Thread: Rinse or wipe?

Perhaps I should explain since I can tell that title made some of your minds wander off track rather quickly. Specifically, I mean your straight razor after each stroke of your shave. Do you wipe the lather and whiskers off your blade on a towel or sponge, or do you rinse it off? Personally, I developed the habit early in my SR shaving life to keep a damp sponge on the right side of the sink and I wipe my blade gently. What do you do? Rinse or wipe?

I wipe mine on a piece of toilet paper.

I wipe on my palm (one stroke of palm stropping, kind of), them wipe my palm on a towel.

Wipe mine on a damp sponge. I rinse it under the tap only when finished shaving abd before drying it with some TP.

Bob.

I just put my razor under the water faucet (usually warm/hot water). Usually do half my face rinse, other half rinse and then dry (like palm stropping but on a dry rag). lather up repeat and finish. I have been drying razor inbetween my first pass and second shave since I had bad luck with rust getting on bevel when I started. I probably don't need to do it at all though

I'm using both, depending on a day. Recently, it's been a small towel.
I must add that I'm keeping a sponge outside sink (don't want to hit a SR on faucet or a sink).

Originally Posted by Christian1

I just put my razor under the water faucet (usually warm/hot water). Usually do half my face rinse, other half rinse and then dry (like palm stropping but on a dry rag). lather up repeat and finish. I have been drying razor inbetween my first pass and second shave since I had bad luck with rust getting on bevel when I started. I probably don't need to do it at all though

+1 Why rinse or wipe every stroke? I probably wouldn't bother rinsing at half shave but then I switch hands and sides of the blade.

Originally Posted by BobH

Wipe mine on a damp sponge. I rinse it under the tap only when finished shaving abd before drying it with some TP.

Bob.

Same here. After seeing the Chimensch Video I started using a sponge and haven’t looked back.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XIM0Coix6Gg

I always tell beginners to wipe but I rinse then wipe as a rule.

Originally Posted by Steel

Same here. After seeing the Chimensch Video I started using a sponge and haven’t looked back.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XIM0Coix6Gg

I like how he holds the razor when shaving his face. I need to learn that one. The tip is towards his nose not ear.
Thanks for the link.