Thread: Sweaty hands, who else?

I'm sure this has come up before, but I didn't find it in my search (admittedly, I am terrible at them). Sometimes my hands get kinda sweaty and it causes me to have a little trouble stropping. Is this common at all, and if so, is there anything you can do to stop it? If I stop and wipe my hands, they just get sweaty again right away. Should I just stop and try again later so as to make sure I don't damage my blade with a mis-strop or do you think I'll probably be OK as long as I'm careful?

On the plus side, I really think I'm getting pretty good with the straight. I've got a good number of shaves under my belt now and I can go much quicker than I used to in the beginning. I owe it all you to guys. THANKS!!!

Jeremy

my hands get like that when i am stroping as well just dont slip and let the blade bite into the leather or your fingers

put a little talc powder on ur hands ;p

No mine don't. Is this a common occurrence when you are performing other tasks ? I do tattoos for a living and some of my customers will begin sweating profusely once I get started on them. This is more nerves than anything else as we keep the shop like a damn refrigerator. I have to dress warm or I am shivering cold. I'm just wondering if you are nervous about cutting your strop or rolling the edge ? IOW, maybe in time the sweating hands will ease up.

My hands sweat on planes. I don't know why, does my nut. They used to if I'd eaten crisps as well.

Anyway, the best cure I found was washing my hands in cold soapy water. Closes everything up or something I guess.

stroping shaving any time i have a metal tool in my hand, xbox controller hands in my the pocket of my jacket..doesnt really matter what im doing they just start sweating

Powder can make your hands a bit slippery, too. Try spraying some antipersperant (sp?) on them. That should do it.

Man I don't like the Alum Block for after shaving, but before I pick up my C-Mon I swipe my wet fingers over the block and dry them.
After that my fingers get a great grip on my razor. They are completely oil free.
When I get my fingers slippery from the soap another quick swipe over the block and I'm good to go.

I have sweaty hands and they kill me when I am at work. Penguin is right. Baby or Talc powder will work. Also A hairdryer on the cold setting does the trick for me too.

I have the complete opposite problem. I have very dry hands which means very little friction at the fingers so things keep slipping!

Be careful what you wish for!

Gareth