I just realized I shake them. Out of habit but some of mine do separate. A couple from Southern Witchcraft come to mind.
Should I shake my aftershaves
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I guess it's just that I enjoy wet shaving and sometimes have some questions for which I can't find enough answers
Might the extra aeration, which would be vented when opening for application, shorten the shelf life of the scent? Just a thought. I don't use the stuff myself.
Seriously?
Any air introduced in any container will very quickly reach an equilibrium between going into and coming out of solution. The shaking won’t affect that. I wouldn’t worry unless the bottle says nitroglycerin!
I guess it depends on if the bottle contains liquid nitroglycerin, prescription nitroglycerin for heart conditions or if it’s been combined with other stuff to form trinitrotoluene (tnt). Interesting TNT fact: It was developed in 1863 and originally used as a yellow dye. It’s explosive properties weren’t discovered until 1891
I just looked up that commercial and now my stomach hurts from laughing.I have so much aftershave that I apply mine Charles Bronson Mandom style, except I apply more aftershave and do so more frequently. I shake pretty much everything during the process and have a fine time doing so
shake everything, including colognes. I do it to distribute the ingredients evenly throughout the bottle. With some aftershaves it doesn't seem to matter because they're relatively uniform (ex. AquaVelva). Others, however, seem to benefit from the distribution of ingredients because they contain things that tend to separate when they sit (ex. Noble Otter). If you did not shake them I would think that you would get a different concentration of ingredients on every use.
Maybe a light swirl, but I don't really shake mine. 
lasta
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How else do you get them out of the bottle?
While I am sure it is unnecessary, but I always shake before opening a bottle of balm or AS. I can't imagine how it could hurt an EdT or cologne? Unless one of the active ingredients is nitroglycerine?
I always shake, but not vigorously.
I really got into the habit when I started using Nivea 2 in 1, as the blue easily separates from the clear.
(Plus the bottle states to do so)
I really got into the habit when I started using Nivea 2 in 1, as the blue easily separates from the clear.
(Plus the bottle states to do so)
I do, I add glycerin to a couple of Pinauds and the Ogallala it is recommended.
