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When I was using a shavette I rinsed the lather off under a warm running tap. Since starting with a straight I try to avoid getting water on it and wipe on a towel. I kinda miss the blade being warm I think it makes a difference. Maybe it's just my imagination.
Do you notice a difference? Who prefers their blade warm or cold and why?
I quite like it being wet since it seems to glide better but I'm not partial to a particular temperature.
I rinse my razor under the tap every day and have avoided problems - one would have to accredit this fortuitousness to drying the razor thoroughly and wiping a thin layer of oil.
I like my blade red hot. My hair just seems to melt away 😏
Seriously I never wet my blade I wipe it on a towel. And the use a piece of toilet paper to clean
It off when done. Then I strop it on felt for 20 laps wipe it with toilet paper again and let it sit in
a razor stand opened for the day to make sure it's dry. I then coat it with oil when I put it back into my razor box.
I think your fortuitousness lies not in avoiding rust but rather that you haven't chipped your blade on the sink or faucet YET!Quote:
Originally Posted by Christel
It is in fact more fortuitous than that! I rinse under the tap and removed any stubborn bits with my thumb rather than shake the razor in the faucet - safer for the razor but certainly hazardous for my opposable digits!
Yes it is a bad idea and I'm moving away from such practices!
I like my razor wet too.....hey it's called "wet-shaving".
I honestly don't get how one would chip a razor on the tap...
I rinse it with warm water during the shave, warm water and TP after. I don't like my razor to be excessively hot, as I find it uncomfortable, but I like to keep the water warm in case I need to splash my brush before the next pass.
I always rinse under hot water.
Everything cold. Which is odd, because in the rest of my life, I hate the cold.
Count me as one who prefers a hot blade, regardless of the type of razor. I just don't like the feeling of cold steel on my face. I always warm up the blade under the hot water tap before it touches my face.
I personally prefer a warm blade most of the time but I don’t find it essential as I often face lather & fairly well cold shave also.
except for the “Fools Pass” on the upper lip it must be back to scary sharp & a warn to hot blade preferred every time over a cold blade.
just doesn’t feel right otherwise
That had to hurt, Get well!!:chop:
Sorry wrong thread, I thought I was posting on thread where a guy cut his thumb.
I do cold shaves, but I rinse my blade under hot water. I prefer the feel of a warm blade over a cold blade while shaving.
No matter which blade I use, I always rinse it during shaving. I've tried wiping on the towel and TP, but I always came back to rinsing. I always wipe the blade dry after shaving. I haven't had any blade rust or damage issues.
Honestly for me it doesn't matter. I generally cold water shave as a matter of convenience.Quote:
Originally Posted by nonick
There is a debate whether it is best to shave with warm water so the hairs will be limp and come right off while shaving, or shave with cold water so the hairs will be brittle and come off with a minimum of irritation. My barber sides with the warm shave and I side with the cold shave.
Either works for me, so I cold water shave because I live in a warm climate and it is more convenient to use tap water. My advice to anyone is that if one approach irritates your face, try the other.
I might have been the guy. A month into straight shaving I focused so hard on technique that I sliced my thumb down to the tendon switching hands and had to have four stitches. Looking back, that might have been the source of my determination to learn how to straight shave because I wasn't going to let that razor get the best of me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Walterbowens