Shave Nation Natural Alum Stick 60g

Burns!

I shave close - with the grain, then against the grain, probably too close, using straights and shavettes. Witch hazel is what I've been using as an astringent, following the advice of an old barber back when they didn't have to use disposable blades. This product works well, but it set my face on fire. Gotta try it with more cold water!

Just buy the block. It's cheaper and much more effective. The sticks become detached from the base in a week and the water that was in or around the base during that time desolves the crystals so you get a crumbling mess and have to toss it after maybe 10 uses. Also the round configuration is very hard to hold once detached from the base, so it hits the sink and falls apart. All sticks have the same issue. As they are more expensive than the blocks and have less alum, there seems to be no point...except form perhaps travel that's not more than a week. But at almost $15 w shipping its very hard to justify.

Same great product, New and Improved container

I’ve been using this same alum block and the prorasso Italian product for about seven years or so. Started straight razor shaving during the pandemic. It works great and is the exact same ingredients and much easier to hold especially with wet hands. I have dropped the alum blocks from my bathroom sink many times and have been using the fragments to do a quick cleanup before the final rinse and aftershave lotion or balms"