Is this after shave "balm" we're referring to here? If so, I think this is good advice. Alcohol free balms are much less irritating than traditional...
... In my experience if my alcohol-based aftershave is irritating my face, its an indication that my razor is not sharp enough. My next step is to do some...
i just got some caswell massey almond preshave oil, soap, and shave balm. when i use the oil and balm i get stinging but not like an alcohol sting but an...
What other ingredients are in it? You may have a mild allergy to on of the other additives. I've found so far that the problem was two fold: technique, and...
When I shave, and I've said it before.. I use shavesecret.com It has a mild oily feel to it so it's not so greasy. I also at other times use grapeseed oil as ...
BHA is a preservative: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxyanisole it's unlikely you'd be allergic to it, because it's used in so many packaging...
... I tried Shave Secret a few years ago and finally threw out the bottle recently. Personally, I didn't like the smell or the feel of it. I didn't like the...
Never had any problem with these. I find the shave balm, especially, to feel very soothing. Preshave oil feels totally non-irritating as well. I have used...
I just bought a Belgian Coticule stone from Classic Shaving and I am not quite sure which side to use while honing. The stone has a yellow side and a gray...
there is only one side ....the stone is mounted on a piece of slate ....the slate is not for sharpening ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
others will most likely chime in also. But we need to know if you ordered a Belgian Blue and coticule combo or just a coticule? If it is just a coticlue you...
From their site, it doesn't look like they stock the combo stone, just Norton's combos (which they're out of stock on... dang) ... [Non-text portions of this...
very rare to see a combo belgium. the grey side is slate that the belgium has been glued to. the slate stabilizes and strengthens the stone. sharpen...
How does using a stone like this compare to using something like a Norton? I'm curious as I haven't picked up a hone of any kind yet, and was planning on...
better! natural garnet type crystals. yellow is about 8000 grit and blue is about 1200 grit. get the razor preped with the norton, then use the belguim. ...
Actually the blue is the coarser of the two. The Blue is alleged to be in the 4000 grit neighborhood but removes metal slower than the Norton 4000 so many...
I honed my razor today, starting with a Norton 4000/8000 combo and then moving to the coticule (on the yellow side per your much appreciated feedback), then I...
Hmmm. I'll have to check that out. I've only been using the Norton 4000/8000. I've been using DE razors for a month now because my straights are too dull....
Sharon Center, Ohio? Been lurking here for years and have not hear of this - is this Lynn's home plate or a new source? Steve K ... [Non-text portions of this...
Stephen Kuprel
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If you want to hone to .5 micron on a hone, the Shapton stones work really well, it helps a lot to have a microscope to view your progress, I have started to...
A coticule is rated at 8000 grit but it has been claimed that it performs as good as a 10,000 grit waterstone. It's a natural stone mined out of a quarry with...
this is good info Glen, I started out with straights referencing Christopher Moss's shaving .pdf and what you say mirrors what he said, that shaving and...
Glen, I think that your advice is very insightful. I have been reading posts on this forum for a pretty long while now and it always seems that each person...
All I ever do is regurgitate information I've gathered from others over the years. Every time I see an old barber shop and I have time to spare I go in asking...
Hi. First off thanks for reading. I have been going through some family antiques and have found two old striaght razors that I have not been able to...
Your first one, of course, is a Joseph Elliot. If it's in good condition it will make a nice shaver. The steel has NO silver. It's a classification someone...
I should provide a correction, the "silver steel" classification was first used in metal stock classification but became more widely known when a marketing...
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