Cold water shaving? Much discussion on shaving forums about this recently. I hate the idea but it's good to know that I can survive if my boiler packs up. Until then, I'm sticking with hot water and warm lather.
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This is the tale of one enthusiasts journey back to the world of traditional wet shaving. It's not intended to instruct - you probably know more than I do about many of the products or issues I describe. My blogs are really a series of personal diaries about my retirement hobbies that I'm happy to share with anyone whose interested. Welcome - and thanks for looking in.
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- Fido
- During early life I was known as Fido - so I use that as my internet identity where I can. I am a retired Local Government man who now enjoys a variety of interests. In these blogs I hope to share some of them with anyone with a shared sense of humour who may come across them. But they are mainly for my own interest as a reminder of some of the things I have done in my retirement. This is one of them.
I've been cold-water shaving for a while now.
ReplyDeleteTo me, the idea of warming the skin to a high degree and then shaving seems like it's asking for un-needed trouble. Skin seems more pliable and soft when it's wet and hot, which could lead to injuries easier. Just my opinion though. Counts millions will disagree.
However...
I do personally like to think that if my grandfathers could both shave without crying into their ration packs at Arnheim and god knows where else in WW2 using cold water and (I'm guessing here) soap and blades probably slightly inferior to my current set-up, then it should be more than good enough for me.
Another interesting point is that there are a few old-time shaving manuals kicking around the internet (see:
http://artofmanliness.com/2010/03/24/cold-water-shaving/
which actually is a good introduction to cold-water shaving), and these all talk about cold water being beneficial, so there's at least something to it.
One thing I do notice though is that the beard is tougher / louder to cut through. Probably because they are less pliable. At least they aren't being skipped over I guess.
But hot or cold, badger or boar, feather or derby, soap or cream, it's all good!