Q: Before you even consider applying aftershave, you want to make sure your face is completely free of shaving cream or leftover hairs. Fill your cupped hands with cold water and rub it thoroughly over the entire area that you shaved. The benefit of cold water is that it closes the pores of your skin which is best for aftershave application. Be gentle as your rub your face so you don't chafe or irritate the skin. Use a dry towel and lightly dab at your face to dry it. Do not rub with a lot of pressure as this can irritate your freshly shaved face. It is also okay for your face to remain slightly damp, you just don't want it dripping wet. This is not a mandatory step, but will be beneficial for the best use of aftershave. Take a cotton pad and dampen it with witch hazel and lightly wipe it across the entire area that you shaved. The purpose of this is to help remove any residue that the water rinse left behind. It is a helpful step to clean the face more thoroughly which makes it easier to apply the aftershave. You can usually purchase witch hazel in the same spot where rubbing alcohol is sold. Cotton pads are usually with cotton balls in the beauty section of stores. Shaving does more than trim the hairs of the face. It also takes off a layer or two of old skin. Because of this, your face can get dried out more easily. Aftershave tends to have alcohol, which also dries the skin out. To counteract this, it is a great idea to use moisturizer specifically designed for men's faces to lock in moisture before applying aftershave. Besides promoting healthy skin, moisturizer also helps the aftershave stick to the skin better and last longer. Use a small amount of lotion, as you don't want to make the face oily. Any regular lotion will work, but you can also get special men's products by Dove or L'Oreal.
A: Rinse your face with cold water immediately after shaving. Dry your face gently. Wipe your face with witch hazel. Apply moisturizer.

Q: Look at your local pharmacy or health food store for a supplement that combines both ingredients. Take the pills according to the directions on the bottle and let your doctor know about them as well. Ideally, the supplements will help you to strengthen the cartilage in your joints. Yoga is a great way to relieve joint pain while also exercising your joints. Yoga can also help reduce stress, which can make your joint pain more manageable. Look at your local gym or recreation center for swimming or water aerobics classes. Working out in water offers gentle resistance that can help to improve flexibility and minimize pain. It works best with lower limb joints, such as the knees. Don't overdo water exercises or you can overtire your joints. Aim for 30 or 45 minute classes that meet 3 times per week. There are also many exercises that you can do at the gym for joint health. For example, to strengthen your leg joints you can perform deadlifts, calf raises, or lunges. Sometimes your body simply needs a chance to relax and recuperate. If your joint is in pain or stiff, shorten the duration and intensity of any exercise program. Avoid lifting heavy objects or straining the joint until it is pain-free. In your daily activities, try to limit the movement of the joint.
A: Take glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate supplements. Try doing some yoga. Do water exercises. Give the joint some rest.

Q: Your cat may be in pain or shaken up after an injury and it may lash out when you touch the sore area. This is true even if it is normally sweet tempered. With this in mind, try to enlist the help of a friend or neighbor to hold the cat so that you can concentrate on the wound. Try wrapping the cat in a large bath towel with just the wound exposed. This is a good way to keep it calm and minimize the risk from teeth and claws. Grab your chosen rinsing solution and place it in a bowl. Use a syringe to suck up the solution, and then squirt it over the wound to rinse and clean it. Repeatedly spray the wound this way until you are happy the wound is clean. Fresh bite wounds need to be cleaned and disinfected, to reduce the risk of infection. Scrape wounds sustained if the cat was hit by a car or fell from a tree, may be contaminated with grit, gravel, and bacteria. A thorough cleaning to remove contamination helps reduce the risk of complications, such as poor healing or infection. If you do not have a syringe, then soak clean cotton wool in the cleaning solution and squeeze the cotton wool so the solution runs down over the wound. If the area is very contaminated, and this is not lifting the debris away, then use downward stroking movements with the cotton wool to clean the area. Use a clean piece of soaked cotton wool for each downward wipe, so that the dirty piece does not recontaminate the wound on the next downward pass. Keep cleaning until the cotton wool comes away clean, and then finish with a rinse. If your cat has a burst abscess, a considerable volume of pus may leak from the wound. Use dry cotton wool, gauze, or absorbent paper tissue to wipe away the pus. Apply gentle pressure to the area around the abscess, pressing inward towards the tooth mark through which the pus is draining. It is important to remove as much pus as possible or it will act as an ongoing source of infection. Once you have cleaned away the gross contamination, you can start applying the disinfectant. Follow the directions on the packaging for proper application. The aim is to wipe away infection until you expose healthy, uncontaminated tissue and then apply the disinfectant. Most wounds are best left open to the air, so do not attempt to bandage or cover a small, insignificant wound. However, if the cat is trying to lick or chew the wound then it needs to be covered. In these cases, the healing of the wound may be compromised. There is a myth that it's healthy for a cat to lick a wound. In truth, that abrasive tongue is likely to damage exposed tissues rather than promote healing.
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Get another person to help you hold the cat. Rinse the wound with a syringe. Use a cotton ball soaked with cleaning solution if you don't have a syringe. Apply disinfectant. Decide whether to bandage the wound.