when shaving, why does it seem like a warm razor cuts so much smoother than a cold one, regardless of the face’s temperature?

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Fresh out of the shower, I begin to
Shave and I’ve noticed if I
Run the razor under cold
Water it’s seems like
It drags and burns more but running the razor under warm water seems to make it smoother.
Noticed this with multi-blade razors but seems even not so with a straight razor

In: Physics

Answer 1

There’s a scene about this in the Coen Brothers movie Miller’s Crossing