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old article, exploring-the-science-of-shaving

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/10/exploring-the-science-of-shaving/

thought you guys might find this intressting! Many shave systesm mentioned.

Smal part of the text: They wehre on to something!


10 Minutes to a GOOD SHAVE

1. Wash face thoroughly with regular soap and water at 105° to 120°F. Rub soap and water lather in vigorously around chin, lower jaw and upper lip, using fingertips in circular motion. Takes 2 minutes.

2. Rinse face thoroughly, leaving it wet, then wash again with water and regular soap. If your face doesn’t react badly to alkali content of regular soap, leave its lather on and spread well-lathered shaving«soap right over it. Work shaving soap lather into beard with circular motions of brush handle held in palm of hand. Or work brushless cream into the soap lather, mixing well.. Brush teeth, clean fingernails, or buff shoes while allowing thick layer of lather covering beard to soften it. But keep lather moist.

Takes 3-1/2 minutes.

3. Wet blade with hot water before starting to shave. Keep it wet at all times. Start with finest hair, saving cheeks with long downward strokes made with the grain. Rinse razor often. Stretch skin lightly but not tightly. On neck areas, following patterns suggested in Fig. 3 may help. Takes 2 minutes.

4. For coarse hair on chin and upper lip, keep areas moist, don’t bear down with razor, and keep angle of blade 20° to 25°. Touch up spots, trying to keep with grain ox at right angles to it. Takes 2 minutes.

5. Rinse completely with hot water and apply styptic to nicks and lotion if you wish. Takes 1/2 minute.

(If you want to make your own styptic, grind together 30 gin. of alum and 30 gm. of zinc sulphate. Dissolve in enough rose water to make 1000 cc. of solution, let stand for two days and then filter.)
 
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this old thread but very informative.
 

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