Thread: Rinsing the blade: with hot or warm water ?

I dont get my razors wet. I just wipe the lather off with a towel and make sure the blade stays dry.

Originally Posted by jszabo

i have extremely hot water as i have my hot water tank maxed out it does not seem to effect the sharpness of my blade as of yet

Yikes! Hope nobody flushes while you're in the shower

I have always filled the sink with hot water then folded a shave towel and dipped it in the water. I then place the folded towel over the edge of the sink so that sits across the edge and lays back into the water. This towel I use to wipe the blade. I never see the point in constantly running the tap to rinse the blade when a towel works great and doesn't waste energy.
The hot water after the shave is used to rinse my face off then flush the towl. No other water is used except if I use a hot scuttle, which I fill at the same time as the sink. I leave the filled scuttle in the hot water in the sink while I strop my razor. This heats it up just fine ready for the lather. Water from the scuttle is used after the shave to rinse the sink clean of stubble left from the towl rinsing etc. all ECO freindly

PuFF

I have never kept the water running for a long time when rinsing the razor, just about five seconds whenever I rinse it.

It would be great to have access to the heater, only the janitors have here and the "col"d water is lukewarm and the "hot" is not really hot at all.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

I dont get my razors wet. I just wipe the lather off with a towel and make sure the blade stays dry.

man you never have to worry about rust. ill have to try that but it seems like the water would help the blade glide better

A barber told me that the according to the old school you should rinse with cold water as it keeps the blade stiff, but I don'y know if he did that himself..but anyway I use just warm water

The hot water might bring any oil that is in the metal out, but the lather would do that anyway. Most razors are made with tempered steel, so hot water should not have that much of an effect on it, if at all. I have to be careful rinsing the blade with hot water while shaving or I'll end up burning myself after a few rinses, so I use cold water, too. The cartridges sometimes have strips of stuff (lube/moisturizer?)that might wash away quicker with hot water.

Not something I have to worry about. The hot water is only connected to the shower. But living in the tropics this doesn't really worry me. I have also heard that if you rinse in cold water you are less likely to get razor burn, but this could just be an old wive's tail.

I honestly do everything wrong to a razor while shaving...

I use the hottest water possible, (no kids so the water heater is maxed) I dunk just about the whole razor in the sink while rinsing ( I have fixed way to many of your guys faucet dings) and I refill the sink at least once with hotter water.... I use probably the worst technique and shaving angles (I shave around a light beard) haven't you noticed that I never give advice on shaving unless there happens to be a question about facial hair and shaving???
I use the finest grind razors made, full singing hollows, and I have never noticed a problem, and if anyone should, it should be me....

and that is my 2 pennies worth

And for all you Eco friendly guys, we have our own well, so I am wasting my own water

I use as hot water as I can, like the feel of a hot razor against my skin, have liked it since my first shave with a cartridge