Thread: Cold water shave

I have also pondered the cold water shave but the fact is, hot water just feels so relaxing and soothing. It's a part of wet shaving I would never willingly give up. If a cold shave works for you, go for it. It's just not for me.

With not alot of shaves under my belt, about 20 or so I saw the stuff on cold water shaves and also gave it a try about 6 shaves ago and have to say that it does seem to work better for me. After I get better at shaving though I am going to try hot again and see which I like best.
Glenn

Cold water shaves! YAH! Doesn't feel too good on my face but I have definitely found a difference between shaving after a shower and shaving with just hot water from the sink. A facial person told me it's because the shower swells the skin and you don't get as close to the bottom of the follicle.

The Road question is one I live with as I enjoy the What If? scenarios. What if I had to head for the hills with just one or two hones? A belgian coticule would be one but I'd also take some DMT folders with me as they're light weight and I can go from Coarse to Extra Fine to 3000 grit in a very small package that's lightweight. Perfect thing to put in your shopping cart as you head down the Road!

BTW, I keep the two DMT stones in my belt pack kit which is always with me. They're the double sided butterfly knife style package. The combo will sharpen anything from a knife to an axe to a razor.

Just wondering how most of you cold water shavers prefer to rinse: with cold water or hot water? I know it's supposed to be a cold water shave, but I notice that in the early 20th century tutorial book that has been mentioned in a lot of these posts, it instructs to use hot water. Your thoughts?

I use a cold water rinse because it refreshes my face after each pass, and gets the sking tight and ready to go again.

Originally Posted by Firefighter2

Just wondering how most of you cold water shavers prefer to rinse: with cold water or hot water? I know it's supposed to be a cold water shave, but I notice that in the early 20th century tutorial book that has been mentioned in a lot of these posts, it instructs to use hot water. Your thoughts?

I've rinsed with the hot water for awhile because the book recommends that but soon went cold all the way from start to finish. I just prefer it to the hot.

Cold water shaving - aarrgh! For you Floridians it may be just the cat's pajamas, but for this Minnesotan the bee's knees it ain't. To save a few cents, I turn the heat down overnight and wake up to a cool to cold house and shiver while I scamper over to the thermostat to turn up the heat. By the time I leave in the morning, the house is quite comfortable, but during my shave it is still rather cool. For this reason I'm quite the afficianado of the warm to border line hot shave. Maybe when we have the Florida hots this summer I'll try the thermal inversion shave, but not now. It was 5 above zero this morning and for the cold version shave I'd need to prep with ice cubes. Nope, uh uh, no thanks.

Originally Posted by Bruce

Cold water shaving - aarrgh! For you Floridians it may be just the cat's pajamas, but for this Minnesotan the bee's knees it ain't. To save a few cents, I turn the heat down overnight and wake up to a cool to cold house and shiver while I scamper over to the thermostat to turn up the heat. By the time I leave in the morning, the house is quite comfortable, but during my shave it is still rather cool. For this reason I'm quite the afficianado of the warm to border line hot shave. Maybe when we have the Florida hots this summer I'll try the thermal inversion shave, but not now. It was 5 above zero this morning and for the cold version shave I'd need to prep with ice cubes. Nope, uh uh, no thanks.

Man up, get used to it by shaving outside, naked, with no mirror and lather, use icecubes as styptic pencil replacement, then chase bear for food/fun

Originally Posted by markevens

I do my first pass with a hot lather, and then I do a cold rinse and XTG/touch up pass with cold water only.

Exactly, I love the feeling of hot later and hot towels. I do rinse cold and do the XTG with cold as well. I get a very close shave.

I tried a cold water shave this morning and I loved it. alot less irritation and it also just was a good wake up.