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    I use a hand towel, folded in half long-ways. I put the towel so that the middle of the folded edge is right under my chin. If I wrap the sides around tightly, they will reach the back of my neck. And if I pull the ends somewhat tightly together, they will stay and I can go about stropping and such without having to hold the towel.

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    Default I bought a 10 cup old fashioned coffee percolater

    for $4.00 at a second hand store and I keep it in my bathroom. While I shower, the pot heats the water to a boil; I use the boiled water for my skuttle, for a cup of sinus rinse (http://www.unimedprod.com/) - great stuff, and the remaining water neatly houses three "cylinder" hand towels. WARNING: unplug the pot so the water does not stay at 212 degrees! People use a crock pot too. I hand a piping hot towel over the water fawcet to let it cool slightly if t is too hot to handle. We keep our hot water tank at only about 115 degrees, so, the water never really is hot enough for a hot towel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cwrighta70 View Post
    Nice method, Alan. What kind of "cylinder" do you use?

    Then between each pass, I soak another towel and wrap my face before continuing. Feels fantastic!
    Sorry I missed this. You simply roll the towel into a cylindrical shape.

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    you guys make this way too complicated! microwave a damp towel. wrap your face, lather, shave, wrap, lather, shave. drop towel in bowl of ice water and wrap again. (it feels great!!!) done!

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    Hey after a hot shower I don't see a need to put a hot towel on your face. I tried doing it once but didn't see any improvement, I had just come out of a hot shower and their wasn't any noticible difference.

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    I've really been meaning to try this. Normally I don't bother too much with prep, just lather and sometimes wait a minute or two. I just shave the chin/neck last so it has more time to soak up lather.

    Should make the hairs much easier to cut, but does it reduce razor burn or nicks? Or what exactly is the reason to prep this throughly?

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