Gonna try out this new alum I found in the morning. It has its own container. I usually just leave my alum block sitting on a towel. This seems much neater. The name of the company is Razorock
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Gonna try out this new alum I found in the morning. It has its own container. I usually just leave my alum block sitting on a towel. This seems much neater. The name of the company is Razorock
that looks really cool.. i have never even used an alum.. but i am constantly hearing you guys rave about it.. does alum really make a huge difference in the outcome of your shave? i just splash with cold water and use an alcohol based aftershave.. i never really seem to cut myself to the point of needed a styptic or anything.
since i started using alum....I haven't had a day of razor burn.
i never have razor burn either.. so i'm wondering if an alum is really for me.. i get the impression it's just an added step.. i see so many shaves of the day where a member will shave.. then rinse.. then alum.. then rinse.. then apply a balm.. then a splash.. then an edt.. and even sometimes after a cologne.. to me i think i have it down with a rinse.. a dry.. and then an aftershave splash...
maybe i'm just lazy... or am i not treating my "hollywood face" to the pleasure it deserves?
cheers obie!
my steps are
cold water rinse
alum with cold water
wash it off with aftershave splash
then aftershave lotion
Hello, JPM7676:
Thank you for the information on Razorock alum block. I did not know of it, nor of the company. I have several different brands of alum block in my stash. I think I will try this one as well. The Razorock site also has a good shaving video.
Of course, I use alum block after every shave. Here is the routine:
Rinse the lather off with lukewarm water.
Apply alum block (after running it under cold water).
Rinse with cold water three or four minutes later.
Witch hazel.
Aftershave balm.
Aftershave.
Life is really sweet then.
Regards,
Obie
I have never used alum, however, after seeing this post and the cool rozorock website, I went ahead and purchased it. The selling point was that it could be used for blemishes and as a deodorant! :rock: Now I have more space in my bathroom for soaps, creams, preshaves, asb's, etc.
....and the price was certainly right at only $5.99.
I don't know that Alum has a major effect on the overall shave routine. I use it and find it is a toner and tightens the skin and of course is a great shave test since razor burn will be accentuated once applied.
I've never found an Alum block to do anything to stop bleeding. You need a Styptic Stick for that. Its made from alum but has other ingredients in it also.
There are a few types of alum.
Ammonium alum is commonly used for deodorants & I wouldn't recommend using it on your face. Have a look. Despite the name, it does look like a deodorant, so this may be the case.
If, however, it's Potassium alum, great find!
EDIT. Googled it. Potassium alum. Nice find.
I use Razorock regularly, great price and a great product.
It's very cool.I ordered it too.I worked my way down the list of vendors and found West Coast Shaving offered the cheapest shipping for me in N.Y. at $2.85 for first class. I can't see buying something for $6 and paying $8.50 to have it shipped to me.
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Originally Posted by aroliver59
This is exactly what I did too.
If you want the cheapest Potassium Alum you can order from Tolumba which is a turkish site in NYC. You can order enough alum blocks to last you the rest of your life for maybe $20 or so including shipping.
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Originally Posted by Fbones24
I have used it to clear up skin also...it dries out zits good
the website has a video of it for face shavingQuote:
Originally Posted by ben.mid
Other use for the alum block is to get the fingers wet with water and rub them on the alum block and then use those fingers to stretch your skin, try it and let us know what you think!!
There is a very funny comedy episode from the 30s as I recall the 3 stooges where they are cooking and put alum in instead of something else and eat the stuff and their expressions are priceless.
Thanks for reminding me guys! I got a free sample of Razorocks from Rasage Poulin, but it got lost amidst other products in my shave den. I'm an alum newb, so I'll have to give it a try :)
funny you should mention....I just bought 5 dvds off of eBay which contain all 195 Three stooges shorts that aired on tv.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
Tried this and it works like a charm! :tu Thanks for that cool tip.Quote:
Originally Posted by nessmuck
I have been using the Razorock alum after every shave for the past week and I cannot say that I notice much of a difference. I'm not really sure what I expected, so take that with a grain. I will say that after applying the razorock alum and following it up with aftershave, there is much less burn. The razorock does come in a neat little self storing container which is very cool. It is smaller than I expected too which is another plus.
But another big +1 on the skin stretching enhancement.
Looks good and I may have to try it. The thing I like about conventional alum blocks is their flat sides. It makes it easy to complete a pass across my face, where as this looks a little trickier.