PurposeMore targeted than Album Blocks, the Osma Album Based Styptic Pencil still evokes their old World flair and classic nature. A more modern take on the idea of cooling and healing skin, the pencil offers specific power in offering an immediate halt to bleeding and surrounding inflammation. MethodWet the end of the Osma Alum Based Styptic Pencil and apply to cuts and nicks on face. Why it worksOsma Alum Based Styptic Pencil is a powdered form of the hard crystalline Alum Block, which becomes active when brought into contact with water and skin. Long believed to possess incredible healing powers we now understand it’s an effective antiseptic and antiperspirant that provides a balm like film over skin. Such a seal puts a halt to bleeding and keeps moisture locked in long after the shave.