In search of my perfect ASB

[Littlemax]

The best Balms I have tried are from Saint Charles Shave and IMO top quality at low cost. My favorite is the Sandalwood Balm.

[michiganlover]

I am not a huge fan of Balms, but when I have used them, I have found some of the lower end stuff to be quite acceptable: the Gillette Balms, Mennen Afta original, and Avon's Aftershave Conditioner.

The Avon Aftershave Conditioner can be had for next to nothing on sale, and they have matching colognes too.

[man00ver]

I'll pile on as a fan of Avon's ASC line, which is a great value. All of them have gentle scents, and contain face-friendly ingredients (glycerine, dimethicone, cetyl alcohol and the obligatory aloe). Some of them contain additional "luxury" ingredients (beeswax, allantoin), notably the Wild Country and Mesmerize ASCs.

I visited the Pendergrass Flea Market (which was an unexpectedly sweet set-up, though a bit light on antique items for my taste), and found no less that four different vendors selling current and recently-discontinued Avon products in quantity at deep discounts. They certainly churn the product line regularly, since I found a ton of named ASCs with the "luxury ingredients" that are no longer made (examples: Blue Line, RPM, Signature). I filled a bag and got an even sweeter price (somewhere in the neighborhood of $1-$1.50 each).