Aloe

I saw that a fellow named Sid in the SOTD post used aloe leaf as part of his post shave routine thought it looked pretty interesting.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/shave...tml#post521894

Anybody else ever try this? and what would be your recommended procedure for using an Aloe leaf. I have 2 giant aloe plants that I would like to put to some good use.

I was just wondering the same thing!

Used it last night. My shave didn't go so well on account of some Lime EO I added to my lather; just didn't work out well. It seemed to dry out the lather and caused me some razor burn. Post shave, I rubbed in a generous amount of aloe vera. It burned quite a bit, but it calmed the razor burn down quickly and healed my face nicely.

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Originally Posted by Allen

Used it last night. My shave didn't go so well on account of some Lime EO I added to my lather; just didn't work out well. It seemed to dry out the lather and caused me some razor burn. Post shave, I rubbed in a generous amount of aloe vera. It burned quite a bit, but it calmed the razor burn down quickly and healed my face nicely.

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I know that aloe soothes skin but does it moisturize as well?

I really don't notice much moisture from the aloe vera gel, but that's just my personal experience.

Yes, aloe will moisturize to an extent.

Here's a good bit of info on aloe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_vera

I recently tried out some Nancy Boy aftershave balm. Aloe is the first listed ingredient. It does a nice job of soothing shave burn. As far as moisturizing, soaps tend to dry my skin out but the balm takes care of that problem.

I use aloe lotion for any skin treatment. I don't know why but my skin heals extremely fast with aloe lotion.

My post shave is an aloe based aftershave with witchhazel, glycerin, and a few other things. I find it helps lots in the cold dry winter weather.

I posted the photo with the aloe leaf. To keep from having to go out and cut from the plant every shave, I cut out a long leaf and store it in the fridge. This keeps it from drying out and makes it really refreshing if applied cold.

I have not used it as aftershave, but i use it on burns.

Aloe plants are great.

Aloe Vera is great stuff. It grows everywhere here in NZ. I just cut, or snap off a bit of a leaf, and then slice it up the side so I can get at the good stuff. :)

You can squeeze it out too, but that gets a little messier.