Alajane Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Does anyone have a recipe to make after shave or know if I can use a pre-made body spray base for this? I made DH some shaving soap and he loves the fragrance and said he wished he had some after shave in that scent.TIA,Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guppygirl Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I was searching for the exact same thing last week since I made my husband a bay rum scented shaving soap & then he requested some kind of after shave. I found this on one of the other boards and made it the next day after picking up some aloe vera gel at the health food store. This is for a 1oz bottle (adjust amounts accordingly for larger bottles)2/3 aloe vera gel (the thick store bought kind not the stuff straight from the leaf)add a couple drops of glycerin(optional)a few drops of fo. Fill the bottle with witch hazel and shake. I don't add a preservative. The aloe gel has some and the witch hazel has alcohol.HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Sounds like a nice recipe - did your husband like it? I wonder if its gentle enough for my husband's sensitive skin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alajane Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 This calls for a visit to the health food store!! I can't wait to try it.Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alajane Posted February 14, 2006 Author Share Posted February 14, 2006 I tried this last night and am very curious--was yours really thick? The recipe said the glycerine was optional and I didn't have any and all the health food store had was a large bottle, so I didn't use it--that may have thinned it.Anyway, mine was so very thick and the gel left a residue when I tried it on my hand, so I just kept taking out parts of the aloe and replacing it with witch hazel. I have no idea what my final recipe was, but I ended up with 8 ounces instead of 4 ounces, because I would move the extra aloe to another bottle.I can't wait to see what DH thinks of it--I fixed him a basket with that and some soaps in the scent he likes.Thanks for the recipe and I'm interested to see if yours turned out thick or if the glycerine made a difference. And maybe some after shaves are thick, but what DH uses is always watery, so this may have been for a different kind.Thanks again,Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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