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Also note...try luke warm(more cold than warm) water. It's better than suffering through ice cold.

The main reasons being that it sort of tightens everything up basically .The hairs stand up better for shaving and less irritation as well .

P,S. A cold water shave if done right can be quite nice actually.

I once saw a replicated german wwII shaving kit for the filed. It consisted of a boar brush in an aluminum travel tube, shaving soap stick and safety razor(cartridge in your case) all ina small...