Does anyone know how to get rid of these?

Question

i wax the hair off my legs but get lots of ingrown hairs which show up as large red spots which are really embarassing and nasty looking. i just wondered if there was something i could put on them to get rid of them or any other suggestions? i do scrub my legs to try and get rid of them as well as the dead skin but this doesnt seem to work. cheers xx

Answer 1

Sterilise a pin and poke it gently into the surface of your skin where the ingrown hair is. Just pull the hair through the skin and pluck it out with tweezers. Sounds painful but it really isn't, just make sure you sterilise the pin or you could get an infection :s.

Answer 2

Ingrown hair is caused by a coarse curly hair growing into the curved hair follicle. It can be treated by applying a poultice of clay. Other home remedies and information about ingrown hair is available at http://www.hairremoval.in/ingrownhair.ht...

Answer 3

try rubbing an after shave oil into your legs or rubbing your legs with talcum powder

everyone gets those red spots straight after waxing but they should go down after a day or so if you do the above

Answer 4

I get this sometimes too. I think they come about from shaving too. To be honest I dont think theres much you can do about them, When I get waxed the person usually plucks the ingrown hairs out, pretty sore but doesnt leave a sore red bit that your talking about. Some people just suffer from ingrown hairs I think, but yeah all you can do is continue to exfoliate etc. Hopefully someone else will come along with a better solution!

Answer 5

Sudocrem is the best for this. It's nappy rash cream and comes in a big grey tub from the baby section of the supermarket. It's a little miracle worker - and is great on the bikini line too for zapping ingrown hairs and blotches. As you say, a daily scrub is good, but go gentle, try scrub gloves from the Body Shop or Boots.

Answer 6

I find Sudocream helps any inflammation I get after waxing.

Answer 7

You could use "Nads ingrow solution" spray or any other solution from a chemist if it is quite bad.

Answer 8

sudocream ( u can get a tub from tesco )

or E45 cream ( u can get this over-the-counter )

they both work great. i would definitely recommend them!

best of luck x x