Quote from: Gary~ on January 02, 2013, 04:41:57 AMI bought and tried some witch hazel for the first time ever the other day after reading about it on this forum. Interesting smell. doesn't cost much even though comes from US and is going to last for ages. Haven't put it on my scalp much but it's great on the face -- it seems to really smooth the skin without of course making it greasy. It's the viscosity of water. This place is making me a little girly I think.Did you order your from the Internet Gary?I use the TN Dickson from Woolies/Safeway....
I bought and tried some witch hazel for the first time ever the other day after reading about it on this forum. Interesting smell. doesn't cost much even though comes from US and is going to last for ages. Haven't put it on my scalp much but it's great on the face -- it seems to really smooth the skin without of course making it greasy. It's the viscosity of water. This place is making me a little girly I think.
Quote from: Lynchy on January 02, 2013, 08:33:13 PMYeah,It’s an astringent, so it tightens the skin, which stops any little nicks or weepers you may have. And I’m pretty sure that it’s an antiseptic also which helps with bumps and ingrown.I have been using it on my head since I first started shaving and started using it on the face too when I picked up the whole DE thing. It’s well worth a look if you chasing something to replace aftershaves. Alum blocks are also pretty good IMOI'm a little bit intrigued by alum blocks because I have never heard of them until coming to this forum. I bought a styptic pencil which contracts blood vessels and is comprised of 98.6% aluminium sulfate which according to wikipedia is a type of alum. Then I note that the crystal deodorant that I use is 'mineral salts of ammonium alum'. So I'm already using alum but what does it do when you put it on your scalp or face and what type of alum [chemical] is it? I also wonder if you could use this crystal deodorant stuff on cuts to stop bleeding if you don't have anything else?Any concerns about using such a comparatively large amount of chemical daily? Or, is it pretty safe? Is the alum like a block of mineral or sort of fatty like soap?
Yeah,It’s an astringent, so it tightens the skin, which stops any little nicks or weepers you may have. And I’m pretty sure that it’s an antiseptic also which helps with bumps and ingrown.I have been using it on my head since I first started shaving and started using it on the face too when I picked up the whole DE thing. It’s well worth a look if you chasing something to replace aftershaves. Alum blocks are also pretty good IMO
Quote from: Lynchy on January 02, 2013, 02:52:02 PMQuote from: Gary~ on January 02, 2013, 04:41:57 AMI bought and tried some witch hazel for the first time ever the other day after reading about it on this forum. Interesting smell. doesn't cost much even though comes from US and is going to last for ages. Haven't put it on my scalp much but it's great on the face -- it seems to really smooth the skin without of course making it greasy. It's the viscosity of water. This place is making me a little girly I think.Did you order your from the Internet Gary?I use the TN Dickson from Woolies/Safeway....I was wondering if woolies stocked it... I must admit I never had a really good look last time I was in there
Quote from: Beardman on January 03, 2013, 12:29:26 AMQuote from: Lynchy on January 02, 2013, 02:52:02 PMQuote from: Gary~ on January 02, 2013, 04:41:57 AMI bought and tried some witch hazel for the first time ever the other day after reading about it on this forum. Interesting smell. doesn't cost much even though comes from US and is going to last for ages. Haven't put it on my scalp much but it's great on the face -- it seems to really smooth the skin without of course making it greasy. It's the viscosity of water. This place is making me a little girly I think.Did you order your from the Internet Gary?I use the TN Dickson from Woolies/Safeway....I was wondering if woolies stocked it... I must admit I never had a really good look last time I was in thereYep, this is what it looks like http://www.dickinsonbrands.com/firstaid.htm
Quote from: Lynchy on January 03, 2013, 02:33:07 AMQuote from: Beardman on January 03, 2013, 12:29:26 AMQuote from: Lynchy on January 02, 2013, 02:52:02 PMQuote from: Gary~ on January 02, 2013, 04:41:57 AMI bought and tried some witch hazel for the first time ever the other day after reading about it on this forum. Interesting smell. doesn't cost much even though comes from US and is going to last for ages. Haven't put it on my scalp much but it's great on the face -- it seems to really smooth the skin without of course making it greasy. It's the viscosity of water. This place is making me a little girly I think.Did you order your from the Internet Gary?I use the TN Dickson from Woolies/Safeway....I was wondering if woolies stocked it... I must admit I never had a really good look last time I was in thereYep, this is what it looks like http://www.dickinsonbrands.com/firstaid.htmThats exactly the witch hazel I use. Very good stuff. I picked mine up in Wal-Mart.
I bought a rather large bottle of the TN Dickson stuff at a Walgreens here in Austin, TX for $9.99. Seems to be working well and doesn't set my head on fire as much as aftershave so I can't complain.
Quote from: Kevin G on January 04, 2013, 03:55:29 AMQuote from: Lynchy on January 03, 2013, 02:33:07 AMQuote from: Beardman on January 03, 2013, 12:29:26 AMQuote from: Lynchy on January 02, 2013, 02:52:02 PMQuote from: Gary~ on January 02, 2013, 04:41:57 AMI bought and tried some witch hazel for the first time ever the other day after reading about it on this forum. Interesting smell. doesn't cost much even though comes from US and is going to last for ages. Haven't put it on my scalp much but it's great on the face -- it seems to really smooth the skin without of course making it greasy. It's the viscosity of water. This place is making me a little girly I think.Did you order your from the Internet Gary?I use the TN Dickson from Woolies/Safeway....I was wondering if woolies stocked it... I must admit I never had a really good look last time I was in thereYep, this is what it looks like http://www.dickinsonbrands.com/firstaid.htmThats exactly the witch hazel I use. Very good stuff. I picked mine up in Wal-Mart.Just out of interest -- how much did it cost in Wal-Mart. Here in Aus me it cost A$6.79.
I bet the missus can It's not alcohol based so that would be why it doesn't set your head ablaze.
I bought a rather large bottle of the TN Dickson stuff at a Walgreens here in Austin, TX for $9.99.
QuoteI bet the missus can It's not alcohol based so that would be why it doesn't set your head ablaze.The Dickinson's product that I have contains 14% alcohol as a preservative. I'm very happy with it and a bottle will last at least a year if I use it on my face and skull.You can get others from the US [which is where witch hazel grows apparently] without the alcohol but perhaps the actives would degrade over time?Quote from: VoodooSyxx on January 04, 2013, 04:36:14 PMI bought a rather large bottle of the TN Dickson stuff at a Walgreens here in Austin, TX for $9.99.That must be a pretty big bottle. The one I got was 240 mL or about 8 US fl oz. Was it 16 oz?Fancy the US having their own fluid ounces -- what will they think of next.
.. But nothing like good old Aqua Velva.
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