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06-26-2011, 04:31 PM #13
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Thanked: 1195Well, there's many advocates of cold water shaving here, and many theories as to why it works. I'm not sure if it makes whiskers "brittle", but the most common belief is that the cold water makes whiskers stand on end, making them easier to cut. Remember, lather is also being employed, so whisker softening is still happening. And yes, I have tried the 1905 cold water shaving technique, and it works very well. To be fair, I didn't do it long enough to asses its effect on edge longevity.
As for your second point, I think the opposite holds true - too many people think a razors edge is less delicate than it is. Edge damage is happening all the time (some gentlemen with particularly heavy beards are touching up their razors every few shaves because their whiskers are literally tearing the edge up). Of course, stropping and honing will fix any problem, but you would be putting a lot of unnecessary wear and tear on your razor by having to do touchups every couple shaves due to dry shaving and other abuses.