why do lotions/aftershave burn after you shave?

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Why/how does shaving open pores and things that didn’t sting or burn before you shaved do once you have?

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When you shave you mildly “injure” your skin – little tears and cuts. The alcohol in the lotion or aftershave then stings just as it would on any cut.

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