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Bleeding caused by a nick from a razor during shaving can be stopped by rubbing Explain.

Bleeding caused by a nick from a razor during shaving can be stopped by rubbing Explain.

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Raheema Javed
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I think that the question is “Bleeding caused by a nick from a razor during shaving can be stopped by rubbing alum. Explain.”

Alum is both a specific chemical compound and a class of chemical compounds. The specific compound is the hydrated potassium aluminium sulfate (potassium alum) with the formula KAl(SO4)2·12H2O.

Alum in block form (usually potassium alum) can be used as a blood coagulant.
Styptic pencils containing aluminium sulfate or potassium aluminium sulfate are used as astringents to prevent bleeding from small shaving cuts.
Alum may be used in depilatory waxes used for the removal of body hair or applied to freshly waxed skin as a soothing agent.
In the 1950s, men sporting crewcut or flattop hairstyles sometimes applied alum to their hair as an alternative to pomad. When the hair dried, it would stay up all day.
Alum's antiperspirant and antibacterial properties contribute to its traditional use as an underarm deodorant. It has been used for this purpose in Europe, Mexico, Thailand (where it is called sarn-som), throughout Asia and in the Philippines (where it is called tawas). Today, potassium or ammonium alum is sold commercially for this purpose as a "deodorant crystal", often in a protective plastic case.

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