I read some posts about Tend Skin and since I've been having problems with bumps I decided to try it. Like the rest of you I had trouble finding it. Sound some other products for shaving bumps and noticed the main ingrediants in most of them including Tend Skin was acetylsalicylic acid (asprin) and alcohol. I'm a DIY kinda of guy (I make my own moustache wax) and since Tend Skin is difficult to find in stores and expensive, I did a seach online and found a recipe for "Tend Skin". Since I just made me some, I'm not sure how it's going to work but here it is for those interested in making their own.
What you need:
Uncoated aspirin
70% alcohol
Witch Hazel
A measuring cup/bottle
2 bottles used to shake mixtures
1 8oz or more bottle/container to keep finished product
What you do:
1. Pour 5.5oz of 70% alcohol into one bottle.
2. Drop 18 uncoated aspirins into the alcohol. Cap bottle and shake.
3. Pour 2.5oz of witch hazel into the second bottle.
4. Drop 8 uncoated aspirins into the witch hazel. Cap bottle and shake.
5. Wait awhile (30 minutes to a whole day) for the aspirins to dissolve in the liquids. Shake periodically to help dissolve aspirin and mix. NOTE: not all of the aspirin will dissolve. That’s ok- some of it never will.
6. Now combine both the alcohol and witch hazel mixtures together into one bottle. Make sure you shake it up before you pour them out so you also get the aspirin residue into the new bottle.
This last bottle is your Tendskin! Use 1-2 a day. Reduce usage if you experience dryness or flaking or irritation. DO NOT USE IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO ASPIRIN. Make sure you shake it well before each use.
