Originally Posted by
JimmyHAD
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.