I used to think menthol in aftershaves/soaps wasn't for me. A touch of the stuff, as in Floid Vigoroso, was OK ... but I saw others getting these frigid soaps and aftershaves, even adding drops or crystals of the stuff. Brrrrrr!
Barbasol Pacific Rush, for example. Dang, that stuff was just too cold. Winter's bad enough without your face hanging onto a freezing feeling.
But what IS menthol anyway? I had to look it up.
(not that wiki is really reliable, but good enough here)
It is natural. Extracted (frozen out of) from peppermint, wild mint and others.
It has tons of properties which are super beneficial to shavers. Counter-irritant, analgesic, anesthetic even.
It reduces itching, it's even a decongestant.
It works akin to peppers and capsicum; it's kind of in the same league, receptor-wise. Gawd knows good hot stuff is a life-changer.
I recently got a menthol soap, and used lightly or in combination with others, makes for some very interesting combinations! Chilly Tabac yesterday, for one example. I've also mixed Osage Rub with the Veg for "Frozen Veg" at one time.
Deciding factor came yesterday. Working on a roof, fixing something ... I was melting on that ladder. Sweat getting in your eyes; that kind of bad heat. Finally got a shower and grabbed that stupid soap! which worked as a fine shampoo by the way. That cool was a blessing indeed.
So I've seen the light. Who's a menthol-head, and why? How do you use the stuff?
AA
Barbasol Pacific Rush, for example. Dang, that stuff was just too cold. Winter's bad enough without your face hanging onto a freezing feeling.
But what IS menthol anyway? I had to look it up.
Menthol - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
It is natural. Extracted (frozen out of) from peppermint, wild mint and others.
It has tons of properties which are super beneficial to shavers. Counter-irritant, analgesic, anesthetic even.
It reduces itching, it's even a decongestant.
It works akin to peppers and capsicum; it's kind of in the same league, receptor-wise. Gawd knows good hot stuff is a life-changer.
I recently got a menthol soap, and used lightly or in combination with others, makes for some very interesting combinations! Chilly Tabac yesterday, for one example. I've also mixed Osage Rub with the Veg for "Frozen Veg" at one time.
Deciding factor came yesterday. Working on a roof, fixing something ... I was melting on that ladder. Sweat getting in your eyes; that kind of bad heat. Finally got a shower and grabbed that stupid soap! which worked as a fine shampoo by the way. That cool was a blessing indeed.
So I've seen the light. Who's a menthol-head, and why? How do you use the stuff?
AA