Cold Weather AS/moisturizer suggestions

All summer fine with shaving then alcohol based AS Clubman, or Bayrum. Need the alcohol I'm prone to ingrowns or acne. In the winter I get super dry skin and moisturizers are way to greasy feeling on my skin. Any suggestions, or technics in winter. Need an antiseptic and it drys in winter

Routine: Shower, cetaphil wash, or no soap if dry, exfoliate soft brush, warm water prep, glycerine shave soap, de feather, as alcohol splash

Use witch hazel, and a very small amount of ASB, like Nivea Sensitive.

You need a different regime during cold/dry season, clearly. I have the same problem that I have solved some years ago.

During winter ( when relative humidity is less than 50%) I only use aftershave balms. I shave daily so I use them daily. On top of that I use a standard moisturizer, a cheap generic one from the pharmacy. I apply it every night.

Hope this helps!

I love splashes. Solved the problem with B&M's Kyovu. The 4 season "balmy" splash. Excellent product IMHO.

dsquiggles said:

All summer fine with shaving then alcohol based AS Clubman, or Bayrum. Need the alcohol I'm prone to ingrowns or acne. In the winter I get super dry skin and moisturizers are way to greasy feeling on my skin. Any suggestions, or technics in winter. Need an antiseptic and it drys in winter

Routine: Shower, cetaphil wash, or no soap if dry, exfoliate soft brush, warm water prep, glycerine shave soap, de feather, as alcohol splash

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As I read this I thought I wrote it, haha! It's the same for me. I previously used Cetaphyl's daily moisturizer but I thought that was greasy and heavy. I've recently been using Aloe Vera gel at night because I read somewhere that it has a lot of great benefits for your skin. I don't know if it'll work as a daily moisturizer though. I'd like to find one too because it gets stupid cold here in MN!

There are a number of AS splashes that contain glycerin and/or other moisturizing ingredients, so it may be possible to continue their use, or some of them anyway. Also, it's possible to add glycerin to a splash that doesn't already have it. I do it myself.

An AS that is often overlooked is Lucky Tiger Aftershave and Face Tonic. Witch hazel, glycerin, aloe, and vitamin E--good stuff. Its pleasant orange scent is meant to disappear in a few minutes, and it does. No alcohol.

Another healing AS is Stirling. Again, witch hazel, glycerin, and aloe.

So you don't necessarily need to give up splashes for the winter.

You might try posting your query in the aftershaves forum, if it hasn't been moved there already. Lots of knowledgeable gents there.

Nivea after shave balm is an excellent product that's readily available for a great price.

I use a glycerine pre-save soap like RazoRock and lather right over it on the first pass. Then the Nivea Sensative After Shave Balm as a final step. I do use an aftershave before the Nivea.

Lucky Tiger AS/Face Tonic or Nivea Sensitive ASB or Mennen Afta

Shiloh said:

Lucky Tiger AS/Face Tonic or Nivea Sensitive ASB or Mennen Afta

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What do you like about the Lucky Tiger? Is it soothing/cooling?

tlentz said:

What do you like about the Lucky Tiger? Is it soothing/cooling?

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I would say soothing.

tlentz said:

What do you like about the Lucky Tiger? Is it soothing/cooling?

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It's soothing (no alcohol, has witch hazel) and lots of good healing ingredients. I wouldn't say it's "cooling" but has a nice citrusy scent.

Alum then cold rinse then Nivea sensitive ASB. It dries quick, not greasy and has a very light scent.

I live in MN. My go to balm for the harsh winter is Myrsol Emulsion. Best paired with Mitchells Woolfat shave soap.

Terp61 said:

I live in MN. My go to balm for the harsh winter is Myrsol Emulsion. Best paired with Mitchells Woolfat shave soap.

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Very interesting, will check out as it's from Spain. My ancestors missed the ship to Minnesota so I'm stuck here in Sweden. I do believe we have very similar weather conditions with cold and dry winters though.

It's very hard to get hold of witch hazel based products in the EU, and the postage is killing the deals from CONUS.

Terp61 said:

I live in MN. My go to balm for the harsh winter is Myrsol Emulsion. Best paired with Mitchells Woolfat shave soap.

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...and Martin de Candre. A very good A/S but a real splash.

I like the proraso aftershave balm. Cooling - Soothing - Not greasy. Get it from Amazon on the cheap.

Check out the Razorock aftershave wax too. It doesn't really feel like wax, and it leaves my face feeling really nice.

For moisturizers, this may be too greasy but I'm partial to Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream for the bitterly cold winter days. Its thick, but absorbs pretty well, and I don't feel the sting of whipping winds walking up the hill to work in Boston (and it feels like whichever route I take the wind is always in my face!).

BTW, another great, cheap, and locally available balm is the RSC. I like it even better than the Nivea.