Thread: Timing Your Shaves

I have Thayer's "Skin Astringent" which has witchhazel and aloe in it and not only do I use it after a shave, but my gf uses it after a wax. There are many products which are premade with witchhazel at regular phamacies and even more if you go to the healthy herbal stores.

As a side note; when my ex-girlfriend got her nose pirced there was a boil which wouldn't go away for weeks even with a regular witchhazel treatment. Salt water bathing a few times a day got it in three days!

Originally Posted by Blade Wielder

Sounds cool - but how does your typical straight razor user put it to good use? Do you smear it on your face or something?

Well, I'd say after your shave and coldwater rinse, splash on witch hazel and pat it in like aftershave, then give it a few minutes to work before applying the regular aftershave

That's how I use my RV friendly witch hazel. It keeps the sensitivity down and allows me to shave daily. Regular witch hazel has distilled alcohol in it but not in great quantitities so it wouldn't be too much different than an aftershave

Originally Posted by Blade Wielder

You undersand me, though, right uthed?

Let's say, for instance, that in one hundred years they invent some sort of lazer technology that will shave your entire face in a quarter of a second. Efficient, yes - but all the ritual and potential enjoyment is moot.

To these future people, shaving with the disposable razors we find in drug stores today will be an exotic experience - and who knows, there might even be a DisposablePlace.com website in their era.

Essentially, for something to become fashionable it first has to go out of fashion.

Better yet, gene technology ..... let's say in a hundred years they come up with a genectic modification to eliminate the bother! .... Hey! You're the newbee .... it's your job to come up with these new scientific ideas, guy! (JK ;=)

david

When I shave in the mornings, I always get up about a half hour early.....still. I find that the nice cup of coffee, taking time in the shower and of course enjoying the straight razor shave allows me to start off the day in a much more relaxed disposition. It should never be a race and every time I get in a hurry I notice a couple of spots I could have gotten closer. I used to get up and out of the house in 30 minutes every day and was always in a hurry. Straight razor shaving has been a huge factor in just slowing down and enjoying life. On the weekends, I prolong it even more with the old hot towel treatment. I just really enjoy this sport!! Lynn

I have been able to get a decent shave every morning in about 15-20 min as long as the rest of my family doesn't burst into the bathroom while I am shaving. They have stopped doing that; I'm not sure why either they love me and can't stand the site of blood or they don't want to see me bare assed with a sharp piece of steel in my hand. Actually it might be both.

Originally Posted by adjustme69

When I shave in the mornings, I always get up about a half hour early.....still. I find that the nice cup of coffee, taking time in the shower and of course enjoying the straight razor shave allows me to start off the day in a much more relaxed disposition. It should never be a race and every time I get in a hurry I notice a couple of spots I could have gotten closer. I used to get up and out of the house in 30 minutes every day and was always in a hurry. Straight razor shaving has been a huge factor in just slowing down and enjoying life. On the weekends, I prolong it even more with the old hot towel treatment. I just really enjoy this sport!! Lynn

You've made it a tranquilizer! And nobody would dare come near you with that blade in your hand.

Originally Posted by RichZ

. . . . see me bare assed with a sharp piece of steel in my hand. . . .

I'll be having nightmares now