Given that it does not have to be visually perfect to work well, a single-pass will do a good job.
I wasnāt aware there was any kind of spray version. Iāve just been using the lump of alum that I initially bought for shaving (having since grown a beard), cost me like a fiver and has been going strong with about 2/3 of its original mass remaining over 3 years of use.
Alum works for me. I just wish the general consensus on it stopped wavering between āsafeā and ācancer! well, maybe, weāre not sure but donāt risk itā. Maybe I looked in the wrong places.
Also, virgin coconut oil has proven in my experience to be an excellent one-ingredient ānaturalā hydrating thing for dry skin and hair if you donāt mind smelling faintly tropical. Not bad as a cooking oil either*, even if the supposed health benefits of lauric acid could use better confirmation.
Between that, Dr. Bronnerās peppermint and the alum Iām mostly good cosmetics-wise. I still like regular toothpaste and Proraso for shaving, though. Weāre not animals.**
*You might want to use separate containers for kitchen and bathroom use, because ew.
** Yes we are.
Thatās all it takes for me. Plus, no meat-eating. Carnivores have that rank whiff when they walk by.
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Maybe I am a freak, but i stopped using deodorant about 15 years ago. and before you call me a hippie, I stopped smelling bad. I have asked people I trust to give me an honest opinion. My sweat gets a little musky if i am out on a hot day.
Maybe I am a freak or maybe rubbing concoctions on your armpits every day isnāt really helping anybody.
Lemon juice totally works. Just lemon juice.
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I should have read and spoke more specifically - the āCrystal Deodorantā found in stores is a different (milder?) aluminum salt, but relatively the same thing as shaving alum. Thatās what I use and like.
I still get a bit odorous at the end of a hot day, but I prefer that to becoming odorous with oil, polymers, and added scents mixed in.
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Yes - what shaddak says - close cropping your pubes - upstairs & downstairs really works. If you do a rough-cut for appearance sake - this works - for me at least - just as well. Itās easier, no skin irritation - women should consider the rough-cut as well - especially women 'cause anatomy. Razors & even electric razors can irritate oneās pubes - but close-cropping with scissors - best of both.
If yaā really are bent on the smooth shave, corn or potato starch (or whatever dry powder) really, really works well, even on the male-female wrinkled, fleshy parts. The starch works equally well with an electric or traditional razor. Starch is also great on the face, especially with electric razors.
For my face, I like to use this barber style stuff from The Body Shop - http://www.thebodyshop-usa.com/men-product/mens-view-all/for-men-maca-root-shave-cream.aspx With the shaving brush.
And nothing works for my skin/hair other than a Fusion razor. I donāt care how much it costs compared to others, nothing else works for me. Besides, the blades last a long time. The big pack we get at Costco lasts my wife and I 6 months.
Iām not prepared to talk about other 'scapingā¦ 
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