What makes for good razor burn relief?
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Most days it is witch hazel....however for a particularly bad day I will break out the unrefined shea butter
Actually that works for razor burn prevention. Relief is also important for times when prevention doesn't prevent.
+1 on the Problem Solver. The best I have found yet.
Prevention has been the best cure for me. A milder razor, less pressure, shaving WTG, etc. Haven't found that balms or lotions soothe all that much. A bit of menthol or burn can be distracting though.
I do this as well. I have a small container with a re-freezable ice pack, that I add water to, and a fresh wash cloth, so by the time I get out of the shower, and done shaving, the water is ICE cold.
I saw this tip from Manic's YouTube video where he got a shave at T&H. Post shave, they immediately took a towel that had been soaking in a big tub of ice water to cool the face, and close the pores.
I won't shave again with out ice cold water. Makes a world of a difference post-shave.
Forgive a newbie if I'm making a taboo point on here. But, while cold water does great as part of a post-shave routine, I feel the need to point out that pores do not open and close on your skin. Hot, cold, dry, wet: your pores are always open. If anything, hot water would actually puff up your skin a bit and therefore just slightly reduce the size of the opening; cold temperatures would seize up the skin and just slightly enlarge the opening.
+1 Krampert's is really great, I can often skip the alum block.
I do the same thing and it works for me so far.
A healthy splash of alcohol free Thayer's Witch Hazel and a coat of Trumper's Skin Food usually helps me quite a bit
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Thanks for the suggestion. Totally forgot about this. We live in the Sunshine state, and I can't believe I didn't think about this.
Picked up a tube for a $1 this evening. Curious to see if this cheap fix, helps. I bought the "cooling gel" with a little menthol.
I doubt aloe gel could make it any worse. (HOPEFULLY, not lol)
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Ahmen! And I'm not going to give up easily. I knew going into this, I wouldn't have perfect shaves each and every time. I knew there were going to be learning curve, and while I think my angle at which I shave at, is pretty good. It's focusing on applying NO pressure, and building the proper lather.
I've heard some say different components are more important then others, but for me, I find each step, and component of the shave vital, as I have quite senstive skin.
Thanks for your relpy.
Bump Off from Sally's is great. Also, Clubman has a good razor burn/bump product. Both have salicylic acid. Bump Off has glycolic acid and alum as well.
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What do you mean by your "face really responds well to a very cold post shave"?
Do you mean it just feels good, or is your skin softer, more moisturized, etc. by having a "cold" post shave, as apposed to any other type of post shave?
I am finding out that I REALLY enjoy the cold post shave process when I can. I have refridgerated a few items to try another day. I love the ice-water bathed towels post shave, and finding I actually quite enjoy using Biegelo (Proarso green) shave cream.
The SA is one of the reasons I like Aveeno Clear Complexion facial moisturizer so much. It's a tad pricy, but lasts a really long time as I use very little. It was my daily moisturizer anyway, so I started using it after shaves and it is fantastic!
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I'm trying to get to that point. In the meantime while I perfect my technique and preventative measures, not every single shave has been perfect for me; yet. My goal is to get to that point, where I can shave effortlessly, get zilch razor burn or irration, and do more then a 2-pass shave.
I'm working on the "kinks" so to speak, and trying to get better. In the meantime, "relief" is also important at this moment, while I am still learning how to make proper lather, face lather, seeing how I respond to soaps vs creams, etc.
Baby steps.
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Thanks for the reply. I am not an expert or anything close to it, hence such a "newbish" type thread. I am just trying what I saw in a YT video, from a T&H shave "salon".
So are you saying by using cold water, it could actually be counter productive? If so, why do many guides here and elsewhere, say to do a final rinse with warm/hot water, to clear all the soap/lather, then follow up with cold water to "prep" the face for alum/after shave/balm what have you?
Curious, that's all.
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SA = good post shave ingredient? Isn't there another type of "acid" that is also helpful pre and or post shave?
