Okay, so how does the alum block feel to you after a BBS shave?
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Okay, so how does the alum block feel to you after a BBS shave?
We did a similar poll sometime back, about whether you used a Alum bar before or after the cold water rinse...
Myself I use the Alum as a judgement of how smooth my shave really was, so I use it before the cold water....
On a normal shave, the only sting that I ever feel is on either side of my adam's apple on my neck and usually very slight...
I never experienced a full BBS shave, but I've had some great shaves, almost perfect shaves. When a razor is at it's peak and my face is rested I get virtualy no stinging from the alum-block. But if my skin is a bit sensitive and the razor is below par I might get some nice wake-me-up-stinging... :) But stops right away. But the first time I used an alum block... wooo! It stung like Hell! No more DE shaves for me, thanks! :D
So far it it matches my results....
although one time I did have a pain free post BBS shave alum application. It has not been duplicated since.
I've tried alum when i haven't shaved just to see if it still stings. It does on my skin! I knew my shaves were fine! It stings, but it stings good!
Why do you use an alum block?
Well...some mornings it takes a minute to put my eyes back in their sockets. :roflmao
I use alum time to time because:
- It's bracing
- It's antiseptic
- It gives my skin a smooth glow