Nice shave combination

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I have been trying quite a few combinations of after shave toners, balms and moisturisers, I am by no means finished trying different permutations but at the weekend I stumbled on a nice recipe. Usual prep then Shave, Block, rinse then a spray of Thayers Rose Petal and Witch hazel Toner followed by Henks #6 balm.

I thought the good result was down to having a slow weekend shave with a longer shower and peaceful shave but I managed to repeat it Sunday, Monday and today. The Thayers is quite a nice calming toner which adds a little moisturiser and then adding a layer of Henks #6 is not too thick or to thin. For my skin it is just the right amount of moisturiser without getting greasy.

If you are looking for a good after shave splash / toner I think it is worth while considering buying a small 2oz bottle to try, £5.99 delivered (£2.99 plus £2 postage each additional item 50p postage) from the bay, the small 2oz bottle will make a good travel bottle as well.

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They have a store with both the 2oz and 10 oz bottles,

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I am not on commission, honest. I just used it and found it to be good. It works well with any balm but just seems to suit Henks very well, a nicely balanced combination. I bought Rose Petal and the medicated ones, both seem good.
 
Having tried Thayers "plain ol' witch hazel" and generic witch hazel from the first aid aisle, I can tell you that the smell is remarkably different (as is the composition and extraction method employed - I seem to recall that witch hazel in the US always comes with 14-20% ethanol in the mix, here we get distilled hamamelis water B.P. that has none declared).
 
hunnymonster said:
Having tried Thayers "plain ol' witch hazel" and generic witch hazel from the first aid aisle, I can tell you that the smell is remarkably different (as is the composition and extraction method employed - I seem to recall that witch hazel in the US always comes with 14-20% ethanol in the mix, here we get distilled hamamelis water B.P. that has none declared).
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Thayers is better, worse or just different?
 
The added alcohol will give the Thayer's added antiseptic properties, I use alum then Thayers but I do notice when I omit either.
 
chicken neck said:
antdad said:
The added alcohol will give the Thayer's added antiseptic properties, I use alum then Thayers but I do notice when I omit either.
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Does Thayers provide enough moisture? Or do you use a moisturiser as well?!
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I don't use it to moisturise.

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Some flavours contain more alcohol than others, the "medicated" version seems to have the largest % of alcohol.
 
i remember asking a question on that other place about WH and was told that all WH contains about 14% alkyhol

unless the reply came from a nugget

i'll try searching my posts but that could be hard as i don't exist over there anymore
 
It's all here...

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Looks like 2 x 20% and 1 x 10% the rest are alcohol free.
 
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They can try but we are still part of the DNA.

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