facial muscles.
The razor: Always use a quality razor with the sharpest blades available; avoid disposable razors with low-grade steel blades that bend when shaving. There are different types of blades and razors that cater for all men; for example: cut-throat and safety razors for the competent and well tutored wet shaver, precision shavers for those who require precision shaving around the moustache, beard and sideburns and multi-bladed sha-vers for wet shavers wanting an extra smooth shave.
The shave: Shave with the grain (direction of in which the hair grows) of your beard, or move the blade sideways across the growth in awkward areas such as the chin and under the nose. Never shave against the grain as this pulls the skin in the wrong direction causing small cuts and ‘grazing’ to the skin and is the most common cause of ‘razor burn’, ingrown hairs and shaving rash.
Caring for the skin: A good wet shave exfoliates and cleanses the face, leaving a smooth new skin and a healthy clean appearance.
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