Everyone has come across it, the Alum Bar or Alum in Dutch. Alum is a salt, an amalgamation of potassium and aluminum sulfate and has been used for ages for various applications. We also find it in male grooming, it is known as the remedy after shaving.
Benefits Alum Bar
The Alum Bar you use as an After Shave, it does more than a regular after shave and is also cheaper. The Alum Bar has the following properties:
- Stops bleeding and disinfects shaving wounds
- Soothes and restores the skin after shaving
- Alum neutralizes the shaving soap and prevents dehydration of the skin
- Closes the pores
- Gives a fresh feeling to your skin
- It does not smell
- Very mild, also suitable for sensitive skin
You may know Alum from the barber, who uses it when there is a shaving wound. By wetting the Alum stick and applying it directly to the shaving wound, the bleeding is stopped and the wound sealed. It is an age-old remedy that has won its permanent place with the barber.
How to use
The Alum Bar comes in different forms. You can get Alum as a touch-up stick, for small shaving wounds and to use topically. You then moisten the Alum Bar and rest the moist stick on the wound for a while. The blood will clot and the wound will heal immediately.
Alum is also available is blocks or bars. These are often used as an after shave for the entire skin. Here you can wet the Alum block and pass it over your skin.
In addition to being ideal for shaving, the Alum Bar is used for multiple applications. Alum neutralizes odors and is therefore widely used in deodorants. With the antiseptic properties of Alum, it also works very well for pimples and acne. Even runners use Alum, to lubricate their feet with in order to prevent blisters and irritation while running.
In short, a small wonder drug.