I decided to try something different to my routine during my sixth wet shave. I decided to cold water shave.

My routine still involves taking a hot shower and soaking my brush in warm water, but once the initial lather is applied, all razor and face rinses are with cold water.

Intially, I found the idea of cold water shaving unappealing and lesser quality shave. However, my assumptions were wrong.

I find the benefits of cold water shaving to be a closer, less irritation prone shave with no extra effort. I think the cold water keeps the skin taught, so the whiskers stand up a bit more and are more easily cut.

I highly recommend it.