Report Item IHA Pen Type Styptic Pencils - Bloodstone - TRADITIONAL SHAVING CUT BLOOD STOPPER - SHAVING CUT STICK - Multi-Use - Fast Shipping STYPTIC PENCIL - A GUIDE ON HOW AND WHY TO USE ONE YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF A "SHAVING CUT STICK", THIS IS ACTUALLY CALLED A STYPTIC PENCIL! A styptic pencil is a medicated stick generally made of powdered crystal from an alum block and a wax binder which is pressed into a handy lipstick size and shape. You use a Styptic Pencil to seal small cuts and nicks,especially those caused during wet shaving. Before the days of the multi blade razor the styptic pencil was a necessary part of a man's shaving kit and was used to seal cuts caused by careless shaving, although many people still continue to use styptic pencils with their double edged safety and cut throat razors. Styptic Pencils are used when cut yourself wetshaving. They will stop the bleeding immediately and kill bacteria