I dont really have sensitive skin, but under my arms I really seem too. Lately, my underarms have been hurting after I shave and I sometimes nick them, but they dont just hurt where the nick is. I use a new razor and shave gel, and even if i get it all shaved, it still looks like I haven't shaved. Any suggestions for razors or some kind of cream or new technique?
2007-05-02 10:12:31 · 10 answers · asked by POTCfan 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
Use a men's razor and save it just for underarms...i love the Schick titanium Quatro...use really hot water to get a good glide
2007-05-02 10:54:08 · answer #1 · answered by monkey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shave AFTER you have been in the shower for a bit - this will make the hair softer, and easier to shave. Wash pits before shaving with bodywash for SENSITIVE skin.
Use a fresh razor or blade.
Use a gel or cream for SENSITIVE skin.
Use a deodorant for sensitive skin,also
P.S. I know this sounds strange, but - observe your shaving techniqe in the mirror after your shower. Are you using enough gel/cream? Are you shaving the direction the hair grows? Are you missing any spots?
Don't resume shaving until your pits stop hurting!
2007-05-02 11:29:34 · answer #2 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't share course hair, like your underarms, until you've been in the shower for a bit to soften it up, so make sure that it's one of the last places you shave. Then, only go in the direction of the hair growth. I know it doesn't give you a very close shave, but it will help with the irritation.
2007-05-02 10:22:15 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the blades aren't dull (I like Gillette Venus, with 3 blades) and always use shaving gel, to lubricate the skin.
And when you shave, don't press too hard, and don't go over and over the same area.
Also go in different directions. I noticed that if I just go from top to bottom, some hairs are missed, so then you hold the razor upside down, and go from bottom to top. Hair under your arms grows in different directions. Take your time, so you don't nick yourself.
2007-05-02 10:21:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a shaving cream for comfortable skin, shave interior the course the hair grows no longer against. additionally persist with deodorant interior the downward action no longer up, that's advisable to objective a distinctive deodorant besides. do no longer persist with deodorant if there is inflammation as there are risky chemical components in deodorant which you do no longer elect to circulate into the physique throughout the aggravated skin.
2017-01-09 08:16:30 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shower and wash your pits first with goatsmilk glycerine soap and leave it on for a few minutes the relather and shave .works for me im a guy with thick underarm hair.[no im straight] some of the meds im on give me drug pits and no pit stick works that well.
2007-05-02 22:11:08 · answer #6 · answered by old fart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you tried the Intuition with the soap attached to it?? I have super sensitive skin (and this comes in varieties including sensitive) and I dont really seem to have a problem using this...its worth a try
2007-05-02 10:19:50 · answer #7 · answered by T K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using hair conditioner as your shaving cream. It will moisturize your skin as your are shaving. good luck
2007-05-02 10:20:23 · answer #8 · answered by quortnie11 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
u can apply a shaving foam before shaving.this may reduce ur irritation.
2007-05-02 10:17:17 · answer #9 · answered by sweety 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wax underarms
2007-05-02 20:18:05 · answer #10 · answered by john 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋