Ice cube rub

[franz]

Anyone do an ice cube rub as part of their postshave routine?

I'm finding it incredibly refreshing in the summer heat.

Guess my tap water isn't cold enough.

 

[franz]

I hear it's most effective if you use good technique.

Spoiler

 

[Aussie Sly Guy]

I do it after my head shaves.

 

[AvariCe]

It's good at fighting irritation as well.

 

[Huskysibe]

Man, use some Osage Rub, its like sticking your face in a bucket of ice water.

 

[Shiloh]

Does that mean one needs to shave in the kitchen, where the freezer is?

 

[Aussie Sly Guy]

Man, use some Osage Rub, its like sticking your face in a bucket of ice water.

Yea, but ice cubes are free.

 

[franz]

Man, use some Osage Rub, its like sticking your face in a bucket of ice water.

I like 444 balm. Haven't tried Osage Rub. But why approximate the feeling of ice when you can get the real thing.

 

[franz]

Does that mean one needs to shave in the kitchen, where the freezer is?

Either that or move the freezer into the bathroom. There's no third way.

 

[TexLaw]

I stick with mentholated soaps and AS, myself. It lasts longer, and I don't need to go across the house to get 'em. If it works for you, though, go bananas with it!

 

[franz]

I do it after my head shaves.

Same here. My scalp is apparently a lot less sensitive to cold. Tried the face yesterday... brrr...

 

[dangerousdon]

Anyone do an ice cube rub as part of their postshave routine?

I'm finding it incredibly refreshing in the summer heat.

Guess my tap water isn't cold enough.

Being in southern Louisiana my post shave rinses in the summertime consist of hot tap water and less hot tap water. Maybe I should think about having a bucket of ice water on standby then use a mentholated AS.

 

[DonMac]

I hear it's most effective if you use good technique.

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Remember to use a shallow angle & no pressure for best results! Let the ice cube do the work.

 

[ackvil]

When I lived in FL our tap water was always warm. So, I got into the habit of bringing a glass filled with ice cubes to the bathroom. I would add some of the ice to the water I used to finish up my shave. May have to do the same thing in AZ.

 

[BinghamtonEd]

I've been exclusively using Feather ice cubes. They work great, but at 30 bucks a pop, they're not for everyone.

 

[franz]

Remember to use a shallow angle & no pressure for best results! Let the ice cube do the work.

Yes indeed.

I've been exclusively using Feather ice cubes. They work great, but at 30 bucks a pop, they're not for everyone.

I believe those are the coldest ice cubes on the market. But I could only ever get two ice rubs out of one before it melted.

 

[franz]

When I lived in FL our tap water was always warm. So, I got into the habit of bringing a glass filled with ice cubes to the bathroom. I would add some of the ice to the water I used to finish up my shave. May have to do the same thing in AZ.

Jim, I may have been spoiled by living in Colorado for several years. I remember the tap water in Denver being pretty cold all year round. Not so here in Tennessee.

 

[4waves]

Can't get burned by rubbing ice,right?

 

[Aussie Sly Guy]

Remember to use a shallow angle & no pressure for best results! Let the ice cube do the work.

Lol

 

[TAZORAC]

Anyone do an ice cube rub as part of their postshave routine?

I'm finding it incredibly refreshing in the summer heat.

Guess my tap water isn't cold enough.

It feels great, just like cold showers, I've been doing it for the past month.