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    Born a Hundred Years Too Late aroliver59's Avatar
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    Got mine from Straight Razor Designs about a year ago.I think it was about 6 bucks.Came with a nice plastic box I still use to keep it in on my shave shelf.

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    The ammonium kind is not for facial use and will burn the dickens out of you.

    You can order from Talumba and get like 10 blocks for like five bucks a piece or so. They are a Turkish vendor in Bklyn, N.Y
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    Ingredients: Natural Mineral Salts, Ammonium Alum.

    Sorry for the reiterate I just hate seeing people spend lots of money for something they can get cheap.

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    +1 I get mine at GNC

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    Thanks for the all the replys!

    There seems to be a debate on which kind of alum is suitable for the face though.

    sodium
    potassium
    ammonium

    Will have to do some research and see if which (if not all) are suitable for the face.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
    The ammonium kind is not for facial use and will burn the dickens out of you.

    You can order from Talumba and get like 10 blocks for like five bucks a piece or so. They are a Turkish vendor in Bklyn, N.Y

    +1

    That's where I now purchase mine from. I can't tell the difference between these and the higher priced ones.

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    I got mine on Amazon.com for $8 and it was a Taylors of Old Bond Street. Works well to. I like the feeling after you wash it off. It really tightens the skin but overly so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by freebird View Post
    I'm not an alum expert, but you can pick one up at your local barber supply, and as far as I know one brand is as good as the other. I bought mine at a barber supply in Tulsa, but I've had my block for so long I've forgotten exactly how much I did pay.I believe it was around 4 or 5 dollars. Hope this helps,I'm sure some of the others will offer their advice also.

    where in tulsa I am up there almost every weekend I am in Muskogee

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