How to relieve irritation after shaving

The irritation-free shaving technique begins with water treatments. Armed with everything you need, feel free to go to a hot shower or bath. After being in warm water, the hair becomes softer more than twice, and the skin is more elastic, this greatly facilitates subsequent shaving and the likelihood of tissue damage.

In addition, after taking a bath, the skin is cleansed of pathogenic microorganisms, the entry of which into the hair follicles and provokes unpleasant inflammations, in the form of small pustules and red pimples.

In order not to leave any chance of irritation, it is worth exfoliating the body before shaving. Scrub exfoliates dead cells, opens pores, and thus prevents ingrown hairs. After the procedure, it is good to apply a lotion containing AHA acids (fruit acids) to the body.

Shave correctly

Do not use a blunt blade, its surface is no longer perfectly even, so it instantly irritates the skin, scratching it with the formed jagged edges. Disposable machines are also not the best choice. They shave too close to the surface and almost always cut off the outer layer of the follicle, causing redness. Choose special women’s razors with an ergonomic handle, change them as soon as the indicator strip starts to wear off.

Never use soap or shower gel to shave, as they dry out your skin and clog the razor blades. Take a cream or shaving foam, their special foaming formula envelops and lifts the hairs, provides a smooth glide and forms a protective film on the skin, making the process of hair removal as safe as possible.

Shaving foam is applied to damp skin in a circular motion. After that, you need to wait a few minutes, let the active ingredients act on the hair and skin, then you can proceed to the main thing.

Moisten the razor and gently sweep it over your body. It is important to remember that pointing the blade against the growth of the hair increases the likelihood of redheads appearing, but is cleaner. For people prone to irritation, it is recommended to shave in the direction of hair growth. Do not make more than two slides with the blade, otherwise the protective layer of the skin will be severely damaged.

Soothe the skin

No matter how scrupulously and carefully you approach the process of hair removal, shaving always injures the skin, even if you have achieved what you want and irritation does not appear. Therefore, applying a soothing aftershave cream is a mandatory final step. Moisturizing lotions based on panthenol, aloe vera, lanolin tone the skin, restore its balance, heal microdamages. Thereafter, daily massage the shaved areas with a hard washcloth to prevent ingrown hairs.

After shaving the bikini area, wipe the delicate areas with chlorhexidine solution, this gentle antiseptic does not contain alcohol and does not irritate delicate skin, you can buy it at any pharmacy. Then apply an ingrown hair treatment.

For irritation in the bikini area, powder or talcum powder is great. They neutralize the humid environment in delicate areas, thereby blocking the multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms that provoke redness and the formation of pustules in the places where the hair is cut.