So, just going out to my Pilates class today, I figured it'd be good to have a bit of a shave, rather than go out looking like a homeless sasquatch.
But then -
TMI WARNING
- I was thinking my nose hair and nicked my nostril. Thankfully, I had some Hemo Stop (that's the brand name, not sure what the actual stuff is called), so stopping the bleeding was easy enough.
Trouble is, it dries into a residue and it's really NOT a good idea to go out with white stuff caked around your nostril..
It's likely ALUM.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alum
See also STYPTIC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihemorrhagic
@Helical_Code yeah, that's the stuff, bells are ringing now you've mentioned the name 🙂
@66ALW99
I did a stint as a general chemistry teaching assistant, and the undergrads prepared alum for one of their labs. That was in the late 1990s, but it still sticks in my head!
@peeppeepcircus
Good match! 😂
@66ALW99
That would be a VERY niche superpower! Follicles ... RELEASE! ⚡
Trimming, not thinking. IF ONLY I could do it by the power of thought alone...