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Disobedient leg hair

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Flakes · 16/04/2011 15:53

Please advise Have been epilating, exfoliating, moisturising and using Tend Skin on my legs. Was great for a week or 2 but now the hair is growing flat UNDER the skin, especially on my shins. Can't believe it. Dug millions of the buggers out yesterday and now my legs have little red scabs all over. Hope it's sunny tomorrow- NOT. Anyone know of a miracle cure?? Please??

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Flakes · 17/04/2011 00:14

C'mon Sat night ladies- it can't just be me...?

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Fluffycloudland77 · 16/04/2011 19:36

I got loads when I epilated now I wet shave every other day.

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Flakes · 16/04/2011 16:47

Def less flat hairs with waxing and yes I'm dark and very hairy too. Epilating appealed because I could do it much more frequently. I can live with some ingrowns- expect them tbh. Netto - are you still epilating?

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NettoSuperstar · 16/04/2011 16:11

I found that when I first started epilating, it did get better as the hairs got weaker, but it's probably best to wait until winter when your legs won't be shown.
I rarely get any ingrown hairs now.

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Meglet · 16/04/2011 16:06

My legs were mucked up by eplilating years ago. I was pulling out in-growing ones for weeks.

Waxing seems to give me a better result, but all the exfoliating and moisturising in the world still leaves me with some in-growing hairs. I assume it's because the hair is very thick.