Thread: What's your favorite weeper cure?

Shaves are getting better and better. Today is the best yet. Almost no burn, near BBS. Still get the occasional weeper, especially on weekdays when I have to go to work. Just wondering what your favorite treatment is to stop weepers.

So far, my post shave routine is very simple:

Warm water rinse
Cold water rinse
Clinique Post Shave Healer

If you haven't tried the Clinique PSH, I HIGHLY recommend it. It has just the right amount of astringent to tighten the skin and provides moisture without being oily. You can find it at most department stores (I have my daughter pick mine up when she goes to Ulta to get nail polish).

I'm thinking I'll try some witch hazel as well, but am wondering about stiptic, alum, etc...

So, what's your favorite weeper cure?

--David

That's an easy one - don't cut yourself!

Honestly though, usually cold water is enough to close those pesky weepers. If for some reason it doesn't work then some alum will do the trick. Just be warned, it WILL sting, but feels really nice when the pain subsides.

I'd skip on the styptic. It will work for weepers, but it is meant for cuts. And it stings more IMO.

Cold water for me too. A little Alum on a very rare occasion.

I cut very easily but cold water and alum block usually do the trick. On the odd occasion where I nick something that they can't handle, hemostatic cotton wool is applied. One of the things that I love about straight razor shaving is the lack of cuts.

If I get a tiny cut I put lather over it and by the time I'm finished the bleeding is gone. Of course maybe if I didn't put the lather over it it might stop too.

I am with bigspendur if I still have passes to do I will just lather over it and by the time I am done shaving it will normally stop. If it pops up on the last pass typicaly cold water will do the trick.

I use cold water for a weeper. If I need to get serious then I hold an Ice Cube on that joker. After bleeding has stopped, I'll reach for Neosporin. Neosporin works for razor burn relief and recovery too. ymmv of course

I think that a "styptic pencil" _is_ alum -- a thin cylinder of alum.

That's what I use. It's not perfect, but it beats cold water, IMHO.

Charles

What do I do? Any thing but the styptic! I think I'd rather bleed to death. Using that little pen everytime you cut yourself will teach you not to cut yourself better than anything. Actually, it seems to me that sometimes the thing just plan hurts and other times its just a little sting.

I usually just splash with cold water, then use witch hazel and what ever aftershave I'm using that day. If I'm still bleeding I apply pressure. When the bleeding stops I always put some Neosporin (sp ?) on it.

I use the old dreaded styptic pencil Actually I don't find it that bad and it works. I use the Alum Bloc after every shave so maybe I've numbed some of my senses to the sting of the styptic...lol.