Thread: Shower vs. hot towel.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Set the lather essentials for the day to warming in the hot water in the sink...
Long HOT shower
Build the Uberlather and set bowl in new hot water in the sink
Hot steaming towel
Lather paying attention to getting it deep in the beard
Strop
Hot steaming towel over lather
HWR
Re-lather
First Pass
HWR
Re-lather
Strop
Second pass
HWR
Clean up pass no lather
HWR
Alum
CWR
Iced Towel


Go to work


Yeah both !!!!!!

What? No balms or aftershaves? Its no shame in a man wearing that kind of perfume Glen

Kristoffer.

I always shave after a shower but it's so dry out here that you need a towel or hot water while shaving as well. 5 minutes out of the shower and everything is bone dry again including your whiskers. I've taken to heating water on the stove, pouring it into an insulated coffee carafe and taking that into the bathroom with me. Then before/while shaving just pour over half a hand towel in the sink as needed. Bit of hot water onto the soap cake and over the brush in the lather bowl before jumping in the shower. When you get out of the shower everything is ready for making uber lather.

I always use only a shower, it seems like the only sensible solution to me, it saves me time and works great.

Anyone know of a vendor that sells shaving towels?
Kristoffer.

PS: You should really try a hot towel Anders, big difference!

Kristoffer.

Originally Posted by KristofferBodvin

Anyone know of a vendor that sells shaving towels?
Kristoffer.

I was thinking of this earlier. I imagine "terry" towelling is best, so the ideal solution might be to buy the plain terry towelling squares sold as nappies (diapers).

Just buy them new and unused. (Although I remember reading that you can buy used ones from laundry services that have rented them out - the repeated washings will have made them super soft and that makes them ideal for cleaning cars.)

I couldn't bring myself to order new nappies so I'll stick with an old microfibre towel for now. They feel awful if used as towels, but they act like sponges when soaked so are quite good for soaking the face.

The main problem I have experienced is the towels lack to keep the heat in them.Also I'm a bit vain(is that the right word)
So I tought it would be cool to have some designated shaving towels...

Kristoffer

Originally Posted by Rajagra

(Although I remember reading that you can buy used ones from laundry services that have rented them out - the repeated washings will have made them super soft and that makes them ideal for cleaning cars.)

ack! they're not made from 100% cotton fibers. Neither is the thread used to sew them. (No restriction on labeling something 100% cotton when it's not if it's manufactured outside of the US). Fine for your face but not ideal for your car.

Originally Posted by KristofferBodvin

Anyone know of a vendor that sells shaving towels?

I bought a few small sized terry cloth towels, the highest weight they had, from one of the large retailers. Anything over 500 g/m² keeps the temp for a while as they absorb a lot of water for the size.

Originally Posted by Lynn

To me the shower is my every day prep. When I really want relax and enjoy the whole experience, I'll do the towels. Nice hot one to start, then lather up and another hot towel, then lather and shave and then a nice cold towel after the shave.. Totally awesome experience

Lynn

You are a master for sure! I tried this today and I got a shave that ranks with the tops ever!

Thanks,
Richard

for towels i just use the ones in the car washing section at wal mart... they are terry and larger than regular washrags but a tad smaller than hand towels.... getting a towel that is special for shaving seems like a waste. but i'm a nubo