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    What's so bad about styptic pencils? There's a minor sting that lasts for a second or two, but that's about it.

    You've got to be shredding your face up pretty badly with your razors if it feels like it's "melting your face" lol

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    anyone ever notice a healing time differance between using and not using styptic?
    "The needs of the many out way the needs of the few or the one." Only if the 'few' or the 'one' are/is offering themselves (thru freewill) for the sacrifice. And not thru force from the 'many'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimBC View Post
    anyone ever notice a healing time differance between using and not using styptic?
    Not so much but adding a triple antibiotic ointment to the
    mix does make a difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimBC View Post
    anyone ever notice a healing time differance between using and not using styptic?
    depends on how you define "healing." I've noticed that it stops bleeding almost immediately with the pencil. they scab over for about the same time either way.

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    Yes, i agree on the triple antibio. I normally cut off bandaid adhesive and apply over cut and antibio. Seems like couple of times stypic slowed down thehealing. Guess i'll pull out my Wade and Bleeder for some experimentation. Big smile edge gets me every time.
    "The needs of the many out way the needs of the few or the one." Only if the 'few' or the 'one' are/is offering themselves (thru freewill) for the sacrifice. And not thru force from the 'many'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bharner View Post
    You get used to the sting. I don't notice it anymore. What gets me more is the roughness of the thing.
    I hear an alum block stings less but I've yet to pick one up.
    When I first started straight razor shaving, I picked up these styptic swabs that look like Q-Tips. You break off the end with the blue band and wait for the liquid to saturate the other end and apply to the nick or cut. Works fast and the stinging is actually quite tolerable.

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    No pain no gain. It's either deal with the non-stop bleeding and a scabby scar, or take the sting for a second and close up the cut instantly. In my opinion, nothing works better than a styptic, and although you may never need one, it's cheap insurance to have one in the shave den.

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    I dip the end in hot water before using it, and it helps smooth it out so that it glides over the boo-boo. Hurts so good. ;-)

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    Hello. i am a new member and why do you leave the styptic pencil in the garage.
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    Quote Originally Posted by celestino View Post
    Hello. i am a new member and why do you leave the styptic pencil in the garage.
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    Welcome to SRP!

    Although I'm not entirely sure he was completely serious, the poster was implying that if his styptic pencil is not within reach he would have incentive to not cut himself, lest he have to run all the way to the garage to stop the bleeding.

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