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Preventing ingrown hairs after shaving..

ssminnow Posts: 284 Joined: 2004/02/16	2004/03/15, 09:03 AM While shaving this morning, i realized I have a secret potion to share with the rest of you. For some reason, on my face, I have two trouble spots, where I always get in-grown hairs after shaving. I went to the dermatologist and he prescribed me something called Desonide Lotion, 0.05%. This stuff is awesome. I use just a tiny bit on the troubled areas and never get in-grown hairs that lead to zits. You don't need much at all, I have had the same small bottle for over a year. This can be used anywhere else that you get ingrown hairs. This can also be used for women. My fiance' uses it after she plucks her eyebrows etc. Anyone else got other shaving secrets? If anyone else uses gillete sensor, how many times do you use the same blade? I use it twice and throw it away. I feel it gets dull after that and I get cuts. -------------- Don\'t sweat what you have no control over... WILL IT MATTER IN A HUNDRED YEARS....
dahayz Posts: 794 Joined: 2002/05/08	2004/03/15, 01:39 PM I find that when I shave against the grain and with the grain, I avoid the problem of those nasty ingrown hairs.
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/03/15, 03:05 PM A nother good one warm lather fill sink with hot water before shower. Then put the shave cream in the hot water. When you get out of the shower the lather will be warm and help beard stand up better. -------------- I am that which must be feared, worshipped and adored. The world is mine now and forever.No one holds command over me. No man. No god. I am a beast and that is enough.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/03/15, 05:44 PM shave after a shower, when your pores are open and the hairs are soft,or shave in shower and get a mirror( rub shaveing gel on it and it won't fog up) and get a gel I think they work better than the foam stuff, and they have aloe in it to keep from getting razor burn, -------------- .......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records! ......minds are not vessles to be filled, but fires to be enlightened ......Confucious once said ,DO NOT play leap frog with a unicorn
ssminnow Posts: 284 Joined: 2004/02/16	2004/03/15, 05:59 PM i use aveeno gel with oatmeal in it. it works great. -------------- Don\'t sweat what you have no control over... WILL IT MATTER IN A HUNDRED YEARS....
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2004/03/16, 12:27 AM EXFOLIATE!!! -------------- Baseball is wrong: Man with four balls cannot walk. Jdelts@freetrainers.com
erirvine Posts: 196 Joined: 2002/11/20	2004/03/16, 05:17 AM I hardly ever clean shave my face; I use a beard trimmer on shortest setting and live with perma-stubble. Not for everyone I know but it’s so much quicker and much better for my skin and I’ve already got back the money I spent on it, the cost of new razors is stupid.
Daniel199 Posts: 28 Joined: 2004/02/21	2004/03/24, 01:40 PM Tell me about it. A 16 pack of Schick Mach3 blades are like $24, and thats at Costco!
ssminnow Posts: 284 Joined: 2004/02/16	2004/03/24, 02:23 PM i get my gillete sensor excel razors off ebay. its cheaper then bj's or costco. -------------- Don't sweat what you have no control over... WILL IT MATTER IN A HUNDRED YEARS....
	2004/03/25, 11:14 AM They told us in the military to shave with cold water. No bumps... ever. -------------- A problem ceases to be such when you can laugh about it. Charlie
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/03/25, 11:16 AM Norelco -------------- My gym dues are not paid with money.
goodoldtex Posts: 564 Joined: 2004/01/25	2004/03/25, 11:23 AM mmm...i like this thread, im trying to get rid of a few unwanted ingrown hairs leading to zits each time
Kyrah Posts: 251 Joined: 2004/03/11	2004/03/25, 11:39 AM buy some. . . dare I say it. . . apricot scrub and exfoliate once a week, it'll get rid of dead skin cells that lead to ingrown hairs, also helps with that pimple problem as it requires you to wash your face :big_smile: -------------- Love me as I am . . . Let me worry about how I look!
ssminnow Posts: 284 Joined: 2004/02/16	2004/03/25, 11:42 AM tex, go to the dermatoligist and get that cream. it is great if you have some troubled areas. -------------- Don't sweat what you have no control over... WILL IT MATTER IN A HUNDRED YEARS....
goodoldtex Posts: 564 Joined: 2004/01/25	2004/03/25, 11:43 AM hrm.....note to self: exfoliate, shave in cold water (lord help me cause i shave in the shower), use norelco, and buy it all on ebay. now, how about keeping it from happening like on the upper arm? it always happens on the outside of my shoulders when i shave (yes i shave my arms)
	2004/03/25, 11:49 AM TMI Tex, TMI. -------------- A problem ceases to be such when you can laugh about it. Charlie
Kyrah Posts: 251 Joined: 2004/03/11	2004/03/25, 11:51 AM LOL same principle applies <just like shaving legs for women> exfoliate, find the right water temp for you, and the right mix of razor and shave cream or soap that works for you. Mainly it's gonna be trial and error till you find what works for you. -------------- Love me as I am . . . Let me worry about how I look!
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/03/25, 12:37 PM Exfoliate is one of the ugliest words I have ever seen. It is right up there with conglomerate. -------------- My gym dues are not paid with money.
ssminnow Posts: 284 Joined: 2004/02/16	2004/03/25, 12:49 PM i thought hot water was the way to go, to get the hair nice and soft so it cuts easier and stands up. thats why the barbers use the hot lather and a hot towel. i nver get aas good as a shave with cold water. -------------- Don't sweat what you have no control over... WILL IT MATTER IN A HUNDRED YEARS....
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/03/25, 01:10 PM Honestly I find if I do not shave every day that I get a cleaner shave. I wouldnt shave everyday if I could get away with it. -------------- My gym dues are not paid with money.
ssminnow Posts: 284 Joined: 2004/02/16	2004/03/25, 01:45 PM yeah, i shave with a gillete sensor on mon am. then on wed and thurs with electric and dont shave again until monday unless i have somewhere to go over the weekend and look presentable. -------------- Don't sweat what you have no control over... WILL IT MATTER IN A HUNDRED YEARS....
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/03/25, 01:56 PM Judging by your picture you may want to shave more often. -------------- My gym dues are not paid with money.
goodoldtex Posts: 564 Joined: 2004/01/25	2004/03/25, 07:31 PM haha. charlie, i shave my face! :)
ssminnow Posts: 284 Joined: 2004/02/16	2004/03/25, 09:40 PM hey hec, i have been working for years to perfect this look! -------------- Don't sweat what you have no control over... WILL IT MATTER IN A HUNDRED YEARS....