Be kind to your skin after shaving |
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Use a mild antiseptic to help prevent infection during the 15 to 30 minutes that it takes for the skin to heal after shaving and try not to
touch your face at this time, however tempting it might be. An excellent and easy option is to splash a little Witch Hazel onto your hands and message the face which will tone as well as protect the skin. If you want to smell great then try Vetiver Aftershave balm from Fragonard, but only use it on the neck. Your facial tissue does not respond favourably to the cocktail of chemicals in most after shave products, no matter what the label says. In any event, the fairer sex will target your neck first.
2. Don’t use alcohol based aftershaves or colognes on the face. Read the label to see the chemicals that you are applying.
3. Immediately after shaving there is always a bit of mild irritation. After all you have been cutting away tough beard and some times a bit a skin. The perfect mild astringent and toner is pure distilled natural witch-hazel. It even smells clean.
4. If you like the fragrance of a particular after shave lotion or balm, apply it to the neck and chest and wash your hand after application. People like the scent on you not on themselves, especially on their hands and for women on their faces. In addition, women don’t smell faces and they don’t like cheek to cheek greetings with Boss or Ralph Lauren. Men’s fragrances are noticed by women first when applied to the chest and neck.
5. And don’t forget a good underarm deodorant, all the aftershave in the world won’t camouflage BO. |
