How do u get rid of razor bumps, when u shave u know where???

Question

i get razor bumps and i have no idea how to get rid of them or reduce them.
HELP!!!!!!

Answer 1

There are lots of things you can try: if you have an expensive electric razor (cheap ones will just pull the hair out, and you *DON'T* want that), you get a rougher shave without the irritation. It's not as smooth, but you don't get the ingrown hairs and bumps. Use a trimmer for most of th surface area and a razor for the "edgework."

2, Take a warm bath right before hand.

3) use a shaving cream with little or no alcohol that's hypo-allergenic and made for sensitive skin, preferably one with aloe and conditioners.

4) Be sure to use a new, sharp blade. None of this re-using a blade garbage, that's just asking for trouble - and don't bother with disposable blades, they aren't high enough quality.

5) Go with the grain on the first pass, and against on the second. make no more than 2 passes on a given area.

6) Wash the area thoroughly with soap and water right afterwards.

7) I've known some women who had great results putting a few drops of "Visine" or similar on recently shaved skin (don't laugh, it really works)

8) Consider putting a small amount of baby-powder on in the morning before you go out. It will help absorb sweat and prevent irritation.

9) Apply a mild lotion at night to keep the skin moist, and wear loose-fitting clothes (or none) to bed.

9) Go as long as possible between shaves to give your skin time to heal.

10) If you are a very active person, or exercise a lot, consider trimming the hair with scissors and skipping the razor altogether. The chaffing and sweating makes it all but impossible to prevent irritation.

Hope that helps,
Odd

Answer 2

If you don't like any prickliness or bumps, here is what works for me. Soak in the bath before, after, and during. Laying down in the bath also helps you see and access everything better. Use lots of shaving cream, a kind that rubs into the skin well works best. After applying the shaving cream, shave lightly in rows in the direction the hair grows. Only shave once or twice in a row, dont go over the same area over and over. Then rinse and soak, and reapply shaving cream to shave in the opposite direction lightly (remember only once on each area). You can shave as many times as it takes, just soak and apply shaving cream in between, and you wont get bumps. And remember to shave lightly, you will get all those hairs eventually. With soaking and lots of shaving cream, the end result is very very smooth with absolutely no prickliness.

Answer 3

If you don't like any prickliness or bumps, here is what works for me. Soak in the bath before, after, and during. Laying down in the bath also helps you see and access everything better. Use lots of shaving cream, a kind that rubs into the skin well works best. After applying the shaving cream, shave lightly in rows in the direction the hair grows. Only shave once or twice in a row, dont go over the same area over and over. Then rinse and soak, and reapply shaving cream to shave in the opposite direction lightly (remember only once on each area). You can shave as many times as it takes, just soak and apply shaving cream in between, and you wont get bumps. And remember to shave lightly, you will get all those hairs eventually. With soaking and lots of shaving cream, the end result is very very smooth with absolutely no prickliness.

Answer 4

I wish I knew how to get rid of them! But here's what I do to prevent them: I use a special shaving gel called Bikini Zone (the regular shave cream I use on my legs isn't good enough, as I have unfortunately discovered!) and also special razors (they're tiny and also designed for the bikini area, it's virtually impossible to cut yourself with them). When I first started, I could only use one or two strokes per area before my skin would get irritated, so I quickly learned to shave well with few strokes. Also make sure to use a fresh razor each time

Answer 5

I am a male at heart and I would say that the more you have to shave the less tender that area will become. But what do I know?
I remember when I had to shave before a vactomy I cut myself fiercely. Should have let the nurse do it. Afterwards 'raw" wasn't the word for it. Wow! How do y'all stand it? After you do shave will the "nair" or anything else remove the hair instead of the razor..Just curious.

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

use an electric razor instead. works for me.

i would offer to show you but then I would be blasted for being a dirty old man. so trust me, it works.

Answer 8

shave with the hair, not against it. try a soothing lotion after shaving.