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Why do shaving cuts bleed so much ?
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Shaving cuts/nicks: The face is highly vascular, i.e., it has lots of blood vessels; so a nick or cut will bleed profusely unless you apply direct pressure to it or assist the clotting process with a styptic pencil (aluminum sulfate) which helps constrict blood vessels and stop bleeding.
Answered 4/20/2018
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Capillary flow: Shaving cuts bleed quite a lot due to the tiny capillaries that ooze when cut.
Answered 6/21/2015
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