Before you lather your face?
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I like lots of water on the face first, but I'm face lathering. Before, I was face lathering with less water on the face and more on the brush, and that got pretty messy. Are you using a bowl?
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I use a thick lather but like to put a lot of water on my face. In fact, between each pass I splash my face with water.
Absolutely,this is a must for me.I feel that this makes the shave much better and stops razor burn.
Paul
Paul
ndwolfe:
Check-out the below thread on the value and 'sage' advice on face prepping authored by Kyle (post # 1),.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9745
Christopher
Make lather in a bowl with cold water. A few splashes of cold water then lather up and have at it.
I have a confession to make. I hang my head in shame as I type this. I was highly skeptical of the famous "Kyle's Prep." I usually shave before I shower (that's just the way I roll - I refuse to shave after showering). I used to splash warm water on my face - plenty of water for a good minute or so - and I thought that was enough. However, I still suffered from the occasional irritation and very mild ingrowns - down at the base of my neck and on the sides of my neck, just under my ears.
A couple of weeks ago, I started using a damp waschcloth with hot water after applying a light application of shaving cream. I take my time and keep the cloth on my stubble for a minute - and repeat for a total of three times.
It's made a huge difference. No irritation, no problems with ingrowns. I had been using only my Schick Injector (an E), since it was the one razor that kept irritation to a minimum and had pretty much left my DE razors on the shelf, untouched for a long while. I've been using a Fatboy for about a week and no irritation.
I was stubborn and skeptical about "Kyle's Prep" to my detriment. I have seen the light, brothers.
A couple of weeks ago, I started using a damp waschcloth with hot water after applying a light application of shaving cream. I take my time and keep the cloth on my stubble for a minute - and repeat for a total of three times.
It's made a huge difference. No irritation, no problems with ingrowns. I had been using only my Schick Injector (an E), since it was the one razor that kept irritation to a minimum and had pretty much left my DE razors on the shelf, untouched for a long while. I've been using a Fatboy for about a week and no irritation.
I was stubborn and skeptical about "Kyle's Prep" to my detriment. I have seen the light, brothers.
ndwolfe:
Check-out the below thread on the value and 'sage' advice on face prepping authored by Kyle (post # 1),.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9745
Christopher
No thanks! The biggest reason that I create my own lather is so that I'm putting something warm on my beard, instead of the cold foam out of a can.
I shave in the shower so my face is always soaked with warm water for a while. I also use a prep and a hot towel over the top of the prep before I lather (face lather, actually). It is rare when I do not get great lather.
--james
--james
I like to rinse my face with a lot of water before applying warm lather to my face. I shave after a shower also. 
Before shaving I always liked to wash my face with facial soap prior to shaving. As I got older I discovered that I could not use a wash cloth on my face. It would irritate my skin, similar to light razor burn. Then when I would shave it would cause further irritation. Part of my face prep was the prewash. I pondered what I could use to replace the cloth. I have a brass handled shaving brush that I reknotted with a pure TGN badger. It is scritchy and I no longer use it for shaving, but when I use it did not irritate the skin. It looks nice with the brass handle so I kept it in my shaving area. I started using the pure brush to wash my face with some Tom's Of Maine bar soap. It has become a permanent part of my preshave prep.
Use to use hot water but after reading mretzloff's experience with cold water shaving I tried it and will never, ever, ever go back to hot water again. And the cold water seems to mix with the various soaps I use just fine.
I usually wet my beard with hot water before I apply the lather. I mix my lather in a scuttle so that its nice and warm.
Sometimes instead of the hot water, I'll do a splash of witch hazel before applying the lather. The WH really sets the whiskers up for a nice shave. Give it a try and see if it works for you.
Sometimes instead of the hot water, I'll do a splash of witch hazel before applying the lather. The WH really sets the whiskers up for a nice shave. Give it a try and see if it works for you.
I do the same thing, I face lather and have some pre-boiled water (I have hard water) in my mug and I keep splashing water on my face between passes.
I just put the hot wet washcloth up against my faces and I also do this between passes.
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I mix my lather in a bowl and splash my face liberally with warm water before applying. It moistens the cream further and creates a nice, slick layer under the lather to help the razor glide.
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