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Whaty to do about ingrowing hairs?

9 replies

Ryoko · 07/07/2012 02:26

Tend skin waste of money doesn't work, now what?

Exfoliating mitt and scrub?, tweezers?, what?.

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SnowpeaWithEnthusiasm · 07/07/2012 03:57

I hate when that happens!Angry The first thing is patience, it'll take a bit of time to fix in my experience. I tend to exfoliate after a hot shower/bath, moisturise heavily with a sorbolene right after and before bed. Eventually they come up. But when my patience runs out I just tweeze them to hell, but be really careful if you get there as the follicles can get infected. HTH.

pinguthepenguin · 07/07/2012 08:10

Ingrow Go by skin doctors
Fab stuff

IndigoBarbie · 07/07/2012 08:20

I've tried everything and the only thing that really worked was stopping waxing, shaving or epilating and after years trying to get rid of the scarring the only thing I now use is depilatory cream. I had serious ingrown problems :( I realised I could only treat it if I stopped doing what caused it.
Good luck x

Ryoko · 07/07/2012 15:22

OK well I think before I try anymore expensive liquids/creams I'm going to get a scrubbing mitt and attack with coconut oil.

They are not proper ingrowing hairs, not like a red bump with a curled up hair inside I do have a couple of them but the majority are hairs just growing straight along just under the surface so it looks like I have stragglers but if you run your hands along my legs they are smooth, with the razor I just keep going at it until that top layer is gone so the hair sticks out or pick at it with my nails but then I get nasty red sore looking skin from all the razoring/picking.

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returnvisit · 07/07/2012 15:47

Use both thumbs to pop the hair out after a bath or shower

bonzo77 · 07/07/2012 16:02

Exfoliating gloves and shower gel. You can make your own tendskin using witch hazel liquid, surgical spirit and soluble aspirin. Google a recipe. Ends up costing about £3.

thisisthestory · 07/07/2012 16:18

What Pingu said - Ingrow Go is great - about a tenner, you get it in Boots or on Amazon.

thisisthestory · 07/07/2012 16:24

Ingrow Go
Use it daily with a cotton pad soaked in it.

Although I may try the witch hazel one... Smile

Ryoko · 07/07/2012 16:51

Surgical spirit? would Gin do I'm sure it's cheaper and it smells nice.

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