Thread: Cold water shaving...

Try the fridge eddy it's good.
I got sent some provence de something (the writing went a bit unreadable) and using a good few capfuls of water I produced this with a dry brush:

And it want even that much work, using water and soap out of the fridge, this was the first time I used this soap too so it wasn't even hydrated from previous shaves.

Originally Posted by billyc4362

..... but I'm finding it difficult to build lather with cold water.
......

I found cold water slower to lather and harder to pick up soap from the puck.
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When I switch soap I tend to go with my boar brush as it gets
at the soap better than a soft brush. i guess I could splash
half a teaspoon on the top of the dry puck the night before.

So just practice.... too much water, too little, too much soap,
too little, Add all at once add in dribbles.... It is all good.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Try putting all your soap things in the fridge, including a bottle of water to make your superlather with, it is Devine.

Once again Ed, thanks!

Going to put my Proraso Red and MWF in the fridge, have some bottled water, and give that a go.

Have to post in, "Show and Tell" in a moment, the Revisor 8/8 razor I received from the Classifieds that I just got back from Glen, now freshly honed.

Tomorrow's shave will be, "The Revisor - the Path of Ed".

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Phrank

Once again Ed, thanks!

Going to put my Proraso Red and MWF in the fridge, have some bottled water, and give that a go.

Have to post in, "Show and Tell" in a moment, the Revisor 8/8 razor I received from the Classifieds that I just got back from Glen, now freshly honed.

Tomorrow's shave will be, "The Revisor - the Path of Ed".

Thanks!

I hope you like it as much as I do. I have done the same with a superlather mix, and just a soap from razorfeld that he got from pinklather, both have been good. The soap was only in a plastic tub though as I don't have any more ceramic containers at hand, still turned out well. Enjoy.

I don't claim to have invented this - it comes from "the wisdom"

For the harder soaps I flood the container with cool/cold water well in advance.
I them pour that soapy water off in an old mug, and use it to build up the lather.

I suspect that this "tunes" the water to the correct ph (the smart guys will chime in) but the results have been great not only at home but any location I travel to.

You can use this to face or bowl lather.

I do not do this with MdC, just soak the Boar brush in cool/cold water in advance.

Smooth Shaving

I am going to have to give this cold shaving a try... I just remember some really crappy shaves from back in the cartridge days when I tried shaving without a hot shower first! Hopefully this works out differently!

I tried the cold water shave. I prefer to strike myself on the thumb with a hammer.

Originally Posted by bobbybirds

I am going to have to give this cold shaving a try... I just remember some really crappy shaves from back in the cartridge days when I tried shaving without a hot shower first! Hopefully this works out differently!

You are allowed a hot shower first, just use cold for the shave.

Is there a trick to cold shaving. I take hot water showers, even gave it about 15 minutes before shaving. Did the cold water lather, and had some of the worst razor burn.
Not sure if I did something wrong, I use a sensitive cream to shave with, and today I shaved hot water, razor is still fine as frog hairs, so I don't know what I did wrong. Not sure if I want to try it again lol.

Originally Posted by jmac123

I tried the cold water shave. I prefer to strike myself on the thumb with a hammer.

Well put. I remember shaving out of my steel pot in the Army. As long as I can afford a hot water heater, that's what I'm using.