Home Remedies for Ingrown Hair: Right in Your Kitchen
Ingrown hairs cause ugly and painful little bumps on your skin. Sure, you can stop shaving, waxing, tweezing, or otherwise getting rid of unwanted hair, but who wants to do that? Instead, check out your kitchen for some easy-to use and easy-to-make edible treats for your skin.
Home remedy #1: Preventing ingrown hairs
You can prevent ingrown hairs in the first place by exfoliating your skin before shaving and every time you shower. You can use a loofah or sponge, but if you have delicate skin the abrasion can hurt your skin. Body scrubs are available at online stores, drug stores and department stores in every price range. The only problem is that the less expensive scrubs tend to use abrasive ingredients. Whipping up an all-natural and mild scrub is a home remedy to prevent ingrown hairs and it only takes only a few minutes. Hairchick’s favourite recipe includes baking soda. Just mix a teaspoon of baking soda with a tablespoon of liquid soap. Use your hands to spread this mixture over your body and then rinse off. You can also make a body scrub by mixing sugar with equal parts liquid soap.
Home remedy #2: Preventing ingrown hairs after shaving
After shaving, try using witch hazel (available at any health food store and some drug stores for a few dollars) to the skin. Applying an antiseptic can also help offset ingrown hairs by cleaning the area. Hairchick has a friend who crushes two aspirin in water and applies to the skin just after shaving. She swears this helps prevent ingrown hairs for her.
Home remedy #3: Getting rid of itchiness caused by ingrown hairs
If it’s too late and you already have ingrown hairs, you can reduce any itchiness you have by pureeing half a cucumber and adding 1/3 cup of milk. Mix the mixture and store (covered) in the fridge for a few minutes until cold. Soak gauze or a cloth in the mixture and apply for a few minutes to the irritated areas, then rinse off. This will not make the ingrown hairs go away, but it will take away the itchiness and irritation for a few minutes.
Home remedy #4: Facial ingrown hairs
If the ingrown hair is on your face, you can wait a day or two and then look at the hair in direct sunlight with the help of a magnifying mirror. If you notice a bit of hair sticking out, it is possible to remove the hair by plucking it out. You will need to clean the area scrupulously before and after tweezing. Tweezing will hurt far more than it usually does, so don’t bother if you have more than one ingrown hair on your face. Don’t even think of trying to yank ingrown hairs on other parts of your body – you’ll have a very hard time trying to see the hair properly. Hairchick suggests that you leave the hair alone if at all possible, and only resort to pulling it in case of a dire emergency – like an important event. Pulling at an ingrown hair can cause an infection and may lead to scarring, so it is not a technique to be taken lightly.
Professional Alternative
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Prevention Is Better Than Cure!
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The remedy which includes Baking Soda and liquid soap for in growth is a new one for me… Cant wait to try it!
My age is 25, and im going to get married within 2 months, i have following problems, i want the effective remedy to get rid of it. I have thick hairs on my upper lip, chin, underarms and pubic area..I use removing creams for upper lip and chin but within two days it grows again,, for the underarms and pubic part i use either the cream or razor to shave but the hair grows within a day, and my underarms and pubic part has become so darker basically im a very fair girl, having dark arms looking very ugly, Im worried im going to get married soon, and it should not affect my married life
Faru
Waxing is the best method of removing hair from your underarms and pubic area. I use an epilator as it helps me get rid of very fine hair, as in case of waxing one has to wait till the hair reaches a certain length. But for first timers I suggest waxing and then switch to epilator if it suits you.
As for the darker areas. Here is a pack that my mother taught me and has worked very well for me.
A pinch of turmeric ( Just a pinch. We wouldn’t want you to turn yellow! ) mixed with milk powder, and a little water for a creamy consistency. apply all over right before you shower. Wait till it dries . Grease your palm with little coconut oil or olive oil and then in light rotating movements of your palm scrub the pack off. Then shower as usual. You can also apply this soft scrub to your face. It bring a wonderful shine.
Stick to a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables and nuts and you are going to be the prettiest bride ever.
All the best.
Forgot to add. Try to apply this pack as often as possible. It is not a one time solution but an ongoing process. This removes the dead skin and exposes healthy glowing skin.
i waxed abt sum time ago and recently I’ve gotten really bad ingrowns in my private area which i never get with shaving! do u know what might of caused it? because i’d done it myself so i thought i’d improperly waxed.
plz help