Those fellers in India are full of BS... Unless the water is at a rapid boil it won't affect the edge.
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Those fellers in India are full of BS... Unless the water is at a rapid boil it won't affect the edge.
While using a straight, I just wipe on a face cloth after each swipe. I used to use the hot water rinse for DE and cartridge razors though. Perhaps that is why my shaving has improved?
Enjoy! :hmmm:
Steel, like any metal, will get softer as its temperature rises. That said, I highly doubt that difference would be detectable on a razor's edge without a high-tech scientific measurement.
I strongly suspect the cited "differences" felt between a "hot" and "cold" razor has a lot more to do with the temperature of the skin than it does with the temperature of the razor. With skin there is certainly a difference between hot and cold.
Maybe in India they use them thar' good Pakistani Krieger razors and any type of water takes the edge off.