Thread: Aftershaves and balms

Nivea tends to b a bit greasy.. I agree I'm heading out to Pasteurs in NYC today .. Looking for a new balm.. Will see maybe some skin food..

Do you use these products after every shave? Just curious, because I used to have a daily post-shave routine but in recent years I now only apply AS after shaves that make my skin feel raw, which only occurs once every few weeks since I rarely do more than one pass.

Originally Posted by Xury

Do you use these products after every shave? Just curious, because I used to have a daily post-shave routine but in recent years I now only apply AS after shaves that make my skin feel raw, which only occurs once every few weeks since I rarely do more than one pass.

I like having something for those kinds of shaves, but it's also nice to have something more mild like thayers or lucky tiger for those good shaves. Good for the skin.

I haven't found any posts about my favourite ASB, so I hope it's ok for you folks if I introduce it here real quick.

It's called SEBAMED After Shave Balsam - a product of a German cosmetics manufacturer which has an outstanding reputation over here. They became famous in the 1950s by introducing pH-value neutral "soaps" and according to many fans (including myself) they rank amongst the most skin-friendly products availabe. My skin has given me a lot of trouble since I was a kid and I achieved some major improvements with a couple of their products.

Their ASB is just remarkable when it comes to a nourishing, non-greasy and quickly absorbed after shave balm. Scent - well, that's always a matter of taste, of course, but it's very lightly and naturally scented, so it doesn't interfere with your Eau de Toilette. On top of that Sebamed has a very strict company policy concerning biologically uncritical ingredients. I have no idea about the availability outside of Germany, of course, but if you should be able to get your hands on it, you should definitely give it a try - especially, when you got sensitive skin and/or want to cut down on your intake of questionable substances.

Second recommendation: Weleda ASB. Same thing here: Strict organic company policy - great product - this time not from Germany, but from Switzerland. Might be easier to get abroad.

I find myself reaching for Proraso green tea most of time, my favorite.

Thank you, all. I'm a newbie, and I'm using these forum's to learn. Thanks for your opinions, as they give me a place to start.

I've been using a cheap aftershave balm that has menthol but I might have to make my own after reading about some of the homemade delights.