4 tips from a doctor to avoid ingrown hairs in winter

Followed by more than 800,000 people on TikTok, the anesthesiologist @doctor.anesthesia shares popular medical content on its social networks. In a video recently published on his account, he details the good reflexes to adopt when you have ingrown hairs. Indeed, in winter, the skin tends to thicken and dry out, which can make it more difficult for hair to pass through, which then grows under the surface of the skin.

“When a hair grows under the skin, instead of passing through the skin and coming out, it will curl under the skin. It can cause redness, pain, it can become infected and leave scars.” explains the doctor. To avoid this very unpleasant phenomenon, the healthcare professional lists a certain number of tips. Good habits to adopt, in particular at the time of hair removal.

A doctor’s advice to avoid ingrown hairs in winter

• “Moisturize your skin regularly to make it more supple”: use a nourishing body treatment to soften and refine the skin. Also remember to regularly exfoliate to improve cell regeneration and avoid the crocodile skin effect.
• “Avoid razors that have several blades and always shave in the direction of hair growth”: this tip helps to sensitize the skin as little as possible and facilitates hair growth afterwards.
• “Avoid shaving and prefer depilatory creams if you often get ingrown hairs”: this method, gentler than wax or electric epilator, presents less risk of causing ingrown hairs because the depilatory cream dissolves the base of the hair .
• “Avoid clothing that is too tight”: repeated friction of clothing on the skin can accentuate dryness and therefore encourage the formation of ingrown hairs.