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I've noticed that my face can handle towels, and water in general , significantly hotter than my hands. But just because my face can handle it doesn't mean it's actually good to do or that it improves the shave. What do the forum members think of this? ---warm, hot, hotter, hottest, face melter? (just kidding about the last one)
The hotter the better as far as I'm concerned. When it's hot enough that my hands can just barely stand it that's just about right for me - feels fine on the face.
I'm inthe same boat as you guys. Even if it's so hot I can hardly wring the towel out, it feels really good on my face.
I agree as well. I especially like it a little hotter in the winter months
Love the heat!
X
Your hands have many more nerve receptors for temperature than your face so though your face can take the heat better than your hands if your hands are burning thats a warning sign you've reached a safe temerature limit.
thebigspendur, I enjoy the very hot towel also, but you've directed the thread in the right direction. I don't want to damage my face skin or cause over dryness or cause more razor irritation by using too hot a towel.
I find that if my face is at all tender or irritated from the previous day's shave, the hot towel brings the redness and irritation back. :shrug: I do enjoy the warmth, though...
Josh
Hi Guys
does anyone put their damp towels in the microwave to heat them? I'm sure it was here i read about it?!?!
Hot and steamy seems best for my face so far. My second shave ever with a straight was with warm water and it sucked!!
I think the microwave works pretty well, but you have to watch out for those hot spots.
Very warm, but not HOT for me. Like a couple of other mentioned, it hinders the quality of my shave if I overdo the temperature.
I like mine very warm but not super hot too. The hot towels feel like it's burning my skin and makes it all red and irritated. I haven't noticed a difference in the shave between a very warm towel and a very hot towel that burns my hands.
the pinaud website says not to use extremely hot towels on your face because it can do damage to the pores in your skin, but I still enjoy the heat.
This is great I was just talking to my wife and sister about hot towel's for your face. I am really interested in getting a hot towel warmer and almost did the other day. I find a hot towel just a great and relaxing time for me. Keep this in mind. To much heat (hot towel) on the face can burn the small capillaries in your face. You will know when that happens as you will see something like small veins on your face.
I like the heat to, but your right, the heat increases the size of the blood vessels in your face, if the get dilated to often, they will stay to large. There are allot of blood vessels in your head, gotta feed that brain.
I gotta try this hot towel treatment one of these days. The closest I've ever come is holding a hot washcloth on my face for around 30 seconds. Somebody posted a link to a modern towel warmer I need to locate that and order me some.
Regards,
EL