How To Use Shaving Powder For Removing Beard Hair

Shaving powder

When we started as kids, we never knew anything about shaving powder. It was all about the saloon to get our new haircut done our way. Even when the beard started gradually, it was still at the saloon we got it all trim. We only realized the need to cut cost when it require a weekly trim due to the rate of growth when compared to hair on our head. That was when we started using shaving stick.
Unfortunately, shaving stick did not go down well with some of us. It either gave us one razor burn, acne or bumps. This is a very common problem encountered by black men. Black men have serious hard time shaving due to beard hair being too curly and resulting in bad ingrown curly hairs called pseudofolliculitis barbae or razor bumps. To solve this, shaving powders were developed.
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Few shaving powders are available today in the market and can be found in many community pharmacy or online. They are chemicals that remove hair from the face. They are not to be use on other parts of the body. Unfortunately, it is effective for about 60% of men. So how can one know if the product is suitable for him or not? A little check will do.
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Shaving Powder Skin Sensitivity Test

1. Mix a little amount of the shaving powder with an equal amount of cold water
2. Make it into a paste or cream using non metallic utensil
3. Apply the paste to a small portion of your face or beard
4. Allow it to stand for 5-7 minutes (dab with water if the paste gets dry before the time
5. Clean out the cream with a wooden spatula or non metal spatula
6. Rinse and wait for 36 hours
7. Observe
If after this experiment and your face did not react, then you are one of the 60% of men that can use this product.

Shaving With Shaving Powder

a. Add two teaspoonful of the powder to a small non metal bowl
b. Add equally amount of cool water to the bowl
c. Mix with a non metallic spatula to form a paste or cream
d. Apply the cream to the beard. Use a short brush to get it to difficult areas
e. Wait for 5-7 minutes (dab with water in case the paste gets dry before the time
f. Remove the paste with a non metal spatula or any other item with a flat edge
g. Rinse face with water
With this you have successfully shave your beard under 10 minutes without bumps.

Precautions

i. Wait for at least 36 hours before using it again
ii. Do not use the product after using shaving stick or razor within the past 36 hours