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I am now throwing in the towel on this method. I have been doing this for about three weeks, and although it started out great, the last week was pretty rough with irritation and post shave red...

I echo these sentiments, and I am completely sold on this method. The last few days, I was using a pseudo Robeson technique (hot water prep, witch hazel splash, cold lather), but today I went full...

Well, I never say never. :)

I certainly prefer more aggressive DE razors, so when the day comes that I'm shaving with my Futur opened all the way up, then perhaps I'll be ready for a straight. ;)

I've discovered the same thing. I've always noticed some difficulty when making lather in my scuttle, and toward the end of the shave, I need to add some water to the lather as the heat from the...

Okay, I just used the Robeson method (to a degree), and there is most definitely something to it. I performed my normal prep of wetting my face with water as hot as I could take and then lathered up...

I would say it's the same since I believe it's the alcohol that stands the whiskers up, right? If that's the case, then I imagine an inexpensive brand of witch hazel would work just as well.

It...

Interesting thread. I remember a discussion at another shaving forum a while back about using Lectric Shave to stand the whiskers up to meet their demise. Is this basically the same principle as...