BRINE:Making the facial skin tougher..

[AdamGB]

You can't crack something that is soft, subtle and flexible... you can crack something that is thick, stiff and hard.

Not an opinion, just physics.

[HeroClass]

Yea but the skin can tear and cut which is the point of this post.. How would any fighter know these days since they don't use brine? That sofa analogy i gave was meant to be a joke not to be taken literally. I'm not ruling out headgear because i don't mind a very light one with very little padding. I was hoping somebody would link a video demonstrating how brine is made but no takers so far.No worries.....

[Gray Lion]

Its true that brine makes the skin tougher. The technique of soaking hands in it goes back to the bare knuckle days. You develop calose hands and tough skin on your hands and it will be there for life. Which brings up a point...do you really want to do this to your face. Think about it guys...you won't be boxing all your life. You make your facial skin like leather, and exposure the sun, lack of moisture, scuffs and cuts, and a multitude of other things, will have you looking like your 70 when your 30.
Training with head gear is there for a reason...no amount of 'toughing' facial skin will substitute for that protection. If you go pro without the gear, it's not going to offer any more additional protection.

[Alexbit]

useful for the skin,.

[Gray Lion]

useful for the skin,.

Not really.

[southpawwolves]

Yea but the skin can tear and cut which is the point of this post.. How would any fighter know these days since they don't use brine? That sofa analogy i gave was meant to be a joke not to be taken literally. I'm not ruling out headgear because i don't mind a very light one with very little padding. I was hoping somebody would link a video demonstrating how brine is made but no takers so far.No worries.....

There's a reason fighters these days don't use brine!

[AdamGB]

Was just about to post the same thing... there's probably a reason why this 'lost art' is gone and forgoten!...

Leather might be harder to 'cut and tear' than flesh... but we're talking about skin that has ruptured and cracked from swelling/blunt impacts... not been torn like paper of slashed with a knife.

[southpawwolves]

You can't crack something that is soft, subtle and flexible... you can crack something that is thick, stiff and hard.

Not an opinion, just physics.

Can't say you didn't try Aam