How to prevent/get rid of ingrown hairs caused by waxing

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amother ↓

Sun, Oct 25 2009, 7:54 pm

I always get these annoying ingrown hairs after a bikini wax. Sometimes they get really bad and they hurt. Otherwise they're just annoying and look bad. I usually take a tweezer and pull out the problem hair and then apply some bacitracin. Is there any way to prevent this from happening in the first place? Or is the lady not doing the waxing correctly?

Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated.

workingmom3 ↓

Sun, Oct 25 2009, 9:24 pm

exfoliate before and after- really helps but you have to remember to do it at least every few days after

↑ amother ↓

Mon, Oct 26 2009, 6:16 am

Thanks workingmom3.

How do you exfoliate? Do I need to buy a special product?

Tefila

Mon, Oct 26 2009, 6:19 am

B'h
Amother it's eighter that or sandpaper Twisted Evil

which I would not recommend !!!!

↑ workingmom3

Mon, Oct 26 2009, 6:31 am

amother wrote:

Thanks workingmom3.

How do you exfoliate? Do I need to buy a special product?

buy an exfoliator glove- cheap and available at most pharmacies, target etc. Jut be gentle- dont overscrub!

dollhouse

Thu, Jan 07 2010, 7:37 pm

You can try "Tend Skin" www.tendskin.com

↑ amother

Thu, Jan 14 2010, 10:01 am

I have this problem on my legs ive been waxing for about 3 years now with no shaving inbtwn and I never come out with clean legs after waxing this is so annoying any suggestions?

ra_mom

Thu, Jan 14 2010, 10:14 am

Another vote for Tend Skin!

Lady Godiva

Thu, Jan 14 2010, 10:31 am

workingmom3 wrote:

amother wrote:

Thanks workingmom3.

How do you exfoliate? Do I need to buy a special product?

buy an exfoliator glove- cheap and available at most pharmacies, target etc. Jut be gentle- dont overscrub!

You can also use a loofah sponge for that.

geemum

Thu, Jan 14 2010, 2:50 pm

I recently started using an exfoliating glove and skin much better, almost no ingrown hairs, and waxing gets a much better result.

I use in shower with shower gel - works very well and very easy - highly recommended

RedRuby

Thu, Jan 14 2010, 2:52 pm

ditto to Tend Skin

JollyMommy

Sat, Jan 16 2010, 8:40 pm

I've been told by a few waxing places that some ppl- like me- are just super prone to ingrowns.. I exfoliate with a glove and use tend skin and about 10% of all the hairs grow in, it's a disaster. I have looked into laser a few times, but since you can't do it when nursing or pregnant I plan on waiting until I'm done having children before I do that- maybe 10 more years.. meanwhile, ppl who don't have terrible ingrowns can't imagine how bad it is, I haven't found anything to really help. may this be our biggest problem in life.

Earnest

Sun, Jan 17 2010, 6:40 pm

When I had my face waxed I got bad pimples and went to a derm. He said it was 'pseudo-folliculitis' caused by the waxing. An antibiotic for roseacia helped, called 'metro-gel'. I used it after every waxing, and the pimples seldom returned. I have no idea if this would help on body in-grown hairs, though. Sometimes the wax is 'shared' from a common-pot, and full of bacteria, and sometimes the wax is dispensed fresh-er with each client, with a roll-on thingy.

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