Getting rid of razor burn and shaving like your grandpa

[anart]

I am not sure how alum works as anti deodorant probably by closing the pores and stopping the sweat - so it doesnt really sound like a good thing FWIW

I'd be surprised if that were the case since one continues to perspire with alum, there is just no odor.

 

[abstract]

I'd be surprised if that were the case since one continues to perspire with alum, there is just no odor.

It's better than putting aluminum on your armpits, that's for sure.

 

[Z...]

I'd be surprised if that were the case since one continues to perspire with alum, there is just no odor.

Ah Anart - you opened a can of worms, but its all good as long as I learn something new, never mind hundred windows open in my browser :)

The aluminum ions are taken into the cells that line the eccrine-gland ducts at the opening of the epidermis, the top layer of the skin, says dermatologist Dr. Eric Hanson of the University of North Carolina's Department of Dermatology. When the aluminum ions are drawn into the cells, water passes in with them. As more water flows in, the cells begin to swell, squeezing the ducts closed so that sweat can't get out.

According to this "natural" deodorants are basically the same as any cosmetic deodorants - only stripped of other chemicals as all you need for anti-persprant to work is alum.

Wouldn't want to hijack Shane's thread but had to bring up this in relation to alum

There is a strong connection between aluminum and Alzheimer's disease. Research clearly demonstrates abnormally high accumulations of aluminum within the brains of Alzheimer's victims. Independent studies performed in Norway, the United Kingdom, France and Canada, show a direct correlation between the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and aluminum concentrations in the drinking water.1,2,3,4 In fact, one British study reported in the highly respected medical journal; The Lancet, showed the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease to be 50 percent greater where drinking water contained high levels of aluminum.5

The connection between aluminum in the brain and Alzheimer's Disease is so convincing that various studies are under way to explore whether aluminum in the brain can be removed, and if so, to determine if this would be beneficial for Alzheimer's patients. One fascinating study also reported in The Lancet, showed that by administering desferrioxamine, a chemical known to remove aluminum and other metals from the body, the progression of dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease was significantly slowed.

What are the sources of aluminum that contribute to toxicity? Aluminum is an ingredient in a wide-range of items that many of us use every day. Some of these products include processed foods, medications and even personal hygiene products.

Aluminum is added as an emulsifying agent in many processed cheeses, especially those which are single-sliced. It is found in cake mixes, self-rising flour, prepared doughs, nondairy creamers, pickles and in some brands of baking powder. Aluminum lauryl sulfate is a common ingredient in many shampoos, while several anti dandruff shampoos, including Selsun-Blue, contain magnesium aluminum silicate. Aluminum is an active ingredient in most antiperspirants (aluminum chlorhydrate). However, since people have started becoming more aware of the dangers of aluminum, some "aluminum free" antiperspirants are now being advertised.

 

[anart]

Ah Anart - you opened a can of worms, but its all good as long as I learn something new, never mind hundred windows open in my browser :)

The aluminum ions are taken into the cells that line the eccrine-gland ducts at the opening of the epidermis, the top layer of the skin, says dermatologist Dr. Eric Hanson of the University of North Carolina's Department of Dermatology. When the aluminum ions are drawn into the cells, water passes in with them. As more water flows in, the cells begin to swell, squeezing the ducts closed so that sweat can't get out.

According to this "natural" deodorants are basically the same as any cosmetic deodorants - only stripped of other chemicals as all you need for anti-persprant to work is alum.

Wouldn't want to hijack Shane's thread but had to bring up this in relation to alum

Reference this thread for more information. Alum crystal and the aluminum in most deodorants are two different things, to my understanding - but we've taken this thread off topic enough, I think.

 

[dant]

Double-edged, safety razors for picture #1 & #2, reply
#44 above, are not allowed on air travel. I checked.
The TSA says that #2 can be removed from the holder
and turned into weapons. Pictures #3 and #4 are allowed.

This is for all air travel, including checked luggage?

Yes. I checked. They will look for it, according
to TSA. The "box cutters" changed all of that.

 

[dant]

Hello Shane.

Thanks for bringing this topic up. And I bought one last weekend, cause of the same reason you mentioned: expensive blades and also the chemicals on Gillette blades for example.

Double-edged, safety razors for picture #1 & #2, reply
#44 above, are not allowed on air travel. I checked.
The TSA says that #2 can be removed from the holder
and turned into weapons. Pictures #3 and #4 are allowed.

This is for all air travel, including checked luggage?

Not on board, but in the checked luggage it is possible.

_http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/Traveling_with_a_Safety_Razor

Well, that is posted, but in Portland, OR, the TSA told me that
saftey razors are not allowed and there was a policeman standing
right next to me. Now, perhaps this TSA agent did not know
the rules, that is possible, but I did not want to take any chances
and took it out of my check-in luggage and threw it the garbage
can.

 

[Gawan]

Hello Shane.

Thanks for bringing this topic up. And I bought one last weekend, cause of the same reason you mentioned: expensive blades and also the chemicals on Gillette blades for example.

Double-edged, safety razors for picture #1 & #2, reply
#44 above, are not allowed on air travel. I checked.
The TSA says that #2 can be removed from the holder
and turned into weapons. Pictures #3 and #4 are allowed.

This is for all air travel, including checked luggage?

Not on board, but in the checked luggage it is possible.

_http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/Traveling_with_a_Safety_Razor

Well, that is posted, but in Portland, OR, the TSA told me that
saftey razors are not allowed and there was a policeman standing
right next to me. Now, perhaps this TSA agent did not know
the rules, that is possible, but I did not want to take any chances
and took it out of my check-in luggage and threw it the garbage
can.

I like to report back how it goes in Europe, because I'm flying "around" tomorrow.

 

[Ca.]

Hello Shane.

Thanks for bringing this topic up. And I bought one last weekend, cause of the same reason you mentioned: expensive blades and also the chemicals on Gillette blades for example.

Double-edged, safety razors for picture #1 & #2, reply
#44 above, are not allowed on air travel. I checked.
The TSA says that #2 can be removed from the holder
and turned into weapons. Pictures #3 and #4 are allowed.

This is for all air travel, including checked luggage?

Not on board, but in the checked luggage it is possible.
_http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/Traveling_with_a_Safety_Razor

Well, that is posted, but in Portland, OR, the TSA told me that
saftey razors are not allowed and there was a policeman standing
right next to me. Now, perhaps this TSA agent did not know
the rules, that is possible, but I did not want to take any chances
and took it out of my check-in luggage and threw it the garbage
can.



I like to report back how it goes in Europe, because I'm flying "around" tomorrow.

Ditto Shane for the thread, thoughts, and ideas as well as all that answered. To add a solution to the cut, and nick issue, in a pinch i would use tip toilet paper, to help promote clouting of the nick as to aluminum sticks.

Also i would ask to be less interest to the TSA is to buy needed shaving items at the place of your destination as to bring any sharp or bladed items abroad in carry on luggage.
As these items lead to tags by the TSA or check marks, on your travel habits for future travel and more interrogation and scrutiny for possible issues. FWIW.

 

[Bo]

I use the mach3 turbo from gillete, never had problems, it's always smooth and clean.

 

[go2]

I haven't shaved my whiskers for four years. I groom my my face hair with an andis pivotpoint hairclippers. It cost about eighty dollars four years ago and has preformed perfectly since. I doubt I will ever shave again. It certainly is an interesting grooming style for men to shave their face hair. Gillette likes the style and I bought into the social convention for more than thirty years. Do you think it has to do with a desire to look adolescent?

We need a bearded smiley that isn't the devil.

 

[Beau]

I haven't shaved my whiskers for four years. I groom my my face hair with an andis pivotpoint hairclippers. It cost about eighty dollars four years ago and has preformed perfectly since. I doubt I will ever shave again. It certainly is an interesting grooming style for men to shave their face hair. Gillette likes the style and I bought into the social convention for more than thirty years. Do you think it has to do with a desire to look adolescent?

Actually, in most professional settings it is required that one have a clean shaven beard and chin, so that is one reason that it is so prevalent IMO. I know personally for me I feel better having a clean shaven face, my neck and chin will start to itch if I don't shave it regularly. I don't think looking like an adolescent is any kind of motivation, at least it never occurred to me. I just like the feeling of it. I do go to a barber and probably 3-4 times a year pay for a shave by them with a straight razor. It's very relaxing, they use that hot shaving cream and you lay back and they put hot towels over your face and give you a nice massage around your head. Plus if the person is good with the straight razor they can get a better shave than regular razors IMO.

 

[abstract]

It certainly is an interesting grooming style for men to shave their face hair. Gillette likes the style and I bought into the social convention for more than thirty years. Do you think it has to do with a desire to look adolescent?

It's my experience that most females don't want you to look like a caveman...

 

[agni]

It certainly is an interesting grooming style for men to shave their face hair. Gillette likes the style and I bought into the social convention for more than thirty years. Do you think it has to do with a desire to look adolescent?

It's my experience that most females don't want you to look like a caveman...

Not shaving is what I call a natural defense mechanism.

 

[chachazoom]

when I see that blade, all I can think of is Whoopie Goldberg with ther razor to Danny Glover's neck on the verge of slitting it, in the movie The Colour Purple. What a scene!

 

[Johnno]

You also only shave with the grain of the whisker, going against the grain causes in grown hairs and irritation. It's also nice to use a shaving soap and brush, which seem better for the skin than those chemical shaving creams.

I found the going with the grain trick in my 30's. The beard hairs on the neck grow up rather than down.

I use BIC disposables, the ergonomics are very good. They're light and they last for 4-5 shaves. I nick myself too much with the safeties which I've tried. I also use shaving oil which is a mixture of lavender, tea-tree and other natural oils, gives a really smooth result.

If the world keeps going the way it is, I'd say we'd have a 14 blade Mach 14 in a decade. Even five blades seems excessive.