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I use a damp sponge instead of a folded handtowel for exactly the same reasons, especially to avoid faucet dings.

Bob

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I do not swear by cold water shaves only that it works for me. Everyone has to find out through a bit of experimentation what works/is magic for them. If I had someone else's face and previous...

Previous to starting to use straight razors and joining this forum, for decades I simply used to shave with hot water and no beard prep. From this forum I learned about beard prep and tried it using...