Had to cold water shave today.

**Nick Danger** · 09-20-2012, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by deruitem

I love cold water shaving. In the winter I may try hot water again, for now cold tap water works great

I'll probably cold water shave all winter, too. My apartment building in Chicago is filled with older folks and the management keeps the heat so high it's like a sauna in here. I think the cold water will be especially refreshing, even during the coldest, grayest days of February.

Nick

**retturn2blades** · 09-20-2012, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Shave_Rat

I can understand it... a bit like the difference between a hottub and a cool mountain stream. Both are refreshing in their own way, and some will prefer one over the other, I guess.

Or a traditional sauna, with the heat then the cold finish.

**nycalling** · 09-21-2012, 01:02 AM

Originally Posted by craig94yj

I just discovered "Cold Water Shaving" on purpose!!! I was very skeptical, but I now shave every day with cold water. My skin thanks me. There are some interesting articles to read if you like before you think about filling the sink with hot again. Give it a week then decide.

I may have to, as the nozzle I got was the wrong size and flamed up and wrecked the oil igniter and probably the electric igniter or whatever they call the safety on those damn things. I had a lukewarm shave today, but I foresee another cold one tomorrow.

**craig94yj** · 09-21-2012, 03:34 AM

Originally Posted by nycalling

I may have to, as the nozzle I got was the wrong size and flamed up and wrecked the oil igniter and probably the electric igniter or whatever they call the safety on those damn things. I had a lukewarm shave today, but I foresee another cold one tomorrow.

I feel for you brother. A cold water shave should be your "choice". Good luck with your oil ignition and be safe.

**mftoms59** · 09-21-2012, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by turtle

I shave with cold water in the summer (still using cold water).

365 for me for the last 10 months, I do add a few cubes in the Summer since the water isn't really cold that time of year.

**BennyVega** · 09-21-2012, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by craig94yj

I just discovered "Cold Water Shaving" on purpose!!! I was very skeptical, but I now shave every day with cold water. My skin thanks me. There are some interesting articles to read if you like before you think about filling the sink with hot again. Give it a week then decide.

Interesting, I have to look into cold water shaving. I tried it once with a Mach 3 and it was painful. I tore up my face pretty good too.

**nycalling** · 09-25-2012, 06:39 AM

I'm updating this as my new boiler is being installed. I tried cold shaving for exactly 6 days : it's definitely a acquired taste. My biggest gripe, much like with shave creams like Razorock, is I just like a warm lather. I felt like it was harder to shave, as if the hairs on my face weren't softening up. Admittedly, a lot of that may be due to the fact I've also been taking cold showers in New York State as the weather changes, so my face isn't warming up first. Still, I could only see doing this in the heat of summer.

At least I gave it the old college try, even if that college was a SUNY school.

**Griffo** · 09-25-2012, 07:19 AM

CWS for me all the way. I soak the brush in warm water but wash beforehand in cold, rinse between passes in cold and finsih with cold, in fact I soak a flannel in cold and apply this to my face after the last pass and leave it on for a short while and then dry my face.

Since reading on here about CWS I haven't done anything else since it worked so well for me. if I get a tiny nick on pass 1 then the cold water rinse before pass 2 cleans it up nice and in genereal i think I get more feedback and a better feel from it.

Other than soaking the brush - cold all the way.