Like you, I realised that alum was horrible for my skin - I only use it when I have given myself a weeper that cold water won't stop alone. Thankfully a rare occurrence these days. As to witch hazel - you can use it as you would a splash - or for the full 'squeaky' clean skin effect - I apply it with a cotton wool makeup pad - in either case I let it dry in and don't wash it off. It absorbs quickly either way. The smell doesn't bother me - Thayers make various scented formulations but they are significantly more expensive than the bog standard BP version that you can get in Savers, B&M or Asda. Which is fine for me. Hope this helps - cheers - I.I decided that using alum after every shave when I didn’t really need to probably wasn’t the best thing for my skin, so got some witch hazel, but found the smell a bit ‘earthy’ so mixed in a little ASL, great result, no sting and finished of the shave nicely. But do I rinse it off like alum, or leave it on, that is the question!
@Rip my fleshLike you, I realised that alum was horrible for my skin - I only use it when I have given myself a weeper that cold water won't stop alone. Thankfully a rare occurrence these days. As to witch hazel - you can use it as you would a splash - or for the full 'squeaky' clean skin effect - I apply it with a cotton wool makeup pad - in either case I let it dry in and don't wash it off. It absorbs quickly either way. The smell doesn't bother me - Thayers make various scented formulations but they are significantly more expensive than the bog standard BP version that you can get in Savers, B&M or Asda. Which is fine for me. Hope this helps - cheers - I.
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