German term
Rasierwasser
Thanks,
(Unshaven) Tony
| 3 +3 | shaving lotion |
Ian M-H (X)
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| 4 | aftershave |
Natalie Aron
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| 4 | after shave / aftershave |
rext
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| 4 | After-shave |
lenzer
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| 3 | Rasierwasser = after shave |
hirselina
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Non-PRO (2): Ingeborg Gowans (X), Cetacea
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Proposed translations
shaving lotion
Seems more common in Germany than elsewhere, which would explain why Weleda's USA site features first here, but I also found an authentic USA site... A bit of Googling will confirm that "das klassische Rasierwasser ist als Pre- und After-Shave für die Trocken- und Naßrasur geeignet", even if the English version often gets called "Aprés-Rasage" (in the same way that Germans love cosmetic products with English blurb, Brits and Americans seem to be suckers for a bit of French...).
Shaving Lotion
"Refreshes and enlivens the skin before and after wet or dry shaving. Ideal for use on the face before shaving to ensure a clean shave. When used after shaving, this invigorating lotion tones the skin."
http://usa.weleda.com/details/?id=9881
Parks Pre Shave And After Shave Lotion
$5.95
Here’s a totally new concept in electric shaving, a combination pre-shave and after shave lotion. [...]
http://www.adiscountbeauty.com/page143.html
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Note added at 20 mins (2006-06-16 10:31:44 GMT)
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In other words: we don't care whether you prefer a wet shave or use an electric shaver. We don't care whether you splash it on all over before or after you shave. Just buy it. And let's call it "shaving lotion" rather than "pre shave and after shave lotion" because we don't like monstrosities.
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Michaela Blaha
: good way to differentiate between the two
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Mirelluk
45 mins
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
5 hrs
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aftershave
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Ian M-H (X)
: And your thoughts on Tony's question?
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That's certainly something you guys know better than I!
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after shave / aftershave
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasierwasser
Why more take after shave than Rasierwasser is all a question of marketing, the one may sound more exotic, who knows....
Google for rasierwasser and you'll also get loads of after shaves!
Rasierwasser = after shave
If the question was not about the preference for the German or the English term (the latter being more modern), the questionnaire should have contained a definition of both terms.
http://www.etymologie.info/~e/u_/uk-ismen_.html
After-Shave-Lotion > Rasierwasser; dt. Entsprechung besteht bereits.
http://www.menshealth.de/style/was_steckt_dahinter_glossar_z...
Was steckt dahinter? Pflege-Begriffe-Glossar
Ausgewählte Begriffe und ihre Bedeutung – von Depilatoren über Panthenol bis hin zu Tannin.
After shave
Rasierwasser. Hat einen hohen Alkoholgehalt von bis zu 80 Prozent, wirkt erfrischend auf die Haut. Ist meist mit Duftstoffen angereichert.
After-shave-Lotion
Stabilisiert den biologischen Säuremantel der Haut nach der Rasur. Alkoholgehalt: 30 bis 50 Prozent. Es wirkt kühlend und desinfizierend. Zusatzstoffe geben der Haut einen weichen Griff.
http://www.wellness-gesundheitsguide.de/glossar/a.html
Ein Phänomen im Bereich der Herrenkosmetik ist das After Shave (Rasierwasser). Hierbei handelt es sich um ein von Männer seit Jahrzehnten akzeptiertes und reichlich benutztes Kosmetikum. Was aber ist eigentlich der Zweck dieses Präparates?
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