Thread: Is it possible to shave with just water??

As much as I hate to admit it I'd rather use canned goo or (god forbid) handsoap than water only. Seems like somewhat acceptable alternatives to me. In fact if my choice was water only I'd rather not shave for that day.

Originally Posted by MrBlimp

And, snot, blood and semen(the one no one mentioned) are probably better left as body fluids than face preps.

I heard that the one no one mentioned is used in some makeup and face creams and things, although they get it from cattle i think. I don't know what properties it has that make it useful in cosmetics but perhaps it would be a decent face prep. I'm not going to try it and if anyone has I don't want to know.

Whenever I used to run out of shaving cream (which hasn't happened since I discovered SRP. Now the problem is not crowding out SWMBO's stuff with all my 'rigamarole'), I used to just bandit a dab of the missus' conditioner. I find it works best of the available options in most bathrooms.

Regular hand soap did the trick really well for me in a pinch. But, as previously stated, that was before I took up shaving as a hobby
Now I'm pretty set for shaving soaps & creams for the next few years.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

You can always do what my poor cousin Festus does and after he drains the motor oil out of his crankcase he runs it through some cheesecloth and adds a few items and uses it to shave with. He says you can't beat it. Oh, and he says 30 weight is the best.

He must live down south. You need a good 10/40 for those cold days.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

You can always do what my poor cousin Festus does and after he drains the motor oil out of his crankcase he runs it through some cheesecloth and adds a few items and uses it to shave with. He says you can't beat it. Oh, and he says 30 weight is the best.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

He must live down south. You need a good 10/40 for those cold days.

Nahh, the thirty weight is out of the lawn mower, it's already broke in specifically for cutting down the brush....

I have actually been using just water after a shave for some touch up. A lot of water on the area. It has actually been working well. I still do not recommend an entire face shave with just water.