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excellent advice from Manimal, get Pot Alum not Ammonium Alum, it's a bit too harsh for your face.
not all Alum blocks are equal either, sure it's the same stuff but the more expensive ones have a smoother surface and the internal crystal structure are more solid/tighter, therefore gentler on the face