How to Avoid Ingrown Hairs When Shaving?

If shaving allows you to display a perfectly smooth and beardless skin, it has the main disadvantage of being able to cause ingrown hairs.

But no worries! These hairs that grow under the skin and form a button on its surface, both unsightly and sometimes painful, are not inevitable ... provided you take care of your skin.

How to prevent the appearance of ingrown hairs?

The keyword in the care of your skin is the daily cleaning and hydration. Use a cleansing gel suitable for your skin (dry, oily, mixed) to purify your pores. Then nourish it with a moisturizer or with a specific treatment. This will already be a good start but it will not be enough to prevent the formation of hair under the skin.

Shaving, whether it's your beard, your armpits or your torso, is a series of steps that are crucial to preserving your skin.

3 helpful treatments against ingrown points after shaving

Exfoliating Scrub

First of all, a scrub, once or twice a week, is necessary to eliminate small dead skin and to be able to shave on healthy skin. No need to scrub like a madman, an exfoliating cream will perfectly fulfill this mission, without attacking your skin.

The softening care of the hairs

Before the crucial step of shaving, consider using a pre-shave oil, to soften the hair but also to leave a protective veil on your skin. It will not be attacked by your razor, especially if you use a shave gel suitable for your skin.

When using the FLYCO rechargeable razor on (both for your beard and other parts of the body such as armpits or torso, for example), consider shaving in the direction of the hair. This is the best way to avoid ingrown hairs.

The essential aftershave

Finally, despite all these precautions, your skin may be irritated during shaving. To avoid redness or small inflammation associated, do not forget the lotion or after-shave cream, preferably anti-hair ingrown! You will find easily in supermarkets, although privileging a product sold in pharmacies is the best option.

What to do in case of ingrown hairs?

If you notice the formation of ingrown hairs, more and more frequent, consider taking a break from the daily shaving. This may be an opportunity to grow your beard if it is not already done! If you're not a fan, you can space shaves a few days, to give your skin a little respite.

A cotton pad soaked with hydrogen peroxide and tweezers can also help you remove an ingrown hair if it is apparent on the surface of the skin.

On the other hand, do not under any circumstances try to extract the recalcitrant hairs by yourself, for example using a needle. You may develop small infections that will require an appointment with a dermatologist. In general, a doctor will also be the preferred solution to get rid of an ingrown hair cleanly.