Originally Posted by
mrsell63
Holy Mackerel Andy. Only the older guys will know what that means....................
There must have been about 20,000,000 barbers since the dawn of man and until today, each and every one of them have recommended washing the beard with hot water and soap followed by 2 or 3 applications of moist hot towels on the beard. 20,000,000 barbers can't be wrong. I have been shaving straight for more than 45 years and the very best shaves I have ever gotten have been HOT as mentioned above.
I salvage industrial wastewater for a living and I know what hot water is capable of doing. It is one of the most efficient softening agents on the planet. A cold water shave is not scientifically viable. 6 billion people on the planet bath in hot water. Hello boys and girls. Dish washers clean by softening food particles with hot water. We steam clean our engine compartments. We steam clean the sidewalks in front of WalMarts and Supermarkets etc. We heat plastic and rubber so it is more pliable. Heat is better. Heat softens PERIOD>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
You don't cook your food with cold. You cook it with heat to soften it.
I didn't write this post for myself. I wrote it for Pixelfixed so he won't feel so unnatural. Thanks..........
Jerry