Author Topic: Cheap effective way to help with red shaving bumps....  (Read 1445 times)

Offline sailor61

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Cheap effective way to help with red shaving bumps....
« on: May 18, 2011, 10:32:03 AM »
I've had a few razor bumps that have become almost chronic.  Get a good shave and then whammo, they show up.  After looking at and trying several of the bump remedies on the market I decided to try something.  All of the products have the same basic active ingredient = salisylic acid (which is what plain old aspirin breaks down to in the body).

So I took a couple of cheap generic aspirin - without the fancy coating (bottle of 100 about a buck) - and put them into a very small spice bowl.  Added just a few drops of water and let them sit a few minutes to dissolve.  Turned into a paste which I then applies with a clean finger to the problem spots.

The paste dries to a white flakey patch after a few minutes - I leave it on for about 15 minutes and then wipe off with a damp facecloth.  The bumps are significantly better after doing this for a few days.

I'm wondering how this approach will work if I crush the aspirin and  then mix it into something like aloe vera gel in order to keep it in place longer, such as overnight.  
« Last Edit: May 18, 2011, 03:21:22 PM by sailor61 »


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