Thread: the wonders of the styptic pen.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Yeah, they are handy little things for sure! The good news is that they generally become much less necessary with the passage of time.

+1

Thankfully, for our continued shaving pleasure, this is true.

Dave

I'm tempted to finally throw mine out because it hasn't seen use in years. However I get the sneaky suspicion that if I did toss it I would find sudden use for it the very next shave LOL

Originally Posted by Ryan82

I'm tempted to finally throw mine out because it hasn't seen use in years. However I get the sneaky suspicion that if I did toss it I would find sudden use for it the very next shave LOL

I was going to write something similar (although it's months rather than years for me) but then thought I had best not tempt fate.

Alum block is your friend... makes my skin feel great!

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

It's amazing how trepidatious people are when confronted with a styptic pencil. For some reason they think the heat of hell will descend on the spot they are treating.

Heat of hell? my aftershave is Ogallala's Special Reserve Bay Rum. Purchased it from Satan at a yard sale.

Originally Posted by Clint2014

Heat of hell? my aftershave is Ogallala's Special Reserve Bay Rum. Purchased it from Satan at a yard sale.

I get my goat's milk from him.

My new styptic is a cold water rinse and witch hazel splash. Styptics and alum blocks are hard to beat when you get started with wet shaving, though. I always preferred the gel.