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I usually splash a lot of water in my face after the shave, to remove any remaining lather. Then I put on aftershave and usually some Trumper skinfood.
But I often see others (in shaving videos for instance) simply patting with a towel, and then applying aftershave. Doesn't this cause irritation if some soap remains on the skin? Is it important to remove the lather, or is it no biggie?
Personally I rinse first with warm water to remove soap followed by cold water which helps close skin pores and soothes the skin. I use Witch Hazel instead of after shave followed by AS balm.
I imagine the answer is YMMV but I always rinse off the soap.
My after shave routine changes frequently, but I generally try and remove all the lather.
There have been times I missed some and found it as a dried clump on my neck on my way to work (face palm). It didn't seem to cause me any problems. I think most shave soaps and creams are better on the skin than bath soap but I could be wrong...
I find shaving soap to be very "sticky" and hard to wash off. I spend lots of time washing and scrubbing off every last bit with warm water.
I rinse with very warm water making sure I rub not to RUB too much followed by splashing with as cold of water as I can get out of the tap.
I use the razor to get mine off.
I rinse with warm water and run wet hands up my neck to ensure the lather is off. Then cold water, alum, and Aftershave.
A few times a week I simply wipe any remaining lather with a towel and apply aftershave. The lather, whether from soap or cream, leaves my face feeling soft and moisturized. I otherwise rinse with cold water.
I just turn my hot towel into a cold towel and that does a great job.
After I finish shaving I lather up again and apply a hot towel and then remove the lather with the towel and rinse with cold water.
Shaving soap, like any soap, is drying to the skin. Many shave soaps has taken measures to try to counteract this, adding humectants, oils or butters, but the fact remains the same: soap dries your skin. If your skin is oily, perhaps this is not such a bad thing - if you already have dry skin I am sure it is not good. Personally, I wash it off thoroughly.
Likewise for thorough after shave cleaning but I follow with Nivia or Eucerin. My skin is dry as plaster except for the nose which is still pumping oil after all these years.Quote:
Originally Posted by str8fencer
Rinse my face with cold water (very thoroughly), pat with a towel, then apply aftershave. I was told in the beginning to pat my face dry rather than rub so the face retains its natural oils.
When I was a teenager and young adult I really had problems with my face breaking out, and used an electric razor. My dad used an electric and discouraged any notion of wetshaving. I also couldn't use aftershave on a daily basis because of the complexion problems.
When I was using the multiblade razors for most of my life my face was so irritated most of the time that I used Avon Moisture Cream on occasion. It did a good job getting my face ready for my daily beating the next morning.
Since going to the DE and then the straights the last couple of years I haven't had to do anything out of the ordinary to take care of my face.
So the simple wipe is not very common, it appears. If I remember correctly, I actually think the one time I got a shave from a barber he used the pre-shave wet towel (by now cold) to wipe off after the shave (as Mod mentioned), and then splashed on some aftershave.
After my shave, I rinse pretty thouroughly with cold water, but I don't rub my face, I splash the water on, then pat dry with a towel. After the witch hazel & aftershave are on, I don't believe there is any trace of lather left.
Bucket for head dunking....
Still new at this but after I'm done shaving, I rinse off with warm water. Then splash cold water on my face, then depending on my mood I either use club man pinaud aftershave or i'll use the real shaving Co. after shave balm.
I rinse with cold water thoroughly. But keep in mind that if I were doing a video I might skip that and just do what they did in the interest of time :).Quote:
Originally Posted by trondsi
same here ... i know if i miss any it dries my skin out real bad ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mod
Soap residue can clog your pores and cause acne, and cause skin dryness. It's best to rinse the lather off completely.