Thread: Should whiskers really be soft?

With all due respect to the Barber's Manual, it's actually a myth that pores open and close....

Originally Posted by Ryan82

With all due respect to the Barber's Manual, it's actually a myth that pores open and close....

Well, there you go it is all a tempest in a teapot. Makes no never mind one way or the other.

Bob

Yes, turns out it's true, your pores can get clogged, but there are no muscles that actually open and close your pores...so, it is all a tempest in a teapot, and it doesn't matter if it's Iced Tea or Hot Tea?????

Thanks Ryan82!!

For me, shaving is a daily activity with opportunity to try new techniques and products in pursuit of a great, repeatable shave. Reading of new techniques here broadness my horizons. Thanks!

After Ryan's post on pores not being able to either close or open having no muscles I wondered about hot water softening hair in prep for shaving. Dang, seems another myth bites the dust Describe How Water Temperature Affects the Hair Structure - Ask.com . Apparently hot water makes the hair brittle not soft and is not that great on the skin either. I wonder how many other myths are hiding out there surrounding wet shaving?

Bob

Pores don't open or close…but the interesting thing to do with regards to using hot or cold water has to do with the oils in the skin…warm or hot water helps to remove them and cold water does not. Kind of why all the laundry detergent companies try and push or come up with a solution that works better with cold water…but in the end the warmer water loosens the oils.

Originally Posted by BobH

After Ryan's post on pores not being able to either close or open having no muscles I wondered about hot water softening hair in prep for shaving. Dang, seems another myth bites the dust Describe How Water Temperature Affects the Hair Structure - Ask.com . Apparently hot water makes the hair brittle not soft and is not that great on the skin either. I wonder how many other myths are hiding out there surrounding wet shaving?

Bob

Wow....this is a good thread...turned my entire shaving world upside down!!! Like I've said many times, this is a tough place....

In the end I think it all boils down to what works for the individual. It takes some experimenting, within reason, to find out what works. There just are no one size fits all solutions to most things. Been an interesting thread all the same.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

In the end I think it all boils down to what works for the individual. It takes some experimenting, within reason, to find out what works. There just are no one size fits all solutions to most things. Been an interesting thread all the same.

Bob

Frankly, I found this thread devastating....

Originally Posted by Phrank

Frankly, I found this thread devastating....

But of course you are phrank. Some dogmas just die hard is all.

Bob