I only ever use cold water..OP, what are you using to wash your face with post-shave?
Bear in mind also, that these oils in the soap are saponified - their actual constitution has been changed with the presence of alkalines.
These residual alkalines are the ingredients that dry your face. Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) and the like. Some ingredients do not fully saponify and so leave behind some of their oils to reconstitute the upper epidermis. Some achieve this by simply forming a layer that holds water in the skin, preventing evaporation - emollients. Lanoiln and Shea Butter are good examples.
TLDR?
Soap dries skin. End of ...
Some soaps contain additional adjuncts to lesser the effect of skin drying by leaving behind emollients that trap moisture in the upper layer of your skin, giving the appearance that the soap is less drying. As that layer wears away, your skin will dry - there's both a chemical and an abrasive action when washing your face with soap, certainly an abrasive action when shaving.
It will only be restored by your sebaceous glands releasing triglycerides (fat) that will replenish your skin's oily protective layer.
Not just ingredients but the ratios, amounts and interplay between them.Yes, I agree that soap dry's the skin, I presumed that this is the main reason for need for after shave balm. But with the El Cheapo Monsavon I don't have any problems that's why I was wondering which of the ingredients was most likely to be the cause.
I only ever use cold water..
Yes, I can understand this too , the difficulty lies in the fact that we don't really know the ratios, for obvious reasons....Not just ingredients but the ratios, amounts and interplay between them.
Yes, I can understand this too , the difficulty lies in the fact that we don't really know the ratios, for obvious reasons....
Can anyone confirm if any of Ariane and Evans range does "not" have a tendency to dry out the skin ? Or any other of the higher end stuff.
Yeah, it's one of those circumstances that you just need to try things out to see if they suit ... like razors, like blades, like aftershaves. I don't think we can be quite so prescriptive as to determine just how a soap will behave from the ingredients alone, but hopefully the collective experience of the forum can guide you towards potential good candidates without you having to waste money on soaps that don't suit you.Yes, I can understand this too , the difficulty lies in the fact that we don't really know the ratios, for obvious reasons....
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