Thread: Styptic pencil

Originally Posted by roden011

Thankfully I never had to use my Quikclot while I was in, so I don't know from experience; but I'm pretty sure that stuff, when activated by moisture (i.e. blood), starts a chemical reaction that cauterizes the wound. No way would I use that stuff on minor cuts. Might have been good for the guy that filleted his cheek, though...

Yeah that's what it does. The powder burns like crazy and left a little scar where I used it. Haven't tried the gauze yet, but trust me I will.

Edit: didn't use on my face, it was my wrist in 2003.

Originally Posted by Andy77

Paoraso's stryptic geo is nice because after it does its work it dries up and can be peeled off like TP. For my stryptic pencil- wet the tip, apply, curse.

I've only just signed up and I must sound like a Proraso fanboy (I use the extra sensitive soap and the pre-shave for pre/post) but I love the Proraso anti-bleed all over the place gel.

On Sunday I was drying my Baurmann straight after a long shave session, testing out my kamisori hone, and I lazily went to change how I was holding the razor to dry another area and I clipped my left index on the heel of the blade. Got a 1cm'ish cut but after rubbing the gel on it kinda stopped bleeding at a small sweetener tablet sized spot of blood, after washing and another small application of the stuff I'm left in a state where it might be sore but the situation could have been much worse without the magic blood stopper.

if i use toilet paper how do i get it off without opening the wound?

Wet the toilet paper with water, it'll disolve.