Thread: very cheap alternative

Originally Posted by elbonator

They had a million tricks didn't they? Another was to use Brylcreem to hide gray hair. Groom & Clean produced the same effect. I use G&C and often get compliments on my "jet black" hair even though my hair is brown with gray in it when it's natural so the trick does work.

Best Regards,
EL

I use G&C as well and find it cements my hair in place nicely, put washes out easily. Back on point, if Vaseline works for you, great, but I cant stand anything that greasy on my face.

can't see myself wanting to use petroleum on my face.. but it does make perfect sense..

This seemed like an appropriate place to post this cheap alternative. Perhaps it's already on the forum somewhere and if that is the case, here it is again. This recipe will make you an extremely inexpensive alternative to a product called Tendskin which I'm sure many of our lady members would recognize. Its hella-expensive but is used to help control and prevent breakouts, skin irritations, ingrown hairs and i find that it helps out a lot with razor burn. And just a Warning...it smells really bad.

solution 1:
18 tablets uncoated aspirin, crushed
5 oz. rubbing alcohol
combine.

solution 2:
8 tablets uncoated aspirin, crushed
2.5 oz. witch hazel
combine.

combine the two solutions. the aspirin will settle a bit, so shake it before use

Originally Posted by holeHeartless

................. and i find that it helps out a lot with razor burn.

I am probably as wrong with this as I am about most things, I'm sure, but I have always thought a touch of razor burn, rather that needing a medicinal cure, was a strong message that the edge needs refreshing, most likely on the leather, maybe on the stone. (A similarly strong message would be like roughing up the back of a bus might tell you your brakes need relining.) I have never got burn off a really bright edge, but there again maybe one of our more experienced members would please disagree and set me straight (in its original sense!).

I'm not sure about that. I keep my razor hair spliting sharp and get a nice shave over my cheeks jaw, moutache and chin...but frequently get razor on my neck. Maybe i'm pressing too hard or decreasing the pitch of the blade and not realizing it.

Originally Posted by holeHeartless

I'm not sure about that. I keep my razor hair spliting sharp and get a nice shave over my cheeks jaw, moutache and chin...but frequently get razor on my neck. Maybe i'm pressing too hard or decreasing the pitch of the blade and not realizing it.

I am always getting the angle of pitch of the blade wrong one one part of my face or another, and extremely happy to admit it. I am quite quick on the uptake with most things, whether it be the written part of the airforce flying exam, or far worse, the VCR instructions, but I really had to admit to myself I was a completely clueless ape when I first tried to shave with a straight. What I thought would be rather dangerous but stupidly simple, turned out for me to be a very slow but fascinating learning curve. Years later, still willing to learn.

The best way I can describe it is changing from a cartridge to a straight razor is like getting out of a baby buggy and onto a unicycle. Both glide and pitch in absolutely infinite directions!

I have never used petroleum jelly on my face, but I have used it on my hands. This stuff works wonders on dried out and cracked skin. I used to have a job where I worked outside in harsh weather and dealt with getting my hands wet then dry constantly. Needless to say it took a punishing toll on my hands. It got to the point that all my knuckels were cracking so bad that they would bleed! I tried lotions with little to no results, besides intensifying the pain. Finally my father told me to get a pair of surgical gloves, put a THICK COAT of petroleum jelly on each hand and wor e the gloves over night. I woke up the next morning, the jelly was all but gone and my hands were COMPLETELY HEALED! Although I wouldn't have thought of this, applying a light coat to the face doesn't seem that strange to me, especialy if someone has dry skin. I might even give this a try some time, thanks for the idea.

Regards
Louis.

Originally Posted by Louis

I put a THICK COAT of petroleum jelly on each hand and wear the gloves over night..

Don't try to sleep with a bag over you Petroleum Jelly covered face...