Cutting a non-alcoholic aftershave with alcohol?

[jjking54]

Is it possible?

On a Facebook BST I bought Maggard's Limes and Bergamot aftershave splash. I loved the soap, wanted a lime A/S and the price was right. I checked Maggard's site, and this is the first iteration of their A/S. They now offer an alcohol based splash as well.

Anyway, the one I bought has a high glycerin content it seems, leaving my face a bit tacky, which I'm not overly fond of. I also wish the scent had a little more staying power, but that's a secondary concern.

So can you add alcohol to a splash that doesn't have it? Would I be better off maybe combining this with Lime Sec or something like it?

 

[doofus]

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/489967-Lucky-Tiger-Experiment-!

 

[jjking54]

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/489967-Lucky-Tiger-Experiment-!

Interesting ... I was thinking more like rubbing alcohol. Everclear? LOL

 

[doofus]

Everclear makes alot of sense to me. You could take a swig while pouring. But really its food safe so it would probably be better for your skin? I Dont know much about rubbing alcohol. I have Everclear at the house for cleaning my pipes and stuff for that reason. I really Dont know if it matters which you use but im going to try everclear in my lucky tiger also

 

[Go West Young Man]

I'd throw witch hazel in there instead.

 

[mglindo]

+1 for witch hazel. Cheap at Walmart!


Mike

 

[BSAGuy]

Not rubbing alcohol. Use Perfumer's Alcohol, which is a specially denatured alcohol that is used in AS, colognes, perfumes, etc.. You can buy it on eBay.

Some use vodka, but to me that would still have a drinking alcohol smell instead of an AS alcohol smell.

Everclear is even more alcohol, but why pay the liquor taxes for alcohol that you aren't going to drink?

 

[Littlemax]

I've just submitted a thread about adding Alcohol to A/S. Lucky Tiger Experiment. I used Everclear Grain Alcohol 151 proof. You can also use Vodka. I removed 20% product and replaced it with the Alcohol.

 

[DCRIII]

If I dilute an aftershave, I use 190 proof grain alcohol instead of rubbing alcohol because it doesn't have a strong smell to it.