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The Pianoman Veteran user Lliving in Scotland. 345 Posts |
Hi all, Whilst in the UK recently I bought a bottle of Boots Rose Water and Glycerin lotion.
I started using it today and cannot say enough about how vastly it improves my card handling. My palms, slip force, shuffles, cuts etc etc are much much better. I would suggest that anyone feeling a bit negative with regard to their card technique to go and get some lotion... as I think you will be very pleasantly surprised indeed. Good Old Boots the Chemist. Regards Alan (soft hands) Davidson |
sleightofhand1 Elite user 446 Posts |
I see that you found my secret out, as I too have found this very helpful. I suggest you try it out, and see what a difference it makes.
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mike stevenson Loyal user 276 Posts |
Hi,
I've also found that the Boots Almond Oil does a very good job as well. But, I'll try out the solution you mention as well. |
slebonio Regular user 150 Posts |
mmm, I've never thought of that. I'll give it a go.
Slebonio |
levitate Veteran user 319 Posts |
Cold water seems to work for me. After washing my hands in it all excess mositure is gone, but I am apt to try your lotion. Is it avaliable in the US? Thanks.
Michael |
Tom G Inner circle 2895 Posts |
I believe the rose water and glycerine formula has been used by magicians for quite a while. I think it's used 50/50 -
no need to find a special brand. |
RayBanks Special user Nassau Bay, TX 533 Posts |
Walgreens carries it
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Pick a card, any card...No. not THAT one...THIS one Ray Banks |
LeConte Special user Bay area 830 Posts |
The secret is the Glycerin, which is a humectant, meaning it attracts moisture to your skin. Glycerin is a natural by-product of the soapmaking process. It is made from fats!
I read this about Glycerin: "Glycerin is also highly "hygroscopic" which means that it absorbs water from the air. Example: if you left a bottle of pure glycerin exposed to air in your kitchen, it would take moisture from the air and eventually, it would become 80 per glycerin and 20 percent water." "Because of this hygroscopic quality, pure, 100 percent glycerin placed on the tongue may raise a blister, since it is dehydrating. Diluted with water, however, it will soften your skin. (Note: While people say this softening is the result of the glycerin attracting moisture to your skin, there is heated debate as to whether or not the glycerin has some other properties all its own which are helpful to the skin. Summed up, the current thinking is "We know glycerin softens the skin. Some people think its because it attracts moisture, but there could be other reasons." As you can see the Rosewater is just used to cut it a bit as 100% Glycerin should not be applied directly to the skin. Any lotion that has Glycerin listed in the ingredients will help your card handling as long as you like that kinda wet feel. You can also mix pure Glycerin in (just a dab, it's real tacky thick stuff, and you can find it at Walgreens in 4 oz bottles, very cheap) with your hand lotion before rubbing it into your hands(I use Cetaphil also from Walgreens). When you apply lotion with humecants, it will feel like there is a residue remaining on the hands. Some people won't like this type of feel, but man do the cards ever behave! I've almost had my hands too sticky! The treatment seems to last for a good while.
Drive Carefully
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JesseMagic Regular user Oxnard, CA 124 Posts |
Why not just save 5 dollars and damp -up your hands when you handle cards?
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Jim Robinson Loyal user 260 Posts |
Check out Gary Oullette's CloseUp Illusions. There is a recipe for a magician's hand lotion that uses, yes, glycerine and rosewater.
Robinson.
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.... He to who this emotion is a stranger ... is as good as dead: his eyes are closed." Albert Einstein |
Bill Veteran user and Pretty Nice Guy 373 Posts |
Does the glycerine come off on the cards? That would mean new decks more often.
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Review King Eternal Order 14446 Posts |
I have the Camirand accademy lotion and it works great. I've had the bottle for a year and there is lots left.
Chris
"Of all words of tongue and pen,
the saddest are, "It might have been" ..........John Greenleaf Whittier |
Coolmagic New user My mom... 67 Posts |
Well, I didn't know that. I think I will try it once.
Thank you guys! VCM |
Alan Munro Inner circle Kentwood, Michigan, USA 5952 Posts |
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On 2003-07-01 16:43, JesseMagic wrote: Because the evaporation process of pulling excess water from your hands will also pull some moisture out of the skin. That's why people who wash their hands frequently often have dry hands. |
John Clarkson Special user Santa Barbara, CA 749 Posts |
Quote: Jesse,
On 2003-07-01 16:43, JesseMagic wrote: When working in a bar venue, it helps to reach over and handle a glass with condendsation on it to "damp-up" the hands. However, as we get older our skin tends to become very dry. These lotions help a lot. "Golden Touch Lotion" was reputedly Marlo's favorite. It is glycerine based and has sorbitol in it.
John D. Clarkson, S.O.B. (Sacred Omphaloskeptic Brotherhood)
Cozener "There is nothing more important to a magician than keeping secrets. Probably because so many of them are Gay." —Peggy, from King of the Hill (Sleight of Hank) |
Close.Up.Dave Inner circle Behind you! 2956 Posts |
When Steve Draun lectures he shows this lotion that tellers use when couting money. It makes second deals as easy as dealing the top. You can buy the stuff at office depot or something.
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niva Inner circle Malta (Europe) 2970 Posts |
My problem is the opposite. Although I wash my hands a lot, they are always very sweaty. It's enough to hold a deck in the mechanics grip for about 1 minute to get all my hand sweaty. Is there some other lotion that reduces this a little?
Thanks a lot.
Yours,
Ivan |
BryanDreyfus Loyal user 293 Posts |
I used "Vagisil"...I never looked at the ingredients...I saw it mentioned somewhere, tried it and have never gone back.
It's a great masculine magicians product! Bryan
Oh sure, I can spell "Antidisestablishmentarianism", but I can't type t-h-e.
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