Quote Originally Posted by Yourmum90 View Post
but the heat from a pad than water would be slightly different, like if you hold a sheet of paper over a match and then another sheet in boiling water there would be a different effect?
I'm not sure I understand this question.

Are you saying that the heat from my tap water might not be as bad as the heat from the pad, even though the tap feels hotter? I guess that's possible.

Before I started using it, I tried dripping water directly on the hot pad, and it's not hot enough to cause the water to boil. It does evaporate somewhat quickly, but not alarmingly so. (Maybe in around 30 seconds.)

After three uses, the tips of my brush don't seem to be suffering any ill effects. I think I'll try it for a week and see if it's a problem. I'm also turning the warmer off about halfway through my shave, so it doesn't have a chance to build up a lot of heat.

I have seen photos on the DE forums of a hotplate that could boil water in less than 30 seconds, and those I have no doubt would damage a brush quickly.

I'll let you know how it goes...

Josh