Two little ideas to try for alum and/or witch hazel users

[ixtapalapaquetl]

Nothing revolutionary here, but I haven't seen these suggested elsewhere.

First, I have taken to keeping my witch hazel in the refrigerator. While I am a cold water shaver, and as such, this works quite well within this system, I think it might be equally delightful for hot water folk as well.

Second, my alum block came to me with harsh corners, pitted faces, and other imperfections that resulted in an overall unpleasant scraping when used. To solve this, I took the block to my DMT and lapped the faces/chamfered the edges. The resulting block is much smoother and more comfortable to use.