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    Do any of you guys remember Sun Ray styptic powder? is it still being made,And where can I get it?,I had one and it lasted for years,but I just blew a twenty year no cut streak and got my self.
    I know how long its been since the last time I needed ie was when my son was two. Oh well,a good long run,but the pencil I have stinks,the powder hurt like hell but worked. Any help please?
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    Move on...

    my Dad's pencil had paper wrapped around it... he'd peel a little off when needed. I started with his 'Fat Boy' many years ago and used his pencil right down to the nub.

    30 years later - I honed up grandpa's Larkin straight and started shaving with that! I got a vintage W. H. Morley and sons in mint condition and shave with that! I rarely need a pencil, but got one from CVS and have used it 4 times... I'm a little sad I don't have to peel the paper off, but the end result is about the same...

    Burns like heck, stops the bleeding...


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    Grizzley1,

    In the February 1957 edition of 'Science and Mechanics' there was an article 'Exploring The Science Of Shaving'.

    In that article there was a recipe for a homemade styptic solution.

    Mix together 30 g of potassium alum & 30 g of zinc suphate (heptahydrate ?), and grind into a fine powder. Dissolve in distilled water and make up to 1000 mL with distilled water.

    I suppose you could use the alum/zinc sulphate mix as a stytic powder ?

    Have fun !

    Best regards

    Russ

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    Hi I found styptic matches very useful, based on potassium alum. very good old remedy. regards

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