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    Str8 & Loving It BladeRunner001's Avatar
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    I agree with LG

    It doesn't hurt you to try both before and after a shave. It's pretty natural stuff. Use the Non-alcohol kind. before applying it after your shave, wash your face with cold water...this will help in reducing irritation, etc...then put Witch Hazel on.

    Also, post-shave is as important as pre-shave, IMHO. Whatever you do after your shave (particularly if you get irritated or sensitive skin) and the witch hazel, do not use alcohol containing after shaves . Sure alcohol cools the skin (due to its latent heat of evaporation - it absorbs heat and thus feels cold from both the skin underneath it and also from the air around it), but it will lead to dehydration of your skin, leading to production of inflammation signals...enough to irritate you the entire day after the cooling effect has disappeared. Instead, use a good AS balm and moisturizer.

    Quote Originally Posted by chrbia1 View Post
    I was told once that Witch Hazel helps the hair stand up striaghter so it should be used prior to a shave to get a closer shave. Is it ok to use Withc hazel twice, once before na once after?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BladeRunner001 View Post
    I agree with LG

    It doesn't hurt you to try both before and after a shave. It's pretty natural stuff. Use the Non-alcohol kind. before applying it after your shave, wash your face with cold water...this will help in reducing irritation, etc...then put Witch Hazel on.

    Also, post-shave is as important as pre-shave, IMHO. Whatever you do after your shave (particularly if you get irritated or sensitive skin) and the witch hazel, do not use alcohol containing after shaves . Sure alcohol cools the skin (due to its latent heat of evaporation - it absorbs heat and thus feels cold from both the skin underneath it and also from the air around it), but it will lead to dehydration of your skin, leading to production of inflammation signals...enough to irritate you the entire day after the cooling effect has disappeared. Instead, use a good AS balm and moisturizer.

    Yes...
    There is one historic reason for alcohol and other
    harsher after shaves. At one time folk shaved with
    water that some of us would call "unsanitary". Old
    farmer Bob or miner Tom would shave once or twice
    a week but the work place was full of less than sanitary
    grit and grime. Alcohol or witch hazel could help avoid
    problems.

    I was lucky -- my summer working underground was the
    cleanest dirty job I ever had. We all got a hot shower
    and put on clean togs at the end of the shift. But working
    in the oil patch and uranium exploration was not so tidy.
    There was a reason the laundromat had machines reserved
    for "greasers".

    So for most of us they are unnecessary. Your life,
    face and shave may be different.

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