Pinaud Clubman Styptic Pencil, Jumbo - 0.88 Oz

 (19 customer reviews)

With the outrageous costs of multi-blade shaving cartridges, many guys are beginning to make the switch back to the old-school way of shaving. A good double-edge (DE) razor, brush, shaving soap and a little practice is all that's needed to experience the exceptional closeness that just can't be had with those battery operated, 5-blade monstrosities. With this resurgence in wet-shaving comes the increase in those little nicks and cuts that will inevitably happen and that's why this little Pinaud Styptic Pencil is great to have on hand when it does.

Essentially it looks and feels like a piece of chalk but it's made of alum. For a cut or nick, lightly wet the end and apply. You don't have to keep it pressed there. Just dab it and you're done. It's that fast. It works by constricting the blood vessels to stop bleeding and then it leaves a little white residue over the cut to seal further. Wash off the pencil and then dry it off and it's ready for the next time. I keep mine...Read more

It's a styptic pencil. I paid nearly $5.00 shipping it. Go look at the local pharmacy. Not the big chains, they only stock "popular" stuff, but the little local owned one. Seriously. If you still have one, usually run by a wizened old coot, he'll sell them to you for 99 cents.

As for the item itself, it does the job as well as any styptic pencil ever has that I've used. So... It's on par.

This is the kind of thing that mystified me as a kid when I saw it in my dads shaving kit. Now you find only it in dusty pharmacies and barber shops. I like the stick, it is an old fashioned remedy that has been around for many years. If you knick your face shaving, you simply wet the tip of the styptic stick and dab it lightly on the cut. It then disinfects while stopping the bleeding. It leaves a white film the size of a pea that you can wipe off in 10 minutes. It does not sting. Personally, I use this travel size, which will last for years. Both sizes come in a plastic tube to keep it safe in your shaving kit or medicine cabinet. Use the tube or to store it as it can easily break.