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07-31-2013, 08:55 PM #1Senior Member
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Hearty welcome to all cold water shavers! Believe it or not it works splendidly.
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07-31-2013, 09:04 PM #2Senior Member
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Definitely a wake up in the morning.
Mastering implies there is nothing more for you to learn of something... I prefer proficient enough to not totally screw it up.
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07-31-2013, 11:24 PM #3Senior Member
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I've only used just barely warm water to where it's not a shock of cold first thing in the morning. I too find that with luke warm water I get less razor burn.
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07-31-2013, 11:33 PM #4Incidere in dimidium
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I started cold-water shaving a couple of weeks ago when we had a hot & humid patch here in Ottawa. It worked great and I have kept it going ever since. That having been said, I'll probably be back in the hot water/warm lather camp when autumn/winter roll around, but for now I'm finding the cold water refreshing.
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It was in original condition, faded red, well-worn, but nice.
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08-01-2013, 12:37 AM #5Senior Member
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I keep wanting to give it a try,Just seems so unatural
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08-01-2013, 12:54 AM #6Incidere in dimidium
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Give it a shot, Pixel... I dare ya, I double-dare ya!
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
I keep wanting to give it a try,Just seems so unatural
If you do want to try it out, my advice would be to try it on a stinkin' hot day. Worked for me.
It was in original condition, faded red, well-worn, but nice.
This was and still is my favorite combination; beautiful, original, and worn.
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08-01-2013, 01:08 AM #7Senior Member
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Several months ago, I began experimenting with cold water shaves and I've not used hot water to shave in at least a good couple months. I use cold tap water usually (really kind of lukewarm here in Florida) but occasionally on the weekends, I'll gear up an iced water shave. They're great but logistically a little demanding for routine, workday shaves. PS: It's nothing like the old cold water and canteen cup shaves in the field (for any other Old GIs who are a bit put off by that lingering memory)
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08-01-2013, 01:25 AM #8Senior Member
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Tomorrow,maybe Originally Posted by Cangooner
Give it a shot, Pixel... I dare ya, I double-dare ya!
If you do want to try it out, my advice would be to try it on a stinkin' hot day. Worked for me. how will doing this effect the temper of my razor? will I need to use tape after doing so for my touchups?
What effect will the cold water have on my brushes? and my soaps? will stropping post shave be the same?
So many questions,so little time
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08-01-2013, 02:11 AM #9Member
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I've been a cold water guy for a few months now, but I'm not sure if it really counts if you live in Hawaii. Great results though. We'll see what I do when I move back to the Mainland.
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08-03-2013, 03:56 AM #10Member
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Tried cold water today. It was 105 degrees here in Texas today so it was nice. Very nice shave also. I'll stick with it for a while.
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