Thread: Free Book PDF from 1905: "Shaving Made Easy"

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

Chapter 11 may be of interest to some. Warm water apparently softens the hair thereby making it more difficult to cut - so the author recommends cold water. Normally I use cold water but for the last few weeks have turned to the dark side because it's too cold in the morning. From my experience I must agree with him on this point. But I never knew the reason before.

Who woulda thunk it ? This morning before I go to work I will shave with .... ugh..... cold water and give it a shot. I will also rub the first lathering in with my fingers. I've yet to do that although I always wash my face vigorously twice ....formerly with hot water .... sigh

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Who woulda thunk it ? This morning before I go to work I will shave with .... ugh..... cold water and give it a shot. I will also rub the first lathering in with my fingers. I've yet to do that although I always wash my face vigorously twice ....formerly with hot water .... sigh

When I first tried it it was just an experiment. An old book I had read suggested the best thing a father could do was teach his son to shave with cold water and without a mirror. It took me about a week of preparing (second pass with cold water / lather with warm water but dip the brush in cold and rub it on / start with cold and do a couple of strokes, etc.) It did not come as easily as you might think, but the preparation paid dividends. After a week of doing it I was hooked. (I did, however, go back to the mirror. Vanity and all!)
While I'm not the most experienced shaver here, and I doubt there's anything I could teach anyone, I will say that if you approach it carefully and are prepared to give it a proper go I think you will be very pleasantly surprised. Good luck.

Nice Resource!!!

Thanks,

Lynn