start of by runin the hot water and washin my face....after that is done i let the sink fill up with some hot water....then i apply the shaving gell and while i'm doin that i let the raxor soak in the hot water.....once i am done puttin the gel on i let it sit for a lil bit....then i take the razor out of the hot water and take it one stroke at a time....dippin it in hot water after each....ahhh the great feeling of a warm razor....anyways when i am done i wash my face with cold water and then usually take a shower right after..... i use a Gillete Sensor 3 with some gillete shaving gel and my face get dry after so i put on this moisturizing cream thing....o yea and NEVER shave against the grain.....ooooooo man i had three ingrown hairs and maaaannnn they sweellllll up under ur skin and it is the most painful and b*tching thing you could have on your face.....ahh the pain