Monday, April 23, 2012

How do you treat ingrown hairs?

Pull with tweezers to remove them and then apply a dab of alcohol to clean the wound.



How do you treat ingrown hairs?

i wouldn't use tweezers, because they can scar your skin. you should use active ingredients with Salicylic acid. it can visiblly improve the look of 'em! it cleans the pore moisturizes, etc :]



How do you treat ingrown hairs?

I have 2 experts' answers for you so please rate me good.



expert1:



Ingrown Hairs - 4 Tips to Treat and Avoid Ingrown Hairs



Avoid Unsightly and Painful Ingrown Hairs



Ingrown hairs (also called razor bumps) are unsightly and painful. They result when the shaved hair gets trapped inside the follicle or grows back into the skin. It can cause scarring, redness and swelling (its medical term is Pseudofolliculitis Barbae or PFB).



The comprehensive approach outlined here by my pals at *Menscience will solve the most stubborn conditions or occasional ingrown hairs. You will need to follow all four of the steps in this regimen for several weeks.



1. Treat with active ingredients



There are several products that claim to help treat ingrown hairs, but the reality is that Salicylic acid is the one active substance that can visibly improve razor bumps. It is a dermatological-grade ingredient that exfoliates, moisturizes, clears pores and can help prevent infection.



Use a post-shave product with salicylic acid so it remains on your skin the whole day (see below).



Use only a non-acnegenic shaving cream specially formulated for sensitive skin, with lots of lubricating agents (foam-based shaving creams can dry and irritate your skin).



Do not use any product that has alcohol, it will seriously worsen ingrown hairs by drying the skin and closing the pores.



2. Improve your skin's surface



Exfoliating (removing the upper layers of dead skin) is indispensable to manage ingrown hairs. Daily use of a gentle face scrub with glycolic and salicylic acid is particularly effective.



Use a soft-bristle face brush and liquid cleanser in a circular motion on your beard to dislodge the tips of ingrown hairs, eliminate dead skin cells and clear follicles to allow hairs to surface unimpeded.



3. Adjust your shaving technique



Shaving too closely is one of the triggers for razor bumps. Hair stubs cut too closely will get trapped inside the hair follicle and dig inward or sideways. Don't worry, the disappearance of unsightly ingrown hairs will more than make up for the "five-o'clock shadow" appearance.



To avoid shaving too close, don't pull the skin when you shave; don't put too much pressure on the blades; shave with the grain and use a single-blade razor.



You will need to maintain this approach over time, as one extra-close shave will be enough to cause a recurrence of ingrown hairs that will take weeks to heal.



4. Treat already ingrown hairs



Carefully lift the ingrown end out with tweezers, but don't pluck the hair out; this will only make the hair regrow deeper.



Using products that contain azulene, allantoin and witch hazel will help reduce the redness and swelling.



Expert2:



Question: "How should I treat the irritating ingrown hairs on my bikini line?"



Answer: Wouldn't it figure -- you've worked and worked to look amazing in your bikini and then those little red bumps kill your confidence. Try this quick fix: Exfoliate the area with a salicylic or glycolic acid-packed cleanser while in the shower, then dab a lactic acid-containing cream right on the spots, which will help soften the skin so that hair can emerge, says Ava Shamban, MD, a dermatologist in Santa Monica, California. (However, if hairs don't surface on their own, avoid picking and head to your dermatologist; overzealous removal on your own may lead to an infection.) If you're seriously prone to ingrowns, you may want to consider permanent hair reduction. A new procedure called Intense Pulsed Light (or IPL) can reduce ingrown hairs by 90 percent, says Cindy Barshop, owner of New York's Completely Bare spas. FYI, the best time of year to start any nonablative laser treatment such as IPL is during the winter months, when skin is a uniform color.



How do you treat ingrown hairs?

My way of treating ingrown hairs is by taking out the hairs.. I get a little needle and I heat it up and I take it out one by one. Just be careful cause the needle could have bacteria so clean it with alcohol first.



How do you treat ingrown hairs?

When i shave my face,chest,arms,and growing area...I use what they call "bump patrol" you can get it at Walgreens its really good. I use it all the time, i let it dry for awhile and then come back with "Aveeno Lotion" and moisturize my skin to prevent it from drying out...Or you can get what they call Tend Skin. Its good to prevent razor burns and ingrown hair also..But if you get ingrown hairs, pull them out with tweezers...

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