Ingrown Hairs... the Pain!

[Debater Slayer]

No matter which direction I shave in, my facial hair still gets multiple ingrown hairs. They hurt and leave an unsightly spot when tweezed out. Both shaving foam and shaving cream/aftershave make little to no difference.

What do you do to avoid this, if you have the same problem?

 

[Rival]

You're a boy! Have a beard!

 

[Subduction Zone]

No matter which direction I shave in, my facial hair still gets multiple ingrown hairs. They hurt and leave an unsightly spot when tweezed out. Both shaving foam and shaving cream/aftershave make little to no difference.

What do you do to avoid this, if you have the same problem?

How often do you change your razor blade? The few times I have that problem is when my blade is overdue for changing.

 

[Debater Slayer]

How often do you change your razor blade? The few times I have that problem is when my blade is overdue for changing.

Two shaves max. I also use an electric shaver sometimes.

 

[Debater Slayer]

You're a boy! Have a beard!

It still needs to be trimmed so that I don't look like I just came out of a horror movie.

 

[Rival]

It still needs to be trimmed so that I don't look like I just came out of a horror movie.

Well trim it then, no need for shaving!

 

[SalixIncendium]

Well, I haven’t done any shaving for nearly 3 months. But even when I did. I never really had this problem. It appears to affect people with curlier hair.

That said, I’ve heard that staying away from non-electric shavers helps, as does not shaving closely...leaving a bit of stubble.

 

[Revoltingest]

Well trim it then, no need for shaving!

Facial hair can be quite attractive.
In my younger days....

 

[ChristineM]

It still needs to be trimmed so that I don't look like I just came out of a horror movie.

Nothing wrong in looking like you just came out of a horror movie ;-)

Hubby has recently started a beard for no other reason than he is fed up of shaving. He invested in an electric hair trimmer and gives himself a #2 whenever it feels too long.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Two shaves max. I also use an electric shaver sometimes.

Whoa!!! That is one heavy beard. I can go two months.

 

[Rival]

Whoa!!! That is one heavy beard. I can go two months.

DS is an Egyptian boi

 

[Subduction Zone]

DS is an Egyptian boi

In that case I recommend waxing

 

[Revoltingest]

DS is an Egyptian boi

I imagine that he looks like this by 5pm.

 

[Vee]

No matter which direction I shave in, my facial hair still gets multiple ingrown hairs. They hurt and leave an unsightly spot when tweezed out. Both shaving foam and shaving cream/aftershave make little to no difference.

What do you do to avoid this, if you have the same problem?

Oh, you poor thing. If I were a man, I would probably go the lazy way and stop shaving.
Have you tried scrubbing your skin before shaving? You can buy a scrub in a shop or make your own with sugar or very smooth sand. It doesn't have to be expensive to be effective.

 

[Debater Slayer]

In that case I recommend waxing

No, I don't like being clean-shaven, especially after having had to be so every day in the army for three months.

I prefer to embrace nature and only trim.

 

[Debater Slayer]

Oh, you poor thing. If I were a man, I would probably go the lazy way and stop shaving.
Have you tried scrubbing your skin before shaving? You can buy a scrub in a shop or make your own with sugar or very smooth sand. It doesn't have to be expensive to be effective.

I've tried that, yes. I think the combination of my having curly hair and sensitive skin causes the problem.

I'll probably end up using an electric shaver/trimmer more often; razors are quite nasty for me if I use them frequently.

 

[Debater Slayer]

I imagine that he looks like this by 5pm.

Inaccurate. I always shave my mustache clean.

 

[Quagmire]

It still needs to be trimmed so that I don't look like I just came out of a horror movie.

You know, this is really offensive to those of us who do look like we just came out of a horror movie.

 

[Rival]

You know, this is really offensive to those of us who do look like we just came out of a horror movie.

Isn't that was 2020 was?

 

[Revoltingest]

Inaccurate. I always shave my mustache clean.

My imagination has no grasp of reality.