I normally start with a rub of an alum block. This closes any small weepers, and will give you an immediate feedback if you where a little rough on your skin during shaving
I tend to feel it to a smaller or lesser degree.
After this I use Thayers medicated wicth hazel, and it works very well. It contains a little alcohol, but other variants of Thayers are without alcohol. It has a faint scent just when you apply it, but it disappears within a few minutes. I buy mine from <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.vitacost.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.vitacost.com</a><!-- m -->, and it is quite cheap. The bottle I bought have lasted me a full year of daily use!
After that I normally use an alcohol based aftershave splash. I like D.R. Harris Sandalwood in particular because of the scent, and because of the efficacy, which I find unparalleled. Mind you though, I haven't tried that many. Professor Blightys aftershaves are also very good, and very reasonably priced. They come both as alcohol based splashes, which hazel based splashes, and after shave balms. Send him a PM on here, and he'll sort you out. His service is top of the line.
Some times even even after all of this, I will still feel what I used to describe as "dryed out skin". I now know this is razor burn... The solution here for me is to accept it :shock: I know, i'm going to get my wrists slapped properly for saying so, but the alternative (a less close shave) is not acceptable for me. I like the feel of a close shave, and mine is not even perfect, as in BBS, or what ever you call it. So for me its the acceptable trade off. The general consensus though, seems to be to accept a less close shave.
If I feel in the evening, that a little extra care should be given to my skin in preparation for next mornings shave, I use Professor Blighty's Yellow Unction, which simply is a miracle moisturizer. It moisturizes and heals the skin like nothing else I have ever tried. I know someone had the Professor prepare an unscented version for him, so you could inquire about the same.
/Max