Thread: Which order do you apply?

Right now i'm using a few aftershave products and was wondering if anyone has input as to which should get applied first.

Here is my routine:

1. Cold water everything, shave, cold water rinse.

2. Alum block

3. (this one varies) witch hazel or alcohol based splash

4. either the witch hazel or splash (depending on what step 3 was)

5. After shave balm

Does it matter which you apply first? Does applying one before the other (steps 3 and 4) provide any benefit or does it really make no difference at all?

For what it's worth, I tend to keep it pretty simple:

1. cold water rinse post-shave
2. witch hazel or alum
3. AS or balm (I seem to be on a major bay rum AS run these days, so it has been quite a while since I've used a balm...)

And that's pretty much it.

I soap up again and apply a hot towel followed by a cold water rinse and the the alum and then the witch hazel and then the AS.

Well here we go:

Cold Water
Alum
Clean Brush and Scuttle
Cold water
Aftershave Balm

1. Thorough hot water rinse
2. Alum (or astringent of choice)
3. Cold water rinse
4. Aftershave splash
5. Aftershave balm

For the most part I don't double up on the aftershaves, I'll use one or the other (splash or balm), but that's the order when I use both. As well, step 4 would normally be Trumpers Skin Food before the AS, but I ran out quite some time ago and haven't got around to ordering a replacement..

Cold water splash
After Shave Balm

Warm water rinse
Alum
Cold water rinse
AS splash or sometimes a balm and RR Wax (for my head) keeps the shine down

Originally Posted by Pyrateknight

Well here we go:

Cold Water
Alum
Clean Brush and Scuttle
Cold water
Aftershave Balm

Exactly what I do and if unscented, I will throw on some AS at the end.

1. Warm water rinse
2. Cold water splash
3. Witch hazel application. I don't have an alum block
4. Either AOS after shave balm in sandalwood or Gillette after shave lotion. I only have the two so it depends on my mood.
Continue with my day.
Pretty minimal as I don't have many items to work with.

Hot water to rinse off soap.
Alum block dipped in running cold water rubbed on face. Cold water rinse off.
Witch hazel splash. Towel fanned to dry. Aftershave at neck line. Moisturizer all over face and neck.