Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
Sure Martin. In that 1905 booklet the author recommends lathering (cold) and rubbing it into the beard vigorously. That is my total prep, and IIRC , is what the book recommends. I lather again and do a pass. Lather once more and a second pass. On rare occasions I may lather my neck a third time for a third pass on the neck only.

The booklet also recommends doing WTG on each pass. He says ATG causes irritation. I've tried that but decided I like WTG followed by ATG and as long as I only do two passes, which is all I really need, I don't get irritation.

Most times I could actually get by with the one pass. Especially on the cheeks. The neck and chin would be acceptable but not BBS. I normally do the two just because I like lathering and shaving.

I enjoyed the hot water, vigorous face washing before lathering, along with the warm lather from the Moss scuttle, but I save so much time, and get such good shaves with the cold water method that I couldn't see myself going back to hot.

BTW, I'm coming up on 3 years of cold water shaving now.
I have to try that