Thread: Aftershave... with tea tree oil?

Hey guys, I was just wondering if there is any formula out there that you know might have tea tree oil in its ingredients?

I was talking before with Colleen about possibly tinkering with the idea of a soap with tea tree oil as it is a soothing oil and hydrates the pores as well as the hair.

If anyone knows of a Aftershave that would have it, post below

If there was, it would turn my face red with a major rash

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

If there was, it would turn my face red with a major rash

S'ok there .... it won't have to be for you

I've tried various mixtures of olive oil, shea butter, and tea tree oil. I usually use it as a shave oil, hair oil, and skin softener, but not usually as an after shave. For an after shave you would only want to use a little as too much of this type of mixture would make the skin oily. It does condition well though.

My main ingredients are olive oil and shea butter. Just a dash of tea tree oil is added to the mixture.

At equal parts unrefined shea butter and olive oil the substance sets up hard but liquifies when rubbed between the hands. At 1 part shea butter to 2 parts olive oil it is liquid at room temperature.

I use extra virgin olive oil. I figure I can never have enough extra virgins.

Originally Posted by Howard Wallace

I use extra virgin olive oil.

...which is made from the really ugly olives ;-)

I tried a Tree Tea oil spray mixture that I found at the local Walgreens. It was supposed to sooth and help any ingrown hairs and stuff like that. All it did was turn me red and sore for about a week. I can't remember what it was called and I ended up giving it to my step-son to try out. I think that it had the word "Earth" in the name though...sorry not much help.

-Pary

Pary, I see how much you love your stepson lol.

Ahhh Firestart...that's messed up. No really, when he turned twenty last year he got interested in all of my shaving stuff. I hooked him up with a gillette fat boy adjustable and a good ol' burma shave brush along with some different soaps and creams. A little later on I gave him the tea tree crap just to see if he could use it or not because I sure in the hell could not. Honestly, I don't get to see him that often. He's a good kid and is always busy with work and school and I'm not even sure if he tried to stick out the DE experience or went back to his old Muck3 ways or not. On the same note, he took one look at the straights that I started to use and his eyes went wide with terror . He told me that there was no way he was ever going to try it out. Oh well, you can't when them all.

-Pary

It's actually cool that you're introducing your stepson to shaving like a man. My stepfather and I have never been on the same page, or in the same book, or in the same library for that matter. My dad had more luck when he re-married, so I call my stepmom "mom #2".
I am not surprised with your stepson's reaction. Many people are like that. When I was shopping at the flea market, one guy asked me if I were a barber. My buddies think I'm crazy.
When converting people to going straight I always use the angle that the only way you'll ever hurt yourself with a straight is if you're doing it on purpose. Otherwise you'll just receive the occasional nick, like with a regular cartrige or DE.

But they have a great personality!

Originally Posted by mparker762

...which is made from the really ugly olives ;-)