Daily Hygiene for Men

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Richi — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:01:31 GMT

Here is another tip. instead of using standard arm deodorant, try using milk of magnesia suspension, it works great and has no smell, (talk about not applying any thing that you would not be willing to eat)

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energymaster — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:31:33 GMT

I've discovered the best after shave, hair gel, and skin lotion ever - pure aloe vera gel right from the leaf. Pick or buy some wide (4 inch) type leaves, slice off about one half inch at a time and it works better than any chem brew. I've been using it for years.

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Andy

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TWS500 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:39:03 GMT

I invested in a really good electric shaver and very much enjoy it... It's a Norelco Spectra 8894 XL... It just glides over my face with ease... It is very effective and efficient, leaves no ingrown hairs, doesn't irritate skin, and provides a very close shave... I would highly recommend it...

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Bumba — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:49:20 GMT

Proper wet shaving reinvigorates and relaxes very good. The best shaving soap I've ever used is the L'Occitane product, totally nonallergenic, very economical with pleasant juniper based Cade fragrance. For travels they (L'Occitane) make great shaving oil which doesn't require brush.

The line of products is completed with after shave oils and tubed cream.

Few lines of products from Crabtree & Evelyn are also of very good quality. C&T provides also the line of good shaving brushes.

Edwin Jagger best badger shaving brushes is my choice for reasonably priced good quality product. If somebody prefers using brush during traveling Jagger offers few good travel brushes of smaller size packed in the metal tube.

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somdbob — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:14:17 GMT

I've tried both wet shaves and electric over the past fifty years. The wet shave will get you a somewhat closer shave, if that is important to you. It will also get you an occasional ding--which calls for stypic pencil repair at the least.

The electric ultimately wins hands-down now for me. A two-hour charge lasts me a couple of weeks. No need for a basin, water, or even a mirror. Preshave lotions are available but unnecessary.. Complete portability is a major advantage--one can even shave in a moving automobile. Snap the head off and clean the innards with an old toothbrush every few weeks. As an earlier chap said, replace the cutter heads or even the whole mechanism every six to eight years. That's it.

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David D — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:36:01 GMT

I've used an aloe vera moisturizing gel( 98%) by JASON for several months to shave with. Works great and is great for my skin too.

Soap tends to clog skin pores and create more problems than it solves. This applies to bathing and washing your scalp & head of hair

as well. I do not use soap to shower just a washcloth and chlorine filtered water - skin gets clean and I feel better in it ! Occasionally,

I will use a conditioner( Burt's Bees ) on my hair to reduce oiliness. Seems like everytime Man takes an unnatural solution he pays

dearly for it.

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Yod — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:14:09 GMT

Golly gee! I wish I saw this before I got a new electric razor. My Norelco that I've had for 8 years died (God bless it) and I got some hight tech quintuple blade razors at the drug store. Jeepers, I cut my face like there was no tamarrah. I got a new Norelco after the Christmas sale. Well, it works.

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drace1 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:12:25 GMT

I shave with baby shampoo... It has few chemicals and has a balanced PH. Just use a big glob and spread it around on your wet face.

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MsDrPepper Drinks Distilled Water — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:22:11 GMT

My husband was already gainfully employed for 25+ years before he grew his beard and he's not had any sort of backlash at his office. If anything, he's treated with more respect, as if he's truely an "Elder Guru" in the computer industry (before, he had such a cute babyface with dimple, that people thought he was 10-15 years younger!).

We both inherited the razors and lathering soaps and brushes that my grandfather and his father (both men born in 1905) had used. I suppose I could clean them up very well and buy new blades but I suspect there'd still be too much of their DNA to seriously consider using them if my husband did ever think about shaving again (he's been about 8 years with the beard now and he still loves it. So do I.).

Was curious if the methods would work for women wetshaving legs in the bathtubs? I usually get bumps and nicks no matter what kind of system I use and so now my main system is just wait until it's Gorilla Length hair and give up and whack it down with whatever blade I have that won't attack me first.... ;-)

Doubtless need to get my own brush and razor though....

The rosemary in olive oil sounds WONDERFUL!!

Thanks!

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AZDC — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:18:26 GMT

I feel bad for all the tail-less beavers that are going to be out there!

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Montara — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:03:42 GMT

Not really handy for travel!!

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Birdlady — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:33:12 GMT

I have keratosis pilaris and nothing I do stops the bumps and ingrown hairs. Thankfully it's just on my arms and legs.

Shaving twice a day for some reason actually helped for some reason. I guess it was scraping all that dead skin off before it got clogged in my hair follicles. /shrug

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Green Glow — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:39:19 GMT

I shave a couple of times a week using an electric shaver. No consumables - just recharge every month or so & buy a new shaver evey 6-7 years.

Gerry

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Bike Commuter — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:09:26 GMT

I have done this. Its fun to go back to the old way. I love the little shaving brush.

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Geoffrey Levens — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:03:40 GMT

Try using "hair conditioner" (the stuff you use after shampoo) instead of soap. Super slippery, rinses in a flash and soothes the skin. Every person I know who has tried it never goes back. (Aubrey GPB is my favorite)