Shaving without the use of Razor, Soap, or Water

[mblakele]

This is from The New Family Receipt Book: Containing Seven Hundred Truly Valuable Receipts in Various Branches of Domestic Economy, published 1810. I think the pumice is the key ingredient, and the end result might not be much more comfortable than scrubbing with a block of pumice.

Any volunteers?

 

[captp]

1810? Wasn't that when men were men, and so were the women, and the sheep were nervous?

 

[RoFoBlade]

Anyone know whether Mexican or Colombian cochineal is best. I have everything else but had to settle for cod rendered isinglass.

 

[Cynomys]

Anyone know whether Mexican or Colombian cochineal is best. I have everything else but had to settle for cod rendered isinglass.

You did a lot better than me; I didn't even know what most of those ingredients were, beginning with lime water.

 

[mblakele]

Anyone know whether Mexican or Colombian cochineal is best. I have everything else but had to settle for cod rendered isinglass.

Mexican, I think. But it seems to be there for color, so red food dye would also work.

 

[ctparamedic]

The cochineal probably masked the blood stains from the abrasions.

 

[Toothpick]

And I thought DE shaving was old school.

So when will this trend take off?