Thread: To Wash or Not to Wash...

I have heard both ways and tried both ways and honestly can't tell difference. One says to wash, remove the dirt and oil, allowing your facial hair to better absorb water during prep as well as getting the junk off of your face before you put a razor to it. The other side says, no don't wash, use the oil on your skin as an extra lubricant for your shave.

What do you think? Do you wash your face before shaving?

Originally Posted by bran

What do you think? Do you wash your face before shaving?

I've always washed before shaving, never questioned it!! I'm curious to read peoples oppinions on this.

Never use soap to wash prior to shave. I my rinse face with hot water for a few minutes prior to shave or apply cold cream and vitamin E oil mixture an hour before shave.

Cold water splash on the face and I'm good to go....I hate shaving after a shower.

Good scrub with warm/tepid water, no soap. Then lather and shave.

Same as above. Wash face in shower, no soap.

Cheers.

Well shaving with a brush is a cleaning tool actually. Remove dirt oil dead cells... So my routine is wake up get a hot shower or simply wash yhe face with hot water face lather shave and apply moisturizer. And on nights i wash mu face with washing gel (5.5 ph and do not dry skin) apply moisturizer and get sleep. Thats all i think

Two hot towels.

Lather after first towel. Apply second towel over lather. Then lather again and shave

Not really washing but I have not heard my face complain yet

I used to wash my face vigorously with soap twice before shaving, as part of the prep. Once I got into the cold water shaving, a few years ago, I only splash my face with water, lather, and rub that in. Re lather. That is my prep. Working as well, or better than what I used to do.

Try it one way for a week, then try it the other way for a week. See which works best for you.

I use no prep routine just wet my face with cold water, load my brush and vigorously face lather. Always thought the brush and shave soap does a fine job of scrubbing my face and taking care of the sebum. Seems to be working out just fine.

Bob