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The problem is (or not, actually) that I don't slice myself more than once every year or two.View attachment 107332
I decided to check the date on the Tube and it should last with the cap screwed on correctly 12 months.
If it's not then there is a fault somewhere with the product I am guessing.
The Proraso Gel is almost perfect. It stops bleeding more efficiently than any other product.
The problem is that once opened it dries, clogs and deteriorates.
I stopped buying it because it's great if you do something stupid, but then a year later you do it again you can't get any out of the tube.
So you have to cut open the tube (remember, you're bleeding badly - no other choice) and then you can throw the tube away.
Too expensive in the long run. Pity. Because it actually works.
I have since learned not to slice into the bottom of my nose or other really bleedy bits.
Similar experiences here. Works on cuts that a styptic pencil struggles with, but as you say it dries out, despite the cap being firmly reapplied after use.
The problem is (or not, actually) that I don't slice myself more than once every year or two.
So the gel is single-use. A box of plasters lasts longer, although a plaster on the bottom of my nose does look embarrassing.
I actually have not thought of using it that way, it's brilliant.The whole, clumsy, family use ours for everything: shaving (rarely), spors, cuts, burns etc etc..
There is a way to avoid or delay the drying out. I use this method with superglue and araldite. When you put the cap on, make sure to exclude all the air from the tube. It can't dry if there is no space to dry into. I've had araldite going for over 10 years, but not that long for superglue.Similar experiences here. Works on cuts that a styptic pencil struggles with, but as you say it dries out, despite the cap being firmly reapplied after use.
If you're lucky enough to have Comfrey growing in your garden then you won't need styptic or gel.I could have done with some of this gel just now.
Not dried up, of course.
A bit of alum block and a little fragment of toilet paper should do the job
It's a protected plant, but I dug one up
Your post gave me the best laugh I have had all week and the wife now thinks I'm tapped.
Ah well, Ruth is stranger than friction.Your post gave me the best laugh I have had all week and the wife now thinks I'm tapped.
Around here seagulls are a protected species, but pigeons are not. Stupid law, because we have more seagulls than pigeons ever since the fish in our waters were depleted. They hang around chip shops waiting for scraps. I'm only a half mile from the sea.
People actually want emails about replies? Wow, who knew?One of the reasons I dipped out of this forum was it's total unreliability for me to receive 'notifications' of updated threads. the last email I got was the 11th June, and this thread has been hopping ever since LOL Oh well, see you all in another few years...