Aftershave - Buying Guide

Aftershaves, all of its variants, gels, creams, balms, lotions and splash all are quite popular in the market. Aftershaves are used as a medical treatment like antiseptic for the roughed up skin after a shaving session, as lubricating refreshment for the skin to save the skin from irritation and as an attractive cosmetic product to show the luxury as well as attract others’ notice.

Thus while going out to shop for an aftershave, the first thing to check with is, to try and understand whether the product usage suits the skin type of the user. For sensitive skin, it is for example, advisable to use products which are not alcohol based. Alcohol based products are generally stinging on skin if one received a nick or cut during shaving. However, some users like the feeling as it tops up with a cooler experiencing. But an alcohol free toner or a moisturizing balm do not even give this sharp tingling feel. Alcohol based aftershaves can cause irritation and increase chances of razor bumps and ingrown hairs. Before buying aftershave, it should be kept in mind that, how the product going to behave with the skin type. Another, important piece of advice can be, almost all types of aftershaves contain similar contents as for the antiseptic and the medical properties, moisturizer and other cosmetics properties etc. So when shopping for an aftershave product, it's not always wise to go for those with an exorbitant price tag. The third point to remember is to stick to a fragrance which seems safe. Deep fragrance often leads to drying up of the skin but the user really does not care if it happens to be something of special liking. On the other hand, if deep fragrance is not something what the user is attached to, it is not advisable to use it.

Thus the pieces of instructions to be kept in mind when there is an intention to buy an aftershave product are -

You have to know your skin type: Different skins react differently to aftershaves oily skins suits alcohol based strong fragrances and they naturally maintain the scent for long. Dry skins however suits alcohol free aftershaves. They generally cannot hold the scent for long and user requires a top up sometimes to maintain the smell.

You better try out before buying: This is not commonly practiced by men although everybody know it. This way it often helps finding whether the fragrance is right on wearing as well as the skin reacts correctly to the product.

You should not use an old aftershave: Within a maximum period of three years may be, the natural oil used as base in the aftershave gets off. Therefore the older product can no longer moisturize the skin and user should do away with that as it may even smell unpleasant something on wearing it.

You should buy fragrance with a woman: This is an important social belief that women know the smells better and they can choose the best fragrance when it comes to luxury products like an aftershave.