Acne from shaving?

Question

I'm 16 and I just started shaving. I had some hair above my lip which I started shaving and now I've broken out. I also shaved a while ago along the beard line and now I have these small pimples too. They aren't very large, but there's alot of them. I think some of it has gotten worse because I touched it. What can I do when I shave to not break out? How can I continue to shave now without cutting through the pimples? Thanks

Answer 1

I had exactly the same thing when I was 16. Tiny little easy-popping pimples. It's not acne, you'll pe pleased to know. Your skin is just getting used to shaving and it does calm down after a couple of months (I know, that's like forever!!!). If it's really irritating, just go to your pharmacist and he'll give you something to put on it. Simpler yet, just keep your face really clean and moisturise before you go to bed. And that's not "so gay".

Answer 2

NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL
1/ Never, ever touch your face.
2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.
3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal
4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.
Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.
5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.
6/ Do this for 90 days.
7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.
Source:
A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a
nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.

The secret is never to touch the spots

Tips on how to treat acne and achieve perfect clear skin in as little as 7 days?

Answer 3

The problem is, when you shave, you are taking off a very thin layer of skin, making you more susceptible to acne. Touching your skin spreads the bacteria from your hands onto your face which causes acne, so don't touch. Try buying an anti-bacterial shaving cream. Try to only shave every other day to give your skin some time to heal.

Answer 4

I'm an Esthetician and a skin care professional it sounds to me like you are having Milia breakouts (also know as milk bumps). These bumps come up when oil is trapped under the skin and it will go away. However try exfoliating before you shaving to clean the pores good and then exfoliate the day after shaving.

Answer 5

use a shave gel for sensitive skin like gillette or edge. also use an after shave lotion for sensitve skin.if u buy the kind that has a fragrance and you still have a problem try a non scened brand until your face gets little more use to being shaved.

Answer 6

Take a hot shower and PREPARE your face before you start shaving. Use a moisturizing shaving gel and lather well. Use your razor only once. Be very gentle!

Answer 7

What you are experiencing is irritation from being a new & young shaver. It will go away in time.

Answer 8

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