Last night I did something a little different....

So it's been about 15 years since I shaved out of a canteen cup with cold water but I do remember it not being very enjoyable. Last night before my shave I was watching one of those survival shows and was thinking about the waste both with water and energy to make hot water so I decided to try a cold water shave . My mama bear lime ice lathered great as usual 3 passes and some clubman lime sec to finish . Gotta say I may change , a nice easy shave and better for the environment. Have a great day gents!

Glad it worked out for you. That is one of the reasons I switched from hot water shaving using a scuttle to bowl lather with to face lathering. The soap/cream lathered the same and it simplified things too.

Bob

Way to go. Cold-water shaving is the only way to go. It worked for our grandaddies! :)
Show us your set up.

After watching The Dirty Dozen as a teenager I always assumed cold water shaving was a punishment. Since reading about cold water lather, cold rinsing etc. I have had the smoothest and most comfortable shaves ever. Oh yeah - and zero irritation.

Welcome to the cold side!

Way to go! And it's not necessary for it to be cold all the way, all the time. I'm sure the old timers used what ever temperature water they had available and had decent results. I miss the hot lather, my face doesn't, so we compromise on occasion with a tepid/lukewarm water shave and my psyche is happy.

It's intersting to see the "cold water shave" movement picking up a greater and greater following. Can any of the members who have been around longer tell me if this is a cyclic thing that fizzles and re-appears everyonce in awhile? I'm not saying I dont agree (and I have even moved down to a lulkewarm shave with a cold rinse myself), but I don't remember seeing the topic discussed as much when I first joined up.

MattCB, we both joined the same month last year and I also don't recall much being written at that time. But I will say the movement is growing since a number of cold water shavers, myself as an example, have been willing to write about what it has done to enhance our shaving experience. I'd say that there was a strong hot water/lather movement at the beginning of the forum, probably due to thinking that they needed to present the wet shaving movement in as modern a setting as possible. It is conceivable that as the movement grew and shavers were discovering that wet shaving was not doing it for them due to, as it turns out, irritation from various sources. From too much pressure to allergic reaction to product ingredients and various skin conditions/afflictions. I remember reading a small post about cold water shaving and what it could do for you and that started me on my present path as an advocate for finding the temperature that gives you the best shave for your face. And I am not shy in being vocal about it either. And there is the Polar Bear Club if anyone is interested.

No Cold water shaves for me guys,Nada,never,But in my state,next yr I may have to figure out away to shave with No water:(

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No Cold water shaves for me guys,Nada,never,But in my state,next yr I may have to figure out away to shave with No water:(

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Nonsense! You guys will start recycling.....to put it nicely "waste water" I believe a place in Texas has begun or is doing this now. Personally I would stash a rain barrel (which is probably illegal to do in CA) and start collecting rain....

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Nonsense! You guys will start recycling.....to put it nicely "waste water" I believe a place in Texas has begun or is doing this now. Personally I would stash a rain barrel (which is probably illegal to do in CA) and start collecting rain....

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What is Rain?

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What is Rain?

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Well there is always recycled waste water aka sewage :dropjaw:

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Well there is always recycled waste water aka sewage :dropjaw:

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Hard to make waste water with no water:(

Razorfeld I think you are correct in your statement. A lot of people take up wet shaving looking to take and old idea and "make it better". I will admit to doing this when I first started out. I read everything I could find about different techniques and products. I looked at heat treat methods for steel, differences in grinds and scale material, essential oils in soaps... the list goes on and on. When you look at my shaving set up today I have an old Bengall that was the first straight I bought off of the classifieds, some homemade soap with a total of 5 ingredients, a well broken in $12 boar brush, and a SRD paddle strop. Besides the paddle strop there is nothing I use that would of been seen as unusual when straight razors were the norm.

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Hard to make waste water with no water:(

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Maybe it's a good time to invest in icebergs then... :p

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Maybe it's a good time to invest in icebergs then... :p

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I hear icebergs are not what they used to be either.

Bob

My set up per Lolita 1x2 request :) Attachment 184580

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My set up per Lolita 1x2 request :) Attachment 184580

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Awesome! That razor looks great.
All you're missing is a tube of 444 for a truly brrracing experience.

Thanks for the complement , but what's 444?

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Thanks for the complement , but what's 444?

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It's a mentholated balm that I like and almost always apply after a shave.
It adds to the chill and it does not interfere with the fragrance of your AS.
I get mine here. Oh, and a little goes a long way.

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Well there is always recycled waste water aka sewage :dropjaw:

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Thats how all the fountains are still running down south. I make sure to remain upwind from them. . .