Quote Originally Posted by Sirtexan View Post
Is there a trick to cold shaving.
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Perhaps... the most important goal for me is to scrub my whiskers clean
so water can penetrate and soften them. For me in the gummy days
of summer this means a boar brush and face lather. I often let a second
lather rest on my face long enough that I need to freshen it to shave. It is
possible that the razor scratched

We all have different skin and tap water but for me Kirks soap in the shower
to wash my face goes a long way. I can get the same result with multiple
passes and face lathering with a quality old school hard soap.

I do have some of the emollient rich skin care body wash stuff in the shower
and have been known to take a quick warm shower after shaving and use
that fu-fu stuff when I have not had my regular bacon/ other rich food resulting
in dry skin lifestyle.

The one thing I like to avoid is an over soak. As any swimmer or bath taker
knows the skin will take up water and get thick and wrinkled (pruned fingers)
with too much soak time. The thickening makes it hard to get a close shave
and it also results in skin that a razor can get into giving ya a rash. So quick
but clean is key for me.

All of us are different so "the trick" is to find what works. Try things......