Comments on: How to Stop a Shaving Nick from Bleeding

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:13:25 +0000

Thanks for the advice. Nicked a tiny spot under my nostril which wouldn’t stop bleeding after an hour. I used to have a styptic pencil, but it got misplaced during a recent move.

After a Google search and your post being the first, I used some of my ex’s homemade lip balm which stopped the bleeding immediately.

By: joe pat

joe pat — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:24:21 +0000

yo thank you so much i cut myself real deep, and the vasaline worked after a while with pressure from a napkin, again thank you

By: leo

leo — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:06:54 +0000

Yeah i tried everything..and unfortunately nothing worked….i go in to work in about 2 hours. What I’m doing now is getting vaseline and applying it all over a small piece of napkin folded in half, but applying a bit more to the side that will come in contact with the cut. Seems to hold the blood in alot better.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:27:12 +0000

Yeah I’m still bleeding after an hour of trying all of this and am now missing school because of it

By: Alan Stevens

Alan Stevens — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:54:43 +0000

Dear Dr. Benabio, In tip number 5 of your list of tips “to stop a shaving nick bleeding” you mention you routinely use aluminium chloride in your clinic to stop bleeding from skin biopsies. I am a medical liaison for a small dermatopathology laboratory in Brisbane, Australia. On my visits to the skin cancer clinics we service I have often been asked if I can get a solution of aluminium oxide for the purpose you mention, as it promotes blood clotting.I can get an anti-perspirant (Drichlor) which contains alumimium oxide but most of the doctors don’t want a roll-on pack, they would prefer to dip a Q-tip into a solution, just as you described. Can you help me with the content and concentrations of aluminium oxide,etc. and/or recommend a commercial source? I look forward to your response in this matter.

By: davea0511

davea0511 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:10:12 +0000

First of all, I’m a bleeder. Today on a whim I tried speed-stick (dull razor, d’oh – I looked like a head wound victim – blood everywhere), using the same logic you provided. WOW! I’ve tried lots of stuff in the past, including the styptic stick, but nothing has ever stopped it so immediately and thoroughly. I hoped on the internet to see what others said about doing that knowing full well that such an amazing secret has been known before. Yours was the first link google sent me to.

Of course I have to go around with my face smelling like a freshly swiped (but clean) armpit – small price to pay though.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:16:00 +0000

The deodorant tip worked instantly after an hour of bleeding. Amazing.

By: Daniel Bergen

Daniel Bergen — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:39:27 +0000

Though I smoke, so that may be the reason.

By: Daniel Bergen

Daniel Bergen — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:23:11 +0000

I tried both your deodorant suggestion and the ice cube and neither worked. I am quite disappointed.

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