Thread: Scuttle alternative...

I got an early Christmas present over the weekend: A mug warmer. They sell them at Bed Bath & Beyond for about $10.

It's a little electric plate designed to keep a cup of coffee warm.

To use it I heat my mug up with some hot water, then empty it and set it on the warmer. I lather on my face and set the brush in the mug during passes. (The warmer isn't powerful enough to heat the mug by itself.)

The plate keeps the brush warm, actually a little hotter than it was from the tap water. I can enjoy nice warm lather for the whole shave.

There are plenty of other ways to accomplish the same thing, but I just thought I'd share this one.

Good luck,
Josh

Thanks for the tip Josh. Nothing like good, warm lather, especially in the winter.

Josh,

Keep an eye on the tips of your brush. It's possible that while it may not seem "hot", that low level heat may be enough to damage the tips of your brush. Seems like a few of the gents at the DE forums already went down this road.

RT

RT,

Thanks for the caution. I'll have to keep an eye on it. I'm not too worried about this brush, which is a Vulfix and seems to shed continuously. So far ClassicShaving.com hasn't responded to my request for a replacement...

What symptoms should I look for?

The warmer doesn't get my brush too hot to touch to my skin, while my tap water does burn me if I use straight hot water. So I'm thinking it probably isn't worse than my tap...

Josh

Josh,

Look for the tips to appear "singed" or "melted".

RT

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?