Thread: Lathering before the hot towel?

My first STR8 shave was from a barber at a tattoo convention and this was the method he used, as he described it served a few purposes. One to soften the beard and moisturize the skin to make it more plyable for strectching, and second was to relax the gentleman getting the shave making him less likely to move or jerk when he was shaving. I found it to be quite relaxing and one of my favorite parts of the whole shave.

I'm curious if anyone here has actually splurged and purchased a towel steamer and if so do they have any sudgestions on prefered make or model and where I might find one?