after shave balm---I tried one and my face died
I've been shaving with a str8 for about 3 months. Great shaves.
Because I live in a cold climate and heat with propane and wood, my house is dry. Very dry.
My skin got dry, very dry. To compensate, I bought some Gillette after shave balm. Ok, but smells funny in a way I didn't like.
I then needed some cologne and bought some from ebay that included a tube of after shave balm which was supposed to moisterize. All New and unopened.
I used the balm after shaving and everything seemed OK, although the stuff seemed to lather (very very lightly) on my face. I thought... just a quirk of the product.
Later in the day, My face felt tight and dry. I looked in the mirror and it looked like my face was red... I thought razor burn... rehone the razor.
The next day I shaved and followed up with the balm. This time, my face got red immediately. Aftter about 20 minutes... a slight burning sensation started. I attributed it to razor burn from a dull razor.
By the evening, my face burned whenever I sweat at every place where I put the balm. By this time I'm wondering if it is a reaction to the balm.
I didn't shave at all the next day. Face felt tight, dry, yuk!:confused:
The day after that, when I was about to shower in the AM, I looked in the mirror and saw that my face was peeling as if I had had a good sunburn!!! Yikes!!!:cry:
Large chunks of dead skin were flaking off!!
I showered with a defoliant and scrubbed my face, shaved, and omitted the after shave balm. Too scared to use it. My face was still pealing around my mustache and goatee.
Have any of you had something like this happen? What after shave balms are more gentle and more truely moisterizing? Not only was this experience uncomfortable, it was unsightly.
What's the best balm that doesn't leave a strange scent? Do I need to go to a general moisterizer for my face? :shrug: