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Ingrown Hair Prevention Tips

Ingrown Pubic Or Facial Hair

Ingrown hair prevention tips for use to get rid of nasty hair bumps and skin rashes. Why do you get ingrown hair? It is common after performing hair removal. Where can you get ingrown hair? The whole body.

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Ingrown Hair Or Folliculitis?

The hair follicle of an ingrown hair shows visible signs of inflammation and irritation.

No infection by fungus or bacteria is present in an ingrown hair.

The definition of ingrown hair is: A hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded inside the skin.

Folliculitis is defined as fungal or bacterial infection in a follicle. Would you like to see some pictures of inflamed and infected hair follicles?

General Ingrown Hair Prevention Tips

Would you like to get some tips on how to prevent ingrown hair? Try wearing looser pants, underwear or shorts, to see if the problem resolves itself.

Re-consider wearing very close fitting underwear and hard shirt collars on a daily basis.

Or at the very least take these clothes off when you get home and dress in something loose and comfy.

It is wise to avoid tight fitting underwear or pants for 1-3 days after any bikini line hair removal has been done at the sensitive bikini area.

Ingrown Hair Prevention Tips - Dry Skin Brushing

About 48 hours after waxing you should start to exfoliate the treated skin very gently. Daily dry skin brushing is excellent to get rid of dead skin cells covering the follicle openings.

Do brushing at least every second day, but preferably every day. Use an unscented moisturizer like aqueous cream or Aloe Vera gel after your bath or shower.

Specific Ingrown Hair Prevention Tips

Exfoliate the affected skin every day, or at least every second day, by using your preferred and proven method, eg exfoliating cream, glove or special mesh sponge.

Mix any homemade remedy or scrub and use it every second or third day. Rub this mixture in light circular motions over the affected area for a few minutes and rinse well afterwards.

Play it safe to prevent ingrown hair by following the after waxing tips every day. Do what really works.

Ingrown Hair Prevention Tips Products To Use

Apply an antiseptic ointment like Bactroban or Tea Tree Oil to the treated area. Moisturise daily by using any unscented cream like Aloe Vera.

Use a topical antibiotic cream like Bactroban on all nicks and cuts. Apply soothing and disinfecting Tea Tree Oil on irritated areas to keep infection at bay.

Remember to moisturize the skin with any of the Aloe Vera products after all hair removal methods. Avoid alcohol-based after shaving lotions for some time, because it dries the skin too much. Rather use Witch Hazel or Apple Cider vinegar.

Wear loose fitting underwear like boxer shorts for at least two days after any body hair removal has been done near the pubic area to aviod getting bikini bumps or ingrown pubic hairs.

Use a thin needle or sharp pointed tweezer to remove an ingrown hair from clean skin. Sterilize instruments by boiling or by soaking it in alcohol before and after use.

Treating razor bumps or shaving pimples and waxing pumps can best be done by leaving the hair to grow a little longer and by exfoliating daily.

Consider using an alternative hair removal method until the problem of ingrown hair is solved, eg electric or battery shaver or clipper to keep designer stubble neat.

Shaving Tips To Prevent Ingrown Hair

Olive Oil And Sugar Body Scrub For Exfoliating

Shaving is the main cause of ingrown hair. Of course virgin hair, meaning hair that has never been tampered with, can also become infected.

Exfoliate daily to prevent occurence/re-occurence.

By following a few tips while shaving, you can greatly reduce the occurrence of especially shaving pimples.

Following proper shaving techniques is just one of the ingrown hair prevention tips that is sure to work.

Always shave after a hot bath or shower, because the hair and skin have been softened and thoroughly cleaned.

Use a good quality razor with a sharp blade. Resist going over the same area more than twice.

Shave with (not against) the growth direction. Use short strokes and apply gentle pressure.

Rinse the razor under hot, running water after each stroke. Rinse face and razor very well after each shave.

Don't stretch the skin while shaving. The hair will be shaven off under the skin surface, because the hair will pull back into the skin, causing the skin to grow over it. This means you might soon be treating razor bumps.
One ingrown hair prevention tip you should follow is never to share razors with anyone else, because continuous cross infection can take place.

Change to a moisturising shaving cream, gel or even hair conditioner. In bad cases of ingrown hair, shaving bumps, razor bumps or razor burn use vaseline or baby oil to shave with.

Sterilize Razor In Alcohol Before Using It

In recurring cases it will be wise to sterilize the razor before and after each use by immersing it in alcohol for a few minutes.

Consider using your clippers for a while instead of shaving. Wear "designer stubble" or even a beard for some time. At least until the affected follicles are healed, because when a hair reaches a certain length it can't grow back into the skin anymore.