Ok so i had a bottle of Gillette Cool Wave AS I bought some time in the 90's. But it seemed to burn a bit too much when I tried it. The bottle was half full so I figured I would tame it by adding witch hazel. So I top off the bottle with witch hazel now the scent and burn are reduced and I am happy.
Or so I thought. I recently tried Aqua Velva Ice Blue for the first time since starting with the DE. And I thought hey I have some menthol crystals on hand which I crushed into a fine powder for other purposes. Well I went way overboard with the crystals and I should have known better since I am well aware of their potency. I typically use it in 1 small 1/3 cc scoop per ml.
Long story short I have the most face freezing menthol AS probably on the planet. I applied it 15 mins ago and the anesthetic freeze is just now starting to reduce some. I probably added about 6+ cc's of crystal to the bottle I wasn't really all that smart about it.
So yeah menthol crystals are a very strong additive and best used sparingly and wisely. So I'm going to find a larger bottle and go ahead and dilute it to normal human levels with witch hazel later.
On a positive note my face is so numb if I was too aggressive I sure wouldn't know it.
Or so I thought. I recently tried Aqua Velva Ice Blue for the first time since starting with the DE. And I thought hey I have some menthol crystals on hand which I crushed into a fine powder for other purposes. Well I went way overboard with the crystals and I should have known better since I am well aware of their potency. I typically use it in 1 small 1/3 cc scoop per ml.
Long story short I have the most face freezing menthol AS probably on the planet. I applied it 15 mins ago and the anesthetic freeze is just now starting to reduce some. I probably added about 6+ cc's of crystal to the bottle I wasn't really all that smart about it.
So yeah menthol crystals are a very strong additive and best used sparingly and wisely. So I'm going to find a larger bottle and go ahead and dilute it to normal human levels with witch hazel later.
On a positive note my face is so numb if I was too aggressive I sure wouldn't know it.
