I saw this today and thought I would pass it along might be worth while to read. http://www.webmd.com/men/features/mens-shaving-tips
This provides good information but obviously it seems to be bent to sell professional shaves. As to warm lather, the interviewees seems to have never heard of a scuttle which removes the need for a professional hot lather machine. Thanks for bringing it up and welcome back Patrick, it is good to see you back.
Great read for a newbie as all that info is certainly scattered here at TSD; excellent info condensed. The only thing I disagree with is the statement, "Every once in a while you need a professional job." Of all those here who have had a professional shave, the vast majority says it wasn't worth it. Truth be told, though, I've never had a professional shave, but I'll heed the voice of the masses in this case.
Maybe I will get really ambitious and SSS later today, My hands have been so bad I haven't been able to hold my razor without dropping it several times.
I hope your hands calm down and let you do what you want to do. I understand and I hope it gets better.
From the article… Psssshhhhh…..where's the fun in leaving it 'to the pros'? Yes, straight razors are 'not as safe,' and 'easy to get hurt with one'—but I suppose the same logic could be applied to guns, sports cars and darts vs checkers... Indeed, Patrick. Good to see you!
On the 12th of Dec. My truck broke down. Had it in the shop. Spent an obscene amount of money getting it fixed. My wife and I both have been sick. We basically had no Christmas per-say. But we had each other and that's all that matters. (Christmas is just another day Gotten to commercialized) We didn't even go out to dinner for our anniversary. The amount of money we spent on not only my Truck but my Wife's Van..we could have made three payments on 2 Brand New Vehicles. I have not gone to physical therapy since the first week of Dec. (we had planned on going some where in the RV while SWMbO, was on vacation from her job at the school). I just thought it would be better off to wait until after the new year. So tomorrow I will call for an appointment. So anyway that's what's been going on here. I have been looking to buy a new truck and I really want to get a Diesel, (was going to buy Ford F-250 SD, but read too much bad about their Power Stroke Diesel . So more than likely I will try to find a 2014 Ram 2500HD with the Cummins Turbo Diesel, but I am finding it hard to justify the cost of a Diesel) Belated "Happy New Year" Also it's cold enough here to "Freeze the Balls Off a Brass Monkey"
Everybody has an opinion on shaving but after nearly 60 years of practice I'll just stick with what works for me. The biggest variation I've made is to cold water shave if I start to get any irritation, it's rare but it happens to us all. If I had to give any advice it would be to avoid the gels, they cause the razor to skid and clog. As for the rest of the shave, do what feels comfortable.
Good to see you back Patrick! Been missing your posts. I plan to talk to Supreme Commandant tonight and I'll put in a request for some relief for your hands. Best wishes.
Pretty much why we all switched to wet-shaving. Not a bad article with the exception of letting a professional do it from time to time. I feel the shaves I do myself, wet-shaving are as good or better than any barber's shave (which I had once and was excellent)
Good article, The part about leaving the lather on your face for a few min. seems like a good idea now that I'm retired and don't have to rush off to work. The part about a Barber shop shave is just spoiling yourself. I used to get one every few weeks when I lived in NYC but here in rural Maine a Barber that does shaves is hard to find. Laying back in one of those barber chairs getting the hot towel and the hot lather shave , and come out smelling like Bay Rum or one of those barber shop scents on a Saturday afternoon was a nice treat. Not to mention, back in those days the barber shop was the local news center. In those days a shave and a haircut was about $2. Denis
I would also assume that most of us would take issue with: "Next, lather up with shaving cream or gel. (Benabio says it doesn’t matter which" I know I made the switch because IMO it does matter.
I like to try professional shaves when traveling abroad. You know, to try and see the local customs. As for the warm lather, a large dense brush or a scuttle will suffice
Thanks for the link. It's always nice to see what people outside the forums are saying about shaving. A lot of good info there, but it may also just be by chance. For every bit of good info there is misinformation or just incorrect info.
This sounds like mainstream government mandated and written BS for a normal person who hasn't done any kind of traditional wetshaving and knows nothing about themselves. I don't believe anything about that article.
Interesting article @PatrickA51. While some parts of the article are COMPLETELY off base IMO, some of it I think we all can agree is definitely YMMV. A "professional" shave isn't the end all be all, the quality of the shave depends "ENTIRELY" on the ability of the barber!! Also no matter how the shave turns out(good or bad) rest assured it will be EXPENSIVE!! HOT water IS NOT an absolute need for a close quality shave! You can get just as close and comfortable of a shave using lukewarm or cold water. Warm lather is neither an advantage or disadvantage its just a personal preference. A straight razor though it will take more skill and time to master, is only as dangerous as the person using it. Always going "with" the grain I've heard since talking up traditional shaving, but not knowing any better when I first started shaving 40+ years ago, I've always gone against the grain with no ill effects, again a YMMV kind of thing. All in all not a bad article just many things presented as absolute fact that are at best YMMV. So I found it less than informative to any shaver with a very small amount of time "traditional" shaving. Thanks for posting it @PatrickA51 it's always good to see what other info is out there..
