VIDEO: No more ingrown hairs
After shaving your legs may become ingrown hair occur, which can often be prevented with simple means.
How to prevent ingrown hairs
Ingrown hairs can be caused by the wrong shaving technique, by impurities on the hair skin or caused by frizzing the hair.
- Before shaving, you should thoroughly clean your legs. An exfoliating soap or cream is most effective. Massage gloves are also good for cleaning, as they remove dead skin cells.
- If you've shaved dry before, you should give a wet shave a try. To do this, lather your legs well with a shaving cream or soap and leave it on for about five minutes.
- The blade of the razor should be nice and sharp and put on with little pressure. Press at Shave too much, cut the hair under the skin line, which will encourage hair ingrown.
- Shave first in and then against the direction of growth. In between, you can also shave across the direction of growth.
- After shaving, take care of your skin with an aftershave cream. One with aloe vera and panthenol is particularly recommended. This soothes the skin and prevents inflammation. It also prevents the skin from becoming horny after shaving and thus making it difficult for the hair to grow out well.
- Regular peeling of the legs prevents hair from growing in after shaving. The first peeling should, however, be used no earlier than 24 hours after shaving, as the skin is particularly sensitive during this time.
Ingrown hair remedies - this is how you can easily prepare this yourself
Ingrown hairs not only look unsightly, but can easily become infected ...
If there is a hair ingrown, try carefully to pull it out. If that doesn't work and inflammation occurs, it's better to see a doctor.
