Alum Blocks

New to male grooming? Or just want more information on bathroom cabinet essentials? Here's our Lifestyle and Grooming Editor Lee Kynaston's guide to skincare basics.

Alum Blocks

The perfect cure for nicks, cuts and razor burn.

Used by man since Egyptian times as a fast and effective remedy for cuts, nicks and razor burn and popular with traditional barbers for hundreds of years, the alum block is the grooming world’s best kept secret. It’s also one worth discovering for yourself.

Made of potassium alum, which has natural antiseptic and astringent properties it’s also a natural styptic, stopping bleeding and helping heal small wounds. You simply wet the block and apply to the skin. Nothing is simpler or more effective.
  
N&J knowledge: alum’s astringent properties mean it’s also great at closing pores and tackling grease. Simply moisten and swipe across problem areas.

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