Thread: Woot! found voodoo water locally...

I went into the local CVS looking for some glycerin (no dice) and while walking through the aisles I noticed this:



For those wondering, I guess it got misplaced. It wasn't in either the shaving or ethnic sections of the store...it was in the acne treatment section An at $3.89 for 7.5oz, it's nearly double what folks are paying elsewhere...but if I added shipping from out-of-state, the price seemed fair.

Scent: This one is easy enough to describe, but might get some getting used to. It's not offensive by any stretch of the imagination, but it's just....different. It's heavy on the cinnamon with just a twist of orange peel; it's a sweet smelling cologne/aftershave. When I mentioned 'different' I really mean it. Imagine yourself smelling like a box of those Hot Tamales candies or cinnamon gummy bears all day! I happen to like both of those candies, but when you associate a scent to something else completely different, it's hard to assimilate the scent to a cologne. I have the same issue with Col. Conk's Lime shave soap which smells just like lemon scented dish soap.

Burn: I haven't tried this on after a shave, but have heard reports that Florida Water puts bay rum to shame on the burn scale...I tried a bit on my face and it started to warm me up pretty good and I haven't shaved in about sixteen hours, so we'll see how it works as an aftershave...gulp.

For the uninitiated, Florida Water is used in the voodoo tradition to bring luck and scare off bad things...I have an interview on Monday, so I guess we'll see if it really works to bring extra luck!

dont know why glycerin is so hard to find, the only place with it was wal mart after a long serach... i seen this stuff before, it burns ur face?> tahts werid

Go to your local hobby shops if you are looking for glycerine, it will be in the soap making section.GL!

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Go to your local hobby shops if you are looking for glycerine, it will be in the soap making section.GL!

Hey, now THAT is a good idea, thanks!

Originally Posted by red96ta

I went into the local CVS looking for some glycerin (no dice)

I buy Rite Aid brand glycerin in my local Rite Aid drugstore. It's in an easily overlooked 4oz brown plastic bottle by the hydrogen peroxide in the First Aid section.

However, the local Walmart does not carry glycerin, Willams shaving soap, nor does it carry Van der Hagen shaving soap. Go figger.
Namaste,
Morty -_-

Here's a shot I took of the Voodoo temple in New Orleans.

Checked my local CVS today and no such luck!

UPDATE: Just finished a shave using my Dovo Special. I gotta say that this stuff says that it doesn't have any glycerin in it, but the face isn't dried up like some of my Pinaud aftershaves. This Florida Water flashes off the skin in nothing flat...quicker than most aftershaves I've tried, which leads me to believe that it's some high octane stuff and not watered down. Expect your face to smell like Hot Tamales candy for about two hours as that's about how long the scent lasts before it dies off. As for the burn, it's about as harsh as Pinaud Clubman...not close to bay rum levels.

Interesting thread, thanks for sharing. I must say that I never did like Florida Water too much, I have posted about it before. However, I must say that it does, like most scents, grow on you, The "clovey" (or "cinnamony" smell, sort of threw me off too at first. It is also one of those timeless scents, and like many of them, it is often a love or hate thing. What I find most interesting of your post is your observation that despite not having glycerin, it does not dry your skin. This is likely because of
the properties of some of the oils used in the fragrance. According to all reports I have read, the formula of Florida Water has not changed in over two centuries. It actually makes my skin feel pretty soft too, perhaps that contributes to the mythical fountain of youth attributed to Florida Water. I only wished that they had kept the original glass bottle because I think that the plastic affects the scent. I found these links about the history of Florida Water in case that you would like to read more about it:

Florida Water and Kananga Water

Florida Water - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I did not know it was used in voodoo but I knew that "santeros" used often. In some places, it is also used as a body friction and as a mild "pain reliever".

Originally Posted by red96ta

UPDATE: Just finished a shave using my Dovo Special. I gotta say that this stuff says that it doesn't have any glycerin in it, but the face isn't dried up like some of my Pinaud aftershaves. This Florida Water flashes off the skin in nothing flat...quicker than most aftershaves I've tried, which leads me to believe that it's some high octane stuff and not watered down. Expect your face to smell like Hot Tamales candy for about two hours as that's about how long the scent lasts before it dies off. As for the burn, it's about as harsh as Pinaud Clubman...not close to bay rum levels.

Nice, I still have a T-shirt from that place, NOrleans rocks .

Originally Posted by whitebar

Here's a shot I took of the Voodoo temple in New Orleans.

Al raz.

I did not know it was used in voodoo but I knew that "santeros" used often. In some places, it is also used as a body friction and as a mild "pain reliever".

Nice, I still have a T-shirt from that place, NOrleans rocks .


Al raz.[/QUOTE]

Right on Al raz...I live in Miami Fl, and we have a lot of people that follow the santeria religion...Florida water is found in almost every supermarket, CVS and locally owned stores like Navarro and Sedanos. HOG