Felt cute…might delete later

@woodstock480

2 жыл бұрын

What?! No way, that was a great video.

@RobertNES816

2 жыл бұрын

Nah leave it up. Don't be a Mary.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

@@RobertNES816 lol

@stricklandpropane86

2 жыл бұрын

Evergreen content ;)

I started shaving with cold water a week ago and I can't believe how much more comfortable and smooth my shaves are now!

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Happy to hear. Do you like the tickle too?

@patrickpettyjr.3134

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregTardif Yeah, it really does help combat minor razor burn. All those years of shaving with hot water was a HUGE waste of time and money. Of a matter of fact, throughout history our ancestors also shaved with cold water!

In terms of water, I never let the tap run, nor do I fill up the sink to rinse my razor. I splash water on my face and add a pre-shave. I bowl lather so I measure out distilled water for that. I rinse my razor out if it gets clogged but use way less water than if I had filled the sink. Treat water as a precious commodity which it surely is.

@jefife750

5 ай бұрын

Do you water your yard?

@robertross8565

5 ай бұрын

@@jefife750 Sparingly

I’ve been using lukewarm to cold water for years. I still credit it as one of the things that helped get my folliculitis under control.

I’m in Canada where we spend most of the time trying to keep warm so cold water shaving is not my cup of tea. In the military we were taught how to shave using very little water when deployed to arid environments but since I live in a rainforest it’s unnecessary to conserve water, especially when shaving. This was a very enjoyable video. Thank you.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. Sometimes I like to change it up. Y’all have rainforests in Canada?

@sethcollins5536

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregTardif yep. There used to be rainforests all across N.A

Hey Greg, keep on shaving on. I’m a cold water shaver (ice cubes in a bowl), but I use hot water to wet the face and rinse the razor between passes. I rest/dunk the razor in the cold water before it touches my face. I used to shave in the shower, and for that I felt guilty about the time spent and water wasted. So, I switched back to shaving at the sink. But I also fill up my 20oz scuttle (inner chamber) and the top bowl with water everyday and microwave it to get it nice and hot. I’m not about to stop doing that.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

I read about microwaving from a sharpologist article. That’s a great idea! Thanks for sharing

Great video, as always. Plus it made me think about whether to try cold water shaving at least once.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s worth a shot. I don’t know if I’ll do it exclusively. I think night time shaving I’ll crank the heat for sure though

You're a good man Greg. I know you didn't mean to waste water. I love COLD water shaving. It leaves my face feeling great. It's a win-win. Better for the planet and better for your face. No need to fill up the sink. Just rinse your razor as you go.

Been a cold-water shaver for a while now. Much better result for me. YMMV

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Devin. Yeah it’s pretty slick. Thanks for sharing your findings

I seen the pic of the hat you posted but I’m definitely feeling it. 🔥

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

😎

Comment: You use too much water in your videos. Greg: Hold my beer, I'mma use a whole lake.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Lol!

I switched to cold water a while ago and it really helped with my skin irritation. Would definitely recommend if you're having irritation issues. A sharp @$$ blade can help too.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks Mark.

@henrikloiske8572

5 ай бұрын

What kind of razor blades do you use for shaving with sensitive skin ??

Oh boy, I love the comments when people complain about water…. It’s wet shaving, ie wet lol. I don’t overly run the water if I don’t need it, but I still fun water to get it hot. Have a great day bud!

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Have a great day. Yeah I didn’t mind the comment. They didn’t say anything inaccurate or directed directly at me. I thought it was helpful feedback 😃

@JMac.

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregTardif will do! There’s usually the odd comment about using water, I just find it weird and unnecessary, especially when people get really militant about it lol.

Hahahaha, love the trolling Greg!

Have not tried cold water shaving. But I sometimes do everything hot but rinse razor with cold water so only razor head is cold. My house is well water so most water that goes down the drain will eventually work it’s way back to the well. But you are right I would save on energy to not only heat the water but pumping the extra water while it heats up. I’ll try to use that justification when explaining my next shave gear purchase and see if that flies with the boss.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Haha good call. I’ll work on a best gear for cold water shaving…anything you want me to include into the video?

@jcshaves

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregTardif nothing I can think of other than to make your face even colder use something with tons of menthol.

I’ve been using cold water almost explicitly. I do use a warming plate for my lather bowl though.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea too! Thanks for sharing

I love the cold water concept and it works great on reducing irritation. I but, I also have to disclose that I fill the sink at least half full twice. Once to shave and once to force the hair out of the trap to prevent clogs. Being in Florida, I also water my yard twice/week. I do delay that until at least an hour after my shave to allow the municipal water supply to recover. So Greg, I can only imagine how much water you have wasted in all of your outstanding and informative videos! Let’s just call it good as you served mankind!

@bradleymorgan8223

5 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure most municipal supplies aren't gonna suffer any measurable amount from filling your sink twice, unless you live in a really small village

I've always cold water shaved. Just fill up my sink basin and use that. Because I dpnt have hot water to do the softening, I let my soap sit on my face for a couple minutes before shaving to soften the whiskers. At this point I'm pretty sure I could shave with a bottle of water so long as I let the soap sit first

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Oh nice! You must have a great amount of water in your lather then huh?

People get mad because you use water? This world

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

🤷 it was a valid opinion. I went back and watched the video they mentioned and they were right. Lol so I appreciate the constructive criticism

i get no irritation since cold water shaving. surprised more of this info is not out there plus the cartridge blades last longer with cold water

I use warm/hot water with everything except the razor in cold water. I found if I use cold water with my razor I have far less skin irritation and nicks.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s not too bad that cold water shaving. Thanks for your feedback

I started using cold water a few weeks ago because it's like a 147 down here in Texas LOL I may go back to using warmer water in the winter time but so far cold shaving has been kind of cool (no pun intended)

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Lol sounds toasty. Any break from the heat is a win

I use hot water to soften the whiskers before my pre-shave and then the razor is in ice water. It's really helped with keeping the irritation down.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks. I guess I do something similar as I usually shower before a shave.

I like responsibility and awareness angle. Thanks plus you filmed outdoors. Nice touch. I have a related but different water temperature issue. I live in the desert and my plumbing is total junk. My cold water tap comes out at whatever the outdoor temperature is! So I shave hot in the summer and cold in the winter. On the plus side, I use solar hot water all summer and only turn on the water heater in winter. On the topic of cold water shaving, are you going to do a rustic or camping shave ever? Just wondering. I will at some point so I’ll let you know what I come up with. It would make for a cool post apocalyptic type silly video.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I remember you mentioning a while back the tap at your house does that. Makes for easy decisions. I hadn’t thought of the outdoors shave quite much. Toby does that quite regularly and it’s pretty awesome (if you seen his shaves). Post apocalyptic zombie herd chasing me and having to stop for a shave? 😂😂

Greg an option on cold days is to warm up a little water on the stove, then pour into the sink with a plug or basin like the old days.

@GregTardif

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea!

It's called "Wet" shaving for a reason, we use water to shave! I have tried cold water shaving a few times in the summer which was OK, but not so good in the winter. As I shave only once ever two days I think the savings would be quite minimal compared to the amount of hot water we used to shower or wash dishes or in the washing machines or gas used in keeping warm in winter.🤟🤔👊

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Solid point. I’ve enjoyed the cold water but I still like the initial feeling of the warm shave

Very interesting. I have never cold water shaved. I've always used the hot towel routine before beginning the shave. I have to admit, I get, on the occasion, bumps on the skin. They say that the bumps are the result of hairs growing back in. If that is true, then thinking about it, it would stand to reason that you want your pores closed and not open which would allow hair to grow back in. I'll have to give this technique a try. Thank very much.

@GregTardif

Жыл бұрын

For sure! Warm water is good too. I did some more reading on it. Hot water extracts sebum oil which can cause acne. Cool water locks in the good oils but can’t wash off the bad ones. So warm water with a cold water rinse might be the one two punch for me

@kelalamusic9258

Жыл бұрын

@@GregTardif that's great, Greg. Now I'm learning something new. I've also learned about using a towel, hot water, hot lather, but an icy cold razor. Time to try that. The journey of finding the best shave continues. The cold shave seemed to work fine, but I did notice more drag on the razor. That's OK with me, as long as I don't get those nasty bumps. Thank you for your reply.

I think it comes down to where do you live. I live in the Midwest and we have an abundance of water. We haven’t been in a drought stage in my area since 1988. To be honest, the dam has been open for years so the lake doesn’t overfill. Water is cheap where I live. That being said, I try to step up when it comes to electric and natural gas. I don’t have my house freezing in the summer and don’t have my house toasty in the winter. I can wear a hoodie and sweat pants inside to do my part. If I lived in LA, I’d try to conserve knowing every once counts, but here it doesn’t. I don’t leave the faucet running, but I fill up my sink with warm water to the amount I need and use it to rinse my razor and rinse my face between passes. I don’t run the faucet again until I rinse clean.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Yeah, I’m in Wisconsin as well. There’s a time saving aspect to the cold water shaving too which is nice

Been cold water shaving for at least 9 months, before I was pretty much using x4 the quantity I need waiting for the hot water to kick in. Subsequently enjoying the best shaves of my life (closer) and zero irritation. Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

My hot water heater went out. No choice but to use cold water obviously. This video is a bit over half year old now. How bout a follow up video after you have a go with cold water. Could be fun.

You could just use an electric, I did it for years and still do occasionally. You can quickly and easily get a visually acceptable shave, but nowhere near as close as a wet shave. I think I use the most water just cleaning my brush, and the soaps with the most slickery ingredients like PAA CK6 seem to take more time and water. You should'a done that video in a canoe while shaving and using the lake water. 🤔

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Haha I’m not much of a boatist (if that’s a thing) but I’ll keep that in mind. Yeah cleaning brushes certainly calls for more water than the actual shaving

@petekadenz9465

2 жыл бұрын

Electric razors use up electricity, of course, which is also (so I understand) bad for the environment. Noisy too, in my experience. And, as you say, they don’t give you a close shave (& in my case, a shave that’s barely ‘socially acceptable’). But, each to his or her own.

@jefife750

5 ай бұрын

I would sooner eat worms, then use an electric razor or a cartridge ever again! I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that municipal water sources were created by the Romans in anticipation of KC Gillette inventing the safety razor. So, who are we to argue with history? 🤗

Use cold water in the post shave when using left over lather and doing the face wash with it. 👌

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

Great points. Where are you walking? I assume near your home?

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was walking by Lake Mendota by Madison (5ish miles from my home)

@Mvendrel

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregTardif thought it was upper Midwest - I lived in MN for years (Bemidji and St. Paul) and it looked similar. I’ve also done locum tenens work in WI (northern and Marshfield). Have been in Madison on conferences a couple of times years ago. Madison reminds me socially of Austin, TX where my sister lives. In Texas known as The Peoples Republic of Austin ;-) I’m with them even though I presently live in Dallas.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Lol nice! Yeah a little bit with Madison

I didn’t know I could learn so much in one video. Have I been doing it all wrong 🤷‍♂️

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Worth a try

Sorry Greg tried cold water quite a few times absolutely not do it again good video like that you did it outdoors each his own with their shave have a nice day and a great shave LOL

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joseph! Yeah to each their own for sure.

@rushfan9thcmd

2 жыл бұрын

So lottle ingenuity. Boil some, enough for your oatmeal for breakfast and enough extra to shave with. Doesnt take a lot.

Hey, you could do a 2-3 month cost saving analysis using cold water over hot and then you could determine how much extra shave gear you could buy😂😜😎

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Haha good call!

Yeah cold water shaving rules😆 - hot water “limps” whiskers which can lead ingrowns when you shave and that's no fun😳

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

No fun for anyone!

Staying with hot water but whatever works for someone else is great.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

Good ol' GT. Saving the planet one shave at a time. I watched one guys old videos where he turned the water on and did an entire 3 pass straight razor shave. I couldn't believe he left it run the whole time. It really made me mad. People need to be reminded.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

If we all help a little we end up helping a lot…may have to trademark that there

I can't. I just can not 😄 ♨️

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

I hear ya. Trying it once might not hurt 😂😂😂

@agenericaccount3935

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregTardif I'm the guy who just leaves the cold water completely off when I shower. 🦎

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Haha like a turtle in the heat lamp

I was also deeply offended by how much water you use while shaving! It's just amazing how bad some people are at protecting the world. We can all save the earth little by little every time we shave. As a matter of fact I don't even use water when I shave. I just rub the raw puck on my face and let the blood serve as water. I do whatever I can to help 😌

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

How honorable you are.

@RobertNES816

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregTardif I need a blood transfusion. I'm going back to using water 😖

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

@@RobertNES816 it was worth a shot. Drink some OJ and walk it off

@RobertNES816

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregTardif lol

Greg: Think of shaving as your personal indulgence. You have to stop concerning yourself with what other people think. Shave the way that's best for you. Regarding other people's criticism - fuck 'em.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Now I’m conflicted lol if I go back to the old way am I appeasing you? 😂 I do like the results of cold water shaving. I’ll try anything twice, ya know?

@steelheart4148

Жыл бұрын

@@GregTardif Actually, I'm a cold water shaver because that's what works best for me. Do what works best for you.

Ahh, wet shaving is supposed to be about SAVING money. I have been going about it all wrong 😂

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Lol it’s a ebb and flow thing maybe

Yeah, you waste too much water, because after all only 71% of the earth's surface is water, which means that all of that land we see covers only 29% of the earth's surface. So, your shaves are going to deplete the world's water supply if you don't stop! STOP it Greg! STOP using all the earth's water damn you!!! I have been doing cold water shaves for a long time simply because they are comfortable and less irritating. I am on a well, so the amount of water I use doesn't concern me in the least. But, if my well runs dry I will know whose fault it is. YOURS!!! STOP IT!!! STOP IT NOW!!! STOP USING ALL THE WATER!!!

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Come get me Randy! I’ll hook you up with some water because of all the water I’ll be saving

@randyshaves7956

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregTardif 😂 I'm on my way!

I never shave.....I have a monster beard to save the planet.....I don't get it why most men shave.

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

I like it and also my wife and child give me a hard time when I grow any facial hair

@MeatPuppet1962

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregTardif yeah .....my ex wife used to give me a hard time about a beard.....she hated facial hair on men.

@MeatPuppet1962

2 жыл бұрын

I think shaving harms the environment and contributes to climate change. It seems so unnecessary overall....I get it that men's wives/girlfriends force them to shave and some men just like a smooth face like a woman has.....to each his own I say.

@MeatPuppet1962

2 жыл бұрын

And many employers force their male employees to shave too....I get it.

Drunken video?

@GregTardif

Жыл бұрын

Say what?

Great video, Greg. Cold doesn’t work for me. Sorry. Also, aren’t many of us trying to recreate the old time barber shop pampering shave routine? Isn’t that what it’s all about? I can’t remember ever seeing (or hearing about) a barber using cold water. Having said that, wasting water is a serious issue. Here in Australia it’s a big deal (Govt advertisements etc - little kids and college students get angry and stressed if they suspect water is being wasted). So… hot water (without wasting it); cold only if hot is unavailable for some reason. Cheers. 👍🪒

@GregTardif

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yeah there’s definitely pampering with the hobby. The post shave feel with cold water shaves (for me) is all the pampering I need lol. Yeah I don’t want to waste it. Might try microwaving water but not sure where in the bathroom to put the microwave