How to take care of your skin to avoid ingrown hair after bikini waxing

Waxing is agonizing but we all love the after effect, without ingrown hairs and irritated skin wreaking havoc between appointments of cause. Don't settle for less if your goal is baby-soft, bump-free skin. Here are bikini-wax insider secrets.

1. Exfoliate.

This should be done at least two days before and three days following a wax (removes dead cells on the skin's surface and allows hair to push through easily). I exfoliate my skin everyday.

Chemical exfoliators with a large alcohol concentration, can be too irritating. It's important to look for mild exfoliants with soothing ingredients, like aloe and soy. A good recommendation is the Tata Harper Smoothing Body Scrub.

2. Moisturize.

Moisturize your skin after waxing with,Smooth on a lotion that includes alpha hydroxy acids, because they loosen dead skin that could otherwise create ingrown hair. The Eucerin Intensive Repair Very Dry Skin Lotion. You can also try applying a cream that inhibits hair growth, such as Jergens Naturally Smooth.

3.No plucking.

If the ingrown hair still appears, do not pluck. You could get scarring or an infection. Instead, treat the ingrown hair with Tend Skin Liquid. It contains acetylsalicylic acid, which exfoliates the skin and allows the hair to be free.

Note; If your skin is irritated, pamper it with a lotion or oil that has aloe in it to soothe and moisturize the bumps, i.e Johnson's Baby Oil Gel With Aloe & Vitamin E or Parissa Azulene Oil, which has a calming chamomile derivative. After this, if your bikini line is still irritated as hell, try skim milk (the lactic acid in it helps soothe skin).

Soak a thin cloth or towel in a mixture of half skim milk and half cold water, hold it on your skin for ten minutes. Repeat this every few hours. If that doesn't help, try hydrocortisone cream on the area twice a day until it's healed.

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