Proraso Post-Shave Stone, Natural Alum Block, 1 Count (Pack of 1)

I'd read about Potassium Alum before purchasing, basically to find out what that Gag in the Warner Bros cartoons was about [wherein someone ingests Alum and it shrinks their heads and makes their Voices high-pitched]. As an Aftershave Stone, it's unmatched, almost magically removing razor irritation throughout one's face, just slide the wet stone all over your freshly-shaven skin: the relief is instant and its styptic properties are immediate. I like it so much that I purchased 5 more Alum stones from separate manufacturers as Christmas gifts. I never knew about Alum before but it's perfect if one shaves, so I'm highly recommending it.

This alum stone works great. When I tried a new (to me) blade, I cut myself and had irritation on my neck. This stone plugged my bleeder and soothed my irritated neck. I have tried other alum blocks, but this one seems to work best for me. It comes in a cardboard box, so I bought a travel size soap carrier to keep it in, to let it dry for re-use. I look forward to seeing how long this one stone last.

Good face rock. Rock make face no bleed after ouch. Use thing under rock for no stain. Rock last very long time.

Very nice and soothing, although it will hurt a tiny bit initially. Smaller than expected but still gets the job done. I would recommend.

Very good quality,

I'm not really the most careful shaver, and I don't use the best handle or blades, so I usually nick myself a few times when I shave. This has quickly stopped the bleeding from all but one particularly deep nick I gave myself a couple weeks ago, and even that one only took a couple minutes to seal up using this block. I used to use either styptic powder or a styptic pencil, but after using this even once I'm never going back. It's really nice to have a couple square inches of contact area because it makes it so easy to just use it on my entire face whether I cut myself or not. My skin feels healthier in general since I started using this, and I think it's because it seals up all the otherwise-bloodless microscopic cuts I give myself while shaving -- the signature "styptic sting" makes it pretty easy to feel when it's "found" a cut I didn't see. The end result is a smooth face with minimal irritation. The one improvement that they can make to this is the smoothness of the block out of the factory. It's a little bit rough to start with, but still smooth enough to immediately use on my face. Even if one is sensitive to a rougher block, it's easy enough to remedy yourself -- just bring it in to the shower a few times and rub the end on your forearms. It'll be nice and smooth within a week.

I bought this 4 years ago and I still use it regularly for both nick relief and for general aftershave care. Works well in both regards, stopping small bleeds quickly, disinfecting more serious nicks prior to the old toilet paper trick, and keeping my face clean, bump free, and less irritated after a close shave. The original box is starting to show signs of degradation (alum buildup, loss of structural integrity, etc.) but it's made of cardstock and has travelled a lot, so that's to be expected. The stone has shrunk and smoothed out, but again, expected after 4 years of use. An essential part of any home wet shaving kit with a permanent place in my medicine cabinet and toiletry travel bag.

This is compressed Alum and like so many of these alum bars they each seem to have an air pocket inside. One eventually wears the block down to the air pocket. Of course, if the alum stick is dropped, it shatters into a million pieces. I have tried a competitor that is also a solid block of alum and prefer it to the Proraso or any of the other compressed blocks. I would not buy again.

Was a little apprehensive about if this would do anything but after a few small nicks and scrapes it has actually slowed the blood flow and provided relief from itching. It doesn't do anything if its a deep cut but i have other products for that.

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El producto es bueno y cumple con su propósito. Es un precio accesible y buena marca. Lo calificó con dos estrellas porque venía ROTO el producto. Quizá no lo manejaron de la manera correcta.

Highly recommended

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