I have found that when I don’t use AS, sweat makes my freshly shaven face and scalp sting like mad that day. When I use it, sweat doesn’t bother me.
Without a special finish, a shave is just a shave...
+1Totally unnecessary. I shaved from 15-33 without using it. My skin was no better or worse. But now? Totally addicted to it. It’s the best part of a shave to me. So i’d say if you don’t want to spend $ on it or don’t like it, just skip it.
Yes it is necessary, because when you shave you can cut yourself and the alcohol in the aftershave kills the bacteria. Some aftershaves have ingredients which are beneficial for your skin and will help the skin recover faster from any damage caused to it by shaving.Is it? Because it costs money everytime I need to buy a bottle.
Or would rinsing off the lather with water be enough? Maybe use alum or something.
When I used to cartridge shave I never used an aftershave and I survived all of those years.