A hot steam towel finishes every cut and beard trim on the Crew board. Want the full hot-towel shave? That's our Beard Trim (£13): shape and refine with a hot steam towel. Here's what the towel actually does, and why it's not just a flourish.
A hot steam towel softens the hair and relaxes the skin before a beard shape-up, which is why razor lines come out cleaner and closer. Applied at the end of a cut or trim, it settles loose hair and calms any irritation from the clippers, and as it cools it leaves the skin feeling refreshed. It's not an add-on you have to ask for, it's built into the price of every cut, skin fade and beard trim at Crew.
Softens the hair and skin so the razor line along the cheeks and neck comes out sharp, not scratchy.
Settles the neckline after the clippers, and cools the skin before you're back out the door.
Some regulars book a hot-towel refresh on a quiet visit without a full cut. Ask your barber if that's something you'd like.
First, before the clippers or razor touch the skin, a warm towel goes on for a minute or two to soften the hair and open things up, which is what lets a beard line come out sharp instead of dragging. Second, after the cut or trim is done, a second towel settles any loose hair around the neckline and cools the skin down from the clipper work. Third, on a beard shape-up, a light balm or aftershave goes on once the skin has calmed, which is what stops the redness some people get after a close line-up. None of it is optional or upsold — it's built into the price of the cut, not billed as an extra.
Yes, it's included with every haircut, skin fade and beard trim on the Crew board, no extra charge.
No. A traditional wet shave is a full razor shave of the face. The hot-towel finish is a shorter step used to prep and finish a haircut or beard trim.
Yes, the heat and steam calm the skin after clipper work, which is part of why it's used at the end of every cut.
Every haircut, skin fade and beard trim finishes with a hot steam towel, included.
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