"To avoid razor burn, use cold water"

• "To avoid razor burn, use cold water" by waliguy on 14 Dec, 2007 15:13
• Anyone remember the announcement in the movie Good Morning Vietnam where there reminded soldiers "to avoid razor burn, use cold water?"
  
  OK, so I admit, I don't usually get razor burn.  And I appreciate warm water and warm lather.
  
  But has anyone tried cold water?  What were the results?
• #1 by Tyler on 14 Dec, 2007 15:29
• I was forced to shave one time with cold water and I would never do it again!  Though, I'm not sure he meant cold water during the shave.  Maybe afterwards.
• #2 by nomad on 14 Dec, 2007 18:26
• A long time ago I had heard something about using cold water to shave so I tried it on my face and it wasn't that bad, but I am sticking with the hot water from now on.
• #3 by JDog on 14 Dec, 2007 19:04
• I believe the cold water is to be used after the shave, not during. The warm water softens the whiskers and the cold water splash causes the pores in  your skin to close, thusly preventing the raw inflammation the skin is succeptable to after shaving.
• #4 by Asher on 15 Dec, 2007 22:42
• warm water opens the pores, cold water closes them.  most of us splash cold water or rub ice cubes on the dome after a shave and it does help. 
• #5 by waliguy on 16 Dec, 2007 09:51
• I normally use cold water after the shave as well.
  
  My point originally was...during the Vietnam war...the military encouraged shaving with cold water during the shave.  There are numerous references to this on the internet as an "old military trick."
• #6 by Rob on 16 Dec, 2007 10:59
• personally, I'd have thought shaving with cold water would mean you wouldnt get such a close shave, because the pores would be all closed up and the hairs wouldnt be stickin out so far.
• #7 by champ007 on 16 Dec, 2007 12:04
• Quote from: waliguy on 16 Dec, 2007 09:51

  I normally use cold water after the shave as well.
  
  My point originally was...during the Vietnam war...the military encouraged shaving with cold water during the shave.  There are numerous references to this on the internet as an "old military trick."
  

  
  The government probably paid some wacko scientist 5mil to see how to help the troops stay alert and cutdown on grooming time!
  typical government BS 
• #8 by froze on 17 Dec, 2007 12:49
• I'm with champ007! I work for the government and that sounds about right!
  
   
• #9 by Timmay on 17 Dec, 2007 13:32
• Im an icecube rubber here...lol  Wow is that open for a slam.  But anyways...warm water for the shave and a nice rinse with the cold water or ice cube here.  The military had their ways of getting their men to do things that they normally wouldnt do in a normal situation...so I say scrap the idea of using cold water for the initial shave.  Stick with warm water, cold rinse....you will feel much better about yourself.
• #10 by sgbsteve on 23 Dec, 2007 21:39
• Agreed.  Warm water before and during the shave will help to soften the hairs and a cold water rinse will close the pores and also help to close up any little nicks.
• #11 by PORKY on 23 Dec, 2007 22:23
• ICECUBE RUBBER, TIMM?    isnt there ANYBODY out here that was IN Nam , that could elaborate on this tidbit of info ?
• #12 by Timmay on 23 Dec, 2007 22:39
• YELP an ICECUBE RUBBER!!!!!!!! take it for whats it worth LOL
• #13 by Alexander215 on 30 Dec, 2007 21:17
• I wonder if they cold water making the skin contract has any kind of effect?
• #14 by Anthony on 01 Jan, 2008 13:18
• Shaving with cold water is freaking horrible, I did it once and regretted it!  The water makes your scalp leathery and the razor feels like it basically is scraping your skin off.  Terrible, stick with warm water.
  
  Ice cold rinses after your done shaving is great though!  If you can bear it