Bikini waxing sometimes causes minor irritation, redness and ingrown hairs. An expert explains to us how to avoid these inconveniences and achieve successful hair removal at home.
With very thin and fragile skin, but also thicker hair, the bikini area is one of the most delicate and difficult to remove hair. With a razor, wax, depilatory cream or electric epilator, we often end up with irritation, redness and sometimes even ingrown hairs. To avoid these inconveniences, it is necessary to adopt the right actions when hair removalbut also prepare your skin before and after each session.
Good news, the intimate care sector continues to develop and today there are many products specially designed for this use. Julia Gournet, Brand content manager at Perron Rigot, explains to us what types of products to use after and before hair removal to avoid ingrown hairs and relieve irritation. The expert also gives us some tips for successful hair removal jersey at home.
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Bikini line hair removal: the right steps to avoid ingrown hairs
Quite sensitive and fragile, the bikini area is also prone to ingrown hairs which can make hair removal even more difficult to achieve. To prevent their appearance, it is essential to adopt certain reflexes:
- Hydrate your skin well : “Very dry areas are more prone to ingrown hairs so go for moisturizer! Focus on natural active ingredients such as prickly pear extract which provides comfort and soothing, for soft and smooth skin. Do not use the same products as your face, which are not adapted to the pH of this area and they risk blocking the pores of the bikini area or pubis” advises Julia.
- Avoid dry shaving : “This increases the risk of ingrown hairs. Ideally, use a hair removal method that is gentler and respectful of your skin than shaving. Waxing is particularly recommended to minimize the risk of ingrown hairs”.
- Avoid wearing clothes that are too tight : “They promote irritation, the number one enemy of ingrown hairs on the pubis or bikini line.”.
- Exfoliate areas prone to ingrown hairs at least once a week. “With a scrub specially adapted to the intimate area and made with natural ingredients. Be careful, do not scrub the face on the delicate bikini area, you risk getting the opposite effect!”
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What treatments should be applied to the bikini line after hair removal to soothe the skin?
Firstly, it is essential to clean your skin thoroughly after hair removal, to remove any residue of wax or depilatory cream. A reflex which also allowsavoid the development of micro-organisms because, after hair removal, the pores of the skin are more dilated.
If your skin is heated or irritated, especially after hair removal with wax or an electric epilator, apply a moisturizer specially designed for the intimate area from the pubic area to the labia majora. Opt for fresh textures and soothing formulas that calm overheating sensations. If you are prone to ingrown hairs, use an exfoliating treatment special bikini line between each hair removal.
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Bikini line hair removal: how to space out regrowth as much as possible
To space out your bikini line hair removal as much as possible, “it’s necessary favor methods that remove the hair from the root”, such as wax, electric epilator or tweezers. Epilate your bikini line only when all the hair has grown back. This helps avoid too rapid regrowth or overlapping regrowth…
A good care routine between two waxes can help you save a little time. Use exfoliating treatments to improve regrowth and prevent it from happening under the skin. Apply products that slow down growth, enriched for example with tiger nut oil. A vegetable oil known for its ability to slow hair follicle development.
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After working for the Marie Claire and Prisma Media groups, Inès arrived at aufeminin in April 2022. Responsible for the beauty, fitness and nutrition sections, she likes to decipher the latest…