A barber in Portland showed me a trick with warm towels for hard beards

I was at a shop in Portland last month watching a guy handle this really wiry, thick beard. He used a warm towel for like 3 minutes before even touching the clippers and it made the hair way softer to cut. Have any of you tried that for coarse textures?

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sage_morgan751mo ago

Man, I've seen this at like three different barbershops over the years and honestly it's hit or miss. I got a buddy with hair like steel wool and the warm towel trick helped a little but he still had to sit there for 20 minutes getting his beard trimmed. I tried it once at home with a regular towel from the dryer and it just felt wet and weird, not like the fancy ones they use. Plus my tap water isn't hot enough to get a towel steaming like they do in Portland, so your mileage may vary big time.

ericp671mo ago

Hey @sage_morgan75, did you ever try microwaving a damp towel for like 30 seconds? I had a buddy who swore by that trick after his barber showed him, and it actually worked decent for softening his coarse beard before a trim.