How To Prevent Ingrown Hairs

Experiencing in grown hairs? In grown hair are strange bumps that you notice on your face and other areas after waxing or shaving. These are hairs that instead of rising up have curled around and have grown back into your skin.Often dead skin can clog up a hair follicle and will force your hair to grow inside your skin.

These ingrown hair often become very painful and infected. Ingrown hair can be very uncomfortable and itchy especially if you notice many on your skin. In men these hair occur after shaving on cheeks and chin. In women these are common on legs and armpits. You must have a proper understanding of these ingrown hairs so that you can prevent them. Following are few methods by which you can prevent ingrown hair:-

Various Ways To Prevent Ingrown Hairs

Using Oils

Try using pre shave oil before removing your hair to make your skin softer. Keep the oil for at least 10 minutes before removing your hair from your skin so that it does not get held up in the thick, dry patches. Proper preparation before hair removal plays a very important role.

Choosing The Right Wax

Make sure that you choose right quality wax because low quality wax will not grab the hair and it will break, leaving the hair under the skin. These left out hair will soon get infected. If you are planning to wax at home make sure that you know the right way and do not experiment.

Electric Razor

Electric razors are the best way to prevent in grown hairs. These razors have a foil over them which will create a barrier between the blade and your skin which makes it very difficult to cut the hair under the follicle. Make sure that you shave very carefully and do not get cuts.

Don’t push too much of pressure while shaving because it might pull out your skin. You should even avoid old razors because these can also cause ingrown hair. You should even rinse your blade after every stroke to prevent ingrown hair. If the skin and hair gets accumulated on your razor then the chance of cutting your skin increases.

Make Sure That You Shave With The Grain

Grain is the direction in which your hair grows. Shaving with the proper technique can help you in preventing ingrown hair. Make sure that you shave in the direction in which your hair is growing.

Still if you want to go against the grain first go with the grain and then slowly and very carefully go against it. If you notice any razor bumps then avoid shaving for a day or two and let it heal on its own. You can even apply any antibacterial creams on the infected areas.

Using The Right Blade

Make sure that you use the right blade and apply the required pressure to avoid ingrown hair. Using double blades will not help you in any way. Instead of using many blades use single blade that is more sharp. Dull blade will not cut hair very easily.

Exfoliating Your Skin

Remove the upper layers of dead skin by using gentle face scrub or soft bristle face brush. This is known as exfoliating and will help you to clear follicles that allow hair to surface without hindrance. Regular exfoliation can help you to tease out any ingrown hair that might occur on your skin or will soon occur on your skin.

You can even use warm water to make your skin wet before shaving. This will make the hair removal easier. Lubricate your skin with soap or shaving cream before going for a shave or hair removal.

Chemical Hair Removal Process

Chemical hair removers will dissolve the shaft of your hair and will prevent ingrown hairs from occurring. If you plan to use chemical removers then make sure that you apply in the small area of your body to test that it does not show any negative side effect on your skin. These creams often cause painful reactions.

Salicylic Acid Or Glycolic Acid

You can use either salicylic or glycolic acid to exfoliate your skin. Exfoliating will help you prevent ingrown hairs. You can even use shaving creams that have these two chemicals as its ingredient.

First use of these chemicals can cause irritation but soon your skin will get adapted after couple of weeks. These acids are a dermatological grade ingredient. Make sure that you do not use products that has alcohol because these can close your pores.

Pampering Your Skin After Every Shave

You should prepare your skin both before and after every shave. Rinse your skin with some cold water after removing your hair to tighten your pores. After shaving you should even use good quality aftershave products that does not have any alcohol products.

Keeping Yourself Well Hydrated

You should drink plenty of water daily to keep your skin supple and soft. Keeping yourself hydrated will surely help you to prevent these hair. You can even use hydrating lotions to keep your skin hydrated.

Avoid products that contain animal by products or petroleum jelly which can clog pores and will make ingrown hair prevention ineffective.

Change Your Razor

You should even try changing your blades at regular intervals to get best results. Using a new sharp razor every time you shave can help you in reducing ingrown hair.

Avoiding High Collared And Tight Clothes

Try to avoid wearing stiff, high collared shirts because these will rub against the skin of your neck and will cause ingrown hair.

You should even avoid tight fitting clothes to let your skin breathe after hair removal. Tight clothes will cause irritation in freshly waxed areas.

Stopping them before they occur plays a very important role. Preventing them before you see them will help you to easily tackle the bumps and redness that will occur later on. Still if you see ingrown hair on your skin do not pluck them. Take an experts advice to get rid of them.

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