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09-18-2013, 11:21 PM #1
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Thanked: 247Hot water from tap as I soak in the tub.
Works for me and my tastes.
No room for more stuff.
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09-19-2013, 12:08 AM #2
I use hot towels, from tap water. To be fair, however, I raised the temp in my hot water heater to make it hotter than than it originally was.
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09-19-2013, 12:17 AM #3
I used to use hot towels. Now I just splash on water, and apply lather. Then using my fingertips, I message the lather into my beard. While that is soaking into my whiskers, I strop. Works for me.
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09-19-2013, 12:23 AM #4
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09-19-2013, 01:37 AM #5
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Thanked: 4823When I indulge in the hot towel it is wrung out and microwaved.
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09-19-2013, 01:53 AM #6
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Thanked: 31I think it depends on how tough the beard is (or somethin' like that). For me, my water heater is turned up high, probably too high, but it really makes a big difference. Can't say if a steamer or a towel warmer is any different. In my opinion, and my wife's, my beard is really tough and coarse and thick. Plus, it keeps the multi whisker whiskers from becoming ingrown. Bla, bla, bla, I've been wondering too.
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09-19-2013, 02:01 AM #7
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Thanked: 37I've never used towels, one is wash face with warm water, put some hot water on the soap and wet the brush with hot water. Then I would apply the hot water to my face with the brush. Now I usually skip the brush step and just apply the hot soap from the brush and face lather.
Arise, awake, and learn by approaching the exalted ones,
for that path is sharp as a razor’s edge, impassable,
and hard to go by, say the wise. Katha Upanishad – 1.3.14
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10-13-2013, 12:39 PM #8
For yesterday's shave, I decided to skip preparation altogether just to see what the result or difference might be. I did no prep at all of any kind, wetted my brush quickly, dropped a few drops of Dawn Dishwashing Liquid (Blue) on the brush, lathered and shaved. The resulting shave was fine, just like they always are.
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10-14-2013, 07:30 PM #9
I use hot towel also. But tbh i never tried to do it any other way so cant really compare.