- Joined
- May 22, 2016
- Location
- Perth
Thought I'd throw this out there for discussion.
I live in Perth. The scheme water has become progressively harder over the last several decades as rainfall has declined. The water now contains approximately 60% ground water. I've thought about using distilled water, but this didn't quite seem right for me.
Was discussing this subject with my Barber recently in relation to lather (i.e. more difficult and time-consuming to get a good one in hard water), and he suggested boiling the water. This removes some of the hardness (think scale formation on kettle elements). I normally run my drinking water through a jug filter, so I simply filtered a few batches and boiled them, then poured into a 5 litre container for multiple shaves.
My methodology is to heat up a cupful of this water just prior to shaving, and use it for pre-soaking my brush, lather water, and also to briefly soak my cleaned brush and razor post-shave.
Since making this change, I have noticed an improvement in both lathering efficiency and quality. It is dead easy to do and lowish cost. Of course, I'd use rain water if I had it available, but this method is working pretty well for me.
Anyone else had similar experiences?
I live in Perth. The scheme water has become progressively harder over the last several decades as rainfall has declined. The water now contains approximately 60% ground water. I've thought about using distilled water, but this didn't quite seem right for me.
Was discussing this subject with my Barber recently in relation to lather (i.e. more difficult and time-consuming to get a good one in hard water), and he suggested boiling the water. This removes some of the hardness (think scale formation on kettle elements). I normally run my drinking water through a jug filter, so I simply filtered a few batches and boiled them, then poured into a 5 litre container for multiple shaves.
My methodology is to heat up a cupful of this water just prior to shaving, and use it for pre-soaking my brush, lather water, and also to briefly soak my cleaned brush and razor post-shave.
Since making this change, I have noticed an improvement in both lathering efficiency and quality. It is dead easy to do and lowish cost. Of course, I'd use rain water if I had it available, but this method is working pretty well for me.
Anyone else had similar experiences?