Thread: alum before or after alcohol based AS

After a shave, I use the alum with cool water first. Then, after drying, I apply after shave (with or without alcohol (balm)). The latter makes me feel fresh and soothe, which for some reason I don't get it from the alum alone.

My routine is: wash off lather with cold water, apply alum (like the little sting it has got) clean up the sink-area, wash off alum (I really feel how the alum has tightened up the skin by then) pat dry, apply A/S with alcohol in it. I have tried without and it just doesn't give that little heat to the face that I like.