Ingrown hair...OUCH!

I was once told that after waxing or shaving to use a loofah sponge when showering, not the net scrubbie's that are so popular today but a loofah sponge. Apparently they work best to exfoliate the skin.

Hi, Stephanie!

I have found that putting baby powder on after I shower helps to keep the bikini area dry and free of ingrown hairs. I started doing this when the woman who did my first bikini wax covered me in it afterwards. I find it to be an inexpensive way to prevent ingrown hairs. I have also used Bikini Zone and that worked well, but stung when I put it on after shaving. Hope this helps!

I read once to shave with Triple-Antibiotic cream (I do this and it works great however don't use a razor you are really attached to as the cream cloggs the blades) and if do happen to get an ingrown hair get a warm washclothes and crush an asprin in it and wash with it before washing yourself with soap. The asprin will take the reddness and inflamation out and the warm water helps bring the hair up. After a couple of times doing this I have had great relief. This will also work if you shave your whole area as well. BTW found this reading and exert of Jenna Jamison's book (article was in Cosmo). :) good luck and happy shaving lol.

Use a good solid lufa in the shower. No more hair troubles.

Yes I can. I use to get them all the time. I am a bit heavy and I read in cosmo that if you take your facial scrub exfolient(I use olay) after you shave. It works.. L. 32 mom of four.

Exfoliate! It may help get rid of this one but will definately help prevent any in the future. Use either a type of granular exfoliating scrub or an exfoliating cream with glycolic acid (or something). There may be something like this out there specifically designed for the bikini line.

I use a product called Bikini Zone and it is to be applied after shaving and it helps prevents the bumpy, itchy red rash, ingrown hairs, etc.

This may sound crazy, but use toothpaste. It will bring it to a head. As far as preventing them, I am not really sure. Good luck, cause they sure do hurt.

TEND SKIN, don't bother with anything else, really it does work amazing....

I googled "ingrown hair" and came up with this technique:

How to Remove an Ingrown Hair
An ingrown hair is a hair that curls back on itself and starts growing back into the follicle, or a hair that fails to grow out of the follicle and stays embedded in the skin. Ingrown hairs are usually just minor irritations, but they can be painful and unsightly. What's more, if they are left untreated ingrown hairs can become infected. Unfortunately, almost everybody will get O. at some time, and if you shave regularly, you may have to deal with ingrown hairs quite frequently. Got O. now? Follow these instructions to get rid of it and to keep that little pain in the neck (or face, or leg) from coming back.

[edit]Steps
Identify the ingrown hair. Not all bumps on the skin are caused by ingrown hairs. Ingrown hairs, often called razor bumps, occur most frequently on the beard area or on other places, such as the legs, where you shave. They typically cause skin irritation that looks and feels like a small pimple or cyst and may contain pus. You may also be able to see the hair just below the skin.

Apply a warm, moist compress to the area for a few minutes to soften the skin. Thoroughly wet a clean washcloth with very warm water and hold it against the affected area. When the washcloth cools down, run it under warm water again. If you can see the ingrown hair embedded in the skin, this treatment will soften the hair and bring it closer to the surface. If you can't initially see the hair, leave the warm compress on until it rises to the skin's surface. If you apply the compress for ten minutes and you still can't see any sign of hair, the problem is probably something else--see a dermatologist if the problem persists.
Use a sterile needle or tweezers to gently tease the hair out of the skin. The warm compress should have brought the hair to the surface--don't dig for the hair if you can't easily get at it. Don't pluck the hair out completely if you can avoid doing so; just make sure that the ingrown end is out of the skin. It may take a little time to coax the hair out: be patient, and do not cut the skin. If you choose to use tweezers, remember that tweezers can be bought either pointy, or flat tipped. A pointy tipped pair may cause less damage to the skin around the hair if used carefully.
Wash the area around the (formerly) ingrown hair with warm water and a moisturizing soap. Gentle washing helps prevent infection, but soap that dries out the skin and the hair can make it easier for the hair to become ingrown again. The solution: use a moisturizing soap, or apply a separate moisturizer after you apply antiseptic.
Apply an antiseptic. An antiseptic, such as hydrogen peroxide, benzoyl peroxide or rubbing alcohol can be dabbed on the skin with a cotton ball or cotton swab to provide extra protection against infection.

I have had luck with a product called Boil Ease which I bought in CVS.

I pluck the hair, apply rubbing alcohol then neosporin. Its usually gone by the next morning. I've learned that trimming with a trimmer (as opposed to shaving), and always going in the direction of the growth keeps the ingrown hairs away.

Good luck :D

Try Black Salve. Clean the area, then apply the salve. Its messy, so you may want to cover the area with a bandage. It should be pull the hair to the surface in a few days, the you can pluck it. Good luck!

DEODORANT -- put it on the newly shaved areas ... no more red bumps either!!

just reading about this in a magazine at my OB's office! If you shave down there, shave with the hair (if the hair grows downward shave downward), use shaving cream- it softens the hair and helps it stand on end to get a closer shave, don't pull the shin too tightly as this adds to irritation, use lotion afterwards... sounds strange but skin is skin and needs moisture! To help get rid: warm washclothe to relieve discomfort is all I got to pass on to you.
I used to get the red bumps with shaving and once I started only shaving with in the direction of the hair growth... no more pumps!

Hope this helps,
R.

I need help ewith that also!!

I bought this product at a spa. It is called Tend Skin.

It says on the bottle, " reduces apperance of unsightly razor bumps, ingrown hairs, and redness from shaving, waxing, and electrolysis.
It really works!

one word: tendskin

its awesome!! i buy it where i get waxed, but you can buy it online - they have a website and i think drugstore.com sells it. just do a search on it.....

I am having laser hair removal of the bikini line in the fall because I am sick of dealing with these issues. I have never done the ingrown hair thing but I sometimes get enlarged lymph nodes in areas that I have shaved.