Well, I went to the mall (closer to work) and couldn't find anything... so I started to look at the skin care products reading the ingredients of those that look like water. I found one that had "Virginal Hamamelis Extract"... I bought it It said in the front side that it is an astringent formula, I didn't know what that was so I look for it and found this: "An astringent (also spelled adstringent) substance is a chemical that tends to shrink or constrict body tissues, usually locally after topical medicinal application." and also this "Astringente o estíptico es cualquiera de las sustancias que con su aplicación externa local (tópica), retraen los tejidos y pueden producir una acción cicatrizante, anti inflamatoria y anti hemorrágica." And on both pages there were pictures of alum crystal with the note "Alum, an astringent" so I guess I made a good buy. Yesterday I applied it to my skin after a splash of cold water, then I applied my aftershave balm. So far, the area that was irritated does not show any kind of damage nor pimples n_n /happy, maybe it is thanx to the astringent or maybe I changed something without noticing it... whichever is the case I'm happy and I'll use it next time again.
An astringent is exactly what you wanted I guess "Virginal" could also be translated as "Virginian" and the genus of hamamelis in question is Hamamelis virginiana
I use Witch Hazel as a final cleanser after the shave, cleaning out any tiny bits of stubble or lather off the skin to help avoid ingrown hairs, acne, shave rash, etc. It *is* very effective for those prone to those conditions: I have many messages and emails confirming that. Some brands of Witch Hazel do not smell very good (Dickenson's "blue" formula is the prime example). Other brands have little or no scent, or are scented with more pleasant additives (e.g. Thayers). --Mark
Thanks Mark. I'm prefer alum due to scent, but that's my preference only. For many of us one of the two is needed. I'm happy to finally have my acne under control, it was rather embarrassing having acne and a balding head. I did embraced the hair loss and shaved my head, but that's another conversation.
Well I knew I didn't like the Merkur's - and just recently tried the Dorco 301's - both are now in the 'do not use' column.
I am not trying to hyjack this thread, but is there anything that helps to get rid of an ingrown hair that is already there? Did not know where else to look or ask, Thanks!
I found this: http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/living/how-to-get-rid-of-ingrown-hairs/ And this: http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-an-Ingrown-Hair Not sure if there is some balm or thingy that removes the already ingrown hairs... but at least this 2 options are a good start
Thanks for taking the time to find those! I guess I could have done that myself. I will try it. I have always heard a warm compress but never actually thought it would work.