Thread: My recipe for a pretty darned fine after shave balm.

Most balms I've tried leave my skin feeling a little greasy. This dissipates quickly and leaves your face feeling moist and nicely soothed. After some trial and error I've worked out this formula and am now prepared to introduce it to my fellow shavers.


Warm a bowl in hot water keeping the inside of the bowl dry

3 tablespoons Aloe n Lidocaine gel
1 tablespoon olive oil
2-3 drops lanolin
2-3 drops eucalyptus oil (I like the scent of eucalyptus. You can substitute lavender, rose oil, horsep00p, whatever you like...)
Witch Hazel added until proper consistency, about like moisturizing lotion)
Mix together in the hot bowl until combines
Decant into suitable capped container

So all you adventurous types, give it a spin and let me know what you think!

Sounds interesting .....although lately I have been trying to find a decent scentless ( or almost ) a/s balm .

Cheers

Originally Posted by midloth72

Sounds interesting .....although lately I have been trying to find a decent scentless ( or almost ) a/s balm .

Cheers

I hear ya. I'm not a big fan of overwhelming scent, I like my MdC unscented, my all time favorite shave soap scent is Proraso White. Without the eucalyptus, I would describe the scent of this as "mildly medicinal".

I was using Baxter balm and another , then the buggers changed the formula.
Went back to the basic Nivea balm , cheap and widely availavble around the world. Search is still on for the "perfect" balm- dramatic hunt music starts ....

Cheers