How do I get rid of ingrown hair (not bumps buthair growing straight just under the skin)?

Question

I wax or epilate.
They aren't red or infected in anyway that I can tell.
They grow in the natural direction but under my skin.
I have lots of them.
Most are fairly deep and can't be taken out with tweezers without making my skin bleed (so not an option).
Happens mostly on my legs, occasionally on my bikini area and never on my underarms but I use the same method for all of them.

Answer 1

Hey this is funny, i actually have the exact same problem, i wax or epilate and soo on. i pick on them w/ tweezers and they leave marks and scars on my legs which look horibble. from experience i just let the hairs grow out, i also get a skin body scrub and exfoliate my legs every day in the shower i also use this product call tendskin which is a solution to move ingrown hairs, it doesnt reallly work for me but its worth a try-depends on certain skins.

good luck and let me know if you have any other solutions that will help. thankss its good to know im not the only one

Answer 2

You're better off not trying to dig down for them unless they're becoming infected (in which case a skincare person should be doin that anyway). As I sit down at lot (in my job, desk job) I get a tonne of them on the back of my legs, the lady who waxes them for me sometimes said the only real way is prevention - scrubbing with pumice and/or soaking in very warm water with some lotion. Keep it moisterised, scrubbed and the problem will lessen. I wax too - I think it's a side-effect of the process. Keeping the skin scrubbed and softened is supposed to prevent it. Not sure that you can do much about the hairs once they do grow like that, eventually they will make their way to the surface as the skin sheds - so its not permanent.

Answer 3

Those hurt! What works for us is to gently pluck the hair out. Wash the infected area with anti-bacterial soap. Cover and keep washing with anti-bacterial soap. You need also to apply warm cloths throughout the day. I found this information under "boils" at WEB MD. A "boil" may get really bad if it does not get attention. (The bump that occurs with the ingrown hair is considered a "boil". That's why I looked there.)

Answer 4

the easiest way to prevent them and also get rid of them is to exfoliate regularily. As layers of skin build up, the hair is trapped and starts to grow undeneath a layer of skin instead of out of the natural pore

Answer 5

Plucking (tweezing), Shaving, Depilatory creams and Waxing are temporary hair removal methods.
Waxing usually lasts for 3 weeks, but it is painful.

Electrolysis and laser hair removal are "permanent" hair removal methods but are expensive and you have to find a trained professional, otherwise your skin could be damaged.

A review of the various hair removal methods is available at http://tinyurl.com/ob6tt

Answer 6

Try using Tend Skin products.
I wax my legs and underarms, so I know what you are going through.

Answer 7

exfoliating it will help. make sure you use a body scrub & a loofah but if you have acne skip the loofah & it would trap the acne in it & spread it around the next time you use it.

Answer 8

regular exfoliating is the best way to prevent them...

to remove them...
tend skin or a homemade version would be good...
but u gotta b religious in using it...
i haven succeed...
but think the problem is better now...