Ok, I know some people will say this is heresy, but for those who do, what aftershaves do you dilute down with witch hazel?
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What aftershaves do you dilute down witch hazel?
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I've done that. It's less about diluting the alcohol sting and more about adding conditioners to my aftershave. I like Thayers toner with aloe vera. It also has glycerin in it. I added this to some Fine aftershave, which is pretty much alcohol and water.
I also dilute up. I add Everclear to Lucky Tiger, which has all kinds of good things for your skin, but needs some alcohol for my taste.
This morning I used a new aftershave that I wanted to make in unscented, so I can still smell some of my better soaps like Nuavia Blu. 1/3 Everclear + 2/3 Thayer with aloe + a pinch of menthol. Worked well.
I also dilute up. I add Everclear to Lucky Tiger, which has all kinds of good things for your skin, but needs some alcohol for my taste.
This morning I used a new aftershave that I wanted to make in unscented, so I can still smell some of my better soaps like Nuavia Blu. 1/3 Everclear + 2/3 Thayer with aloe + a pinch of menthol. Worked well.
Ginger's Garden for toning down the glycerine tackiness.
I dilute Fine because the scents are too strong for me.
Osage Rub
I need to do this. I just got a bottle of American Blend, and whoa! I really wanted an AS that smelled like Barbasol...be careful what you wish for! It smells great but seems more like a cologne to me.
Did that affect the scent at all?
I choose not to do that, but it's a good idea for an AS you like, but just stings too much. My strongest is Co9T, which does have witch hazel in it.
I've been diluting my AFTA down with witch hazel, seems to loosen it up a little, goes on better.
Aqua Velva, but even at 3wh to 1 AV, it was still too strong. I like the AV scent, but I want aftershaves that are gone in an hour, which is why I prefer Captain's Choice, Ogallala and Kramperts. No matter how much you dilute AV, it lasts all day.
Heresy
Cool, thanks. I'll have to pick up as bottle.
Clubman Special Reserve & original. SR b/c the scent is strong but also b/c it could use some WH. I dilute the original only b/c it could use some WH. I only use about 1oz of WH to dilute 5oz of AS.
Thayers with Pinaud Bay Rum. Gives it a different scent all together. It's nice
Almost all of the PAA I have other than CAD for some reason. They're just way too strongly scented for me.
Nancy boy post shave cooling gel to get rid of the aloe tackiness.
Nancy boy post shave cooling gel to get rid of the aloe tackiness.
