Best way to prevent razor bumps when shaving bikini area?

[michko970]

there are a lot of creams for the bikini area and most can be found pretty cheaply :icon_cool /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Jennifer]

the deodorant trick worked for me!

 

[jaayx]

Thanks for your help, but Veet doesn't work well with me too =(

I get freaking ingrowns on almost everything, except shaving, which lessens to a whole lot... though I never dare shaved my bikini line, which fortunately doesn't get bad ingrowns from waxing. The worse thing is that if you stayed over a friend's house with the whole party, and still having to shave?! I'm soooo tempted on going for lasering/IPL (Intense Pulse Laser) to get rid of them, but if they weren't so expensive!

 

[Anyah_Green]

I had too many ingrowns too! I was imbarrassed when I was naked around Hubby! lol! So I just trim. But the lazer hair removal sound slike a dream! Way to go there!:trink4:

 

[sonsireegemini]

I swear by Tea Tree oil. It's not the best smelling stuff but it works pretty good.

 

[Ashley1]

Humm this is all very interesting. Make sure your razor is not dull, I like the Venus Vibrate razor from Wal-Mart. The vibrating helps get a closer shave than any other razor I've used. Also I have tried a few different after shave creams to help reduce bumps from bikini lines and on my legs. Either they burn or they're like applying butter. Victoria's Secret Spa collection has a moisturizing after shave cream that has a very light sent, it's gentle and does the job. After I apply it there is no dry scaliness going on and no red bumps. For $9.50 it's worth a shot.

 

[tsims]

from what i have heard, if using new razors and waxing dont reslove the problem , laser removal is the only way out. or move to europe. hee, hee

while saving for this procedure this is what i do ,

i use tweezers to get out the hairs, which does not hurt as bad as you might think, hold the skin taunt and pull in the direction of growth, use a fine pointed tweezer.

if you do break out, use hibiclens (antibacterial wash , found in drugstores only) water and boxers or no undies after shaving. if i breakout, i put hot towel on the area for a few minutes to open the pores and soften the skin, then i put the hibiclens on (it does not burn) and let it sit for few more minutes, i then shower and take my hand held shower sprayer on a medium stream let the water run over the area for 3 minutes rinsing off all the hibiclens and just letting the water run over the area ( sometime i think we, underestimate the power of the simple things , like water) when i get out of the shower i let the area dry , no panties, just wear a robe, or a pair of boxers, try to keep any material from touching the area. so i always shave at night, if i have to shave. after the area is dry i put on a oil, like vit e, grapeseed, almond oil, someting natural, usually whatever i have on hand. heck even olive oil will work if you dont have any essential oils around.

 

[unmuzzleme]

I can't make myself pull the strips off to wax myself, so I get it done professionally. There are two different ways I've had it done...once with cloth strips and hot wax, and one with hard wax. Both times, the applier of the wax swore by her method.

I personally liked the hard wax better. This means that the wax is a thicker consistency (and usually colored), and it's applied very thickly in long slabs to the area. It then dries to a hardness, and the whole thing is yanked off (as opposed to being applied with a cloth strip pressed on top for the yanking part).

I get only one or two ingrowns from the hard wax, as opposed to 5 or 6 from the regular wax with cloth strips.

Also, if you really can't stand waxing (which, if you do regularly every 4-6 weeks, really DOES cease to be very painful!), then a trick I use for in between with the razor is to shave the bikini area in the shower. Make sure the area is saturated with warm-to-hot water. Carefully comb the area you want to shave, with an eyebrow grooming brush or with your fingers...you should comb all the hair in the same direction. I usually comb it all toward the underside. Then, when you shave (I use shaving cream/gel), make sure you shave AGAINST the hair growth. So, if you have combed all the hair toward the underside of your legs, you would shave toward the upperside. Since it will all be combed in the same direction, you will be less likely to get ingrown hairs. It also helps to pull the skin tight to get the areas that are hard to get at (right where your thigh meets your kitty).

Hope this helps!