I prefer warm/hot water for my shave, but I do enjoy a cold water rinse when I finish!
(Does that count as wish-washy?)
(Does that count as wish-washy?)
The wife wanted a dog. I didn’t want a dog. So we compromised - we got a dog. I’m retired. Home all day. Alone with the dog. The dog is hyperactive and did I mention I’m home alone with it all day long? The dog that has cost me over $3K so far gets up at least four times a night. It’s cold in Ohio outside without much clothing on at 3:00 am.
Taking a hot shower and shaving with hot water is just about the only thing getting me through right now, other than dinner and the occasional beer or Scotch. I couldn’t imagine shaving with cold water at this time of year, even if it were superior. Maybe in the summer when it’s hot outside and the dog isn’t a puppy anymore.
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Winters in the Dakotas can be harsh. That's why after we began collecting dogs my next tax refund went to purchase a fence. It is kind of weird here that homes are built without fenced backyards. Coming from Texas, it seems all houses are built with fenced backyards. It is much easier to just open a backdoor and let the dog go outside. You might want to consider taking away food and water by 5 pm or even earlier. If you control when stuff goes into the dog you can control when it comes out.The wife wanted a dog. I didn’t want a dog. So we compromised - we got a dog. I’m retired. Home all day. Alone with the dog. The dog is hyperactive and did I mention I’m home alone with it all day long? The dog that has cost me over $3K so far gets up at least four times a night. It’s cold in Ohio outside without much clothing on at 3:00 am.
Taking a hot shower and shaving with hot water is just about the only thing getting me through right now, other than dinner and the occasional beer or Scotch. I couldn’t imagine shaving with cold water at this time of year, even if it were superior. Maybe in the summer when it’s hot outside and the dog isn’t a puppy anymore.
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Winters in the Dakotas can be harsh. That's why after we began collecting dogs my next tax refund went to purchase a fence. It is kind of weird here that homes are built without fenced backyards. Coming from Texas, it seems all houses are built with fenced backyards. It is much easier to just open a backdoor and let the dog go outside. You might want to consider taking away food and water by 5 pm or even earlier. If you control when stuff goes into the dog you can control when it comes out.
I feel for you. Hot water shaving does not contribute to irritation for me. I would hate to have to give up the warm lather I get from my shave scuttle.If you have sensitive skin cold water shaving is the only way to go. I used to get pretty bad shave irritation no matter I did, switched to cold water shaving and haven’t had an issue with irritation since. Hot water is just to harsh on sensitive skin.
I am in the same boat.. so I do hot shower prep, cold splash of water on face to keep beard hydrated, cold lather and shave and cold rinse. Best of both worlds.I've tried several times, based on some enthusiastic encouragement here. I don't think I've got a particularly tough beard, but without the heat from a shower or a warm wet towel, I just get too much tugging. It's like trying to shave with a really dull blade.
What kind of prep are people doing to get satisfactory cold water shaves?