Chris, never has so much been said with so little! BRAVO, my friend!!
I can't take credit for Homer's great words.....
Chris, never has so much been said with so little! BRAVO, my friend!!
not to mention toxic ammonium chloride gas.
"Thank you, Bob," he said, putting down his nerd club. "Once again, yours is the voice of reason."
Hey, I just noticed there's three Robert's posting in this thread. Is Witch Hazel a Bob-intrinsic subject?
Witch Hazel has a really good anesthetic property to it, though the effect is short lived for most. It will initially numb your face, but if you have razor burn you'll probably have to keep reapplying it in order to numb it.
When I get a case of razor burn, it's usually because I've used a blade past its usefulness. The only thing that kills the burn for me is a good alcohol splash, the stronger the better. I usually follow up with a good balm to bring back some moisture to my face. Aqua Velva provides a great cooling relief to degrading shaves, for me.
You could try the old barbershop aftershave formula, which is 2 parts Bay Rum (or any high alcohol splash would suffice, I suppose), 1 part water, and one part Witch Hazel. Ogallala Bay Rum is follows this formula pretty closely, if you want one that is ready to go right out of the bottle. You could follow this up with an alcohol free balm, if skin drying is a concern to you.
i'm no expert on razor burn though, so YMMV. Welcome to the forums.
I distill FRESH leaves and twigs, that way the plant is live and vital when it goes into the still. It produces a "WITCH HAZEL" that is natural, alchohol free!!! and works, I mean, REALLY works!
It would be great if you can share how do you distill it!
Ooops! Just now noticed this is an old thread. Sowwy!