How to get rid of irritation after hair removal

All girls want to have smooth and velvety skin without extra hairs. Fortunately, hair removal and depilation allows you to achieve the desired result without much effort. However, in modern methods there is a negative side, which lies in the appearance of irritations and inflammations in particularly sensitive areas. It is important to learn how to independently eliminate the consequences of the procedure and prevent them in the future.

Causes of skin irritation

1. In most cases, irritation is due to individual characteristics, namely thin and sensitive skin. She requires prior care before the procedure, which is often neglected.
2. The hair follicle is located in the upper layer of the epidermis, where it is surrounded by capillaries, sebaceous glands and nerve endings. When hairs are removed with an electric epilator, sugar paste and wax, the skin is damaged, resulting in microcracks and inflammations. If subcutaneous fat gets into the damaged areas, the situation is doubly aggravated.
3. Irritations also appear after depilation (razor, cream, laser). This is due to the fact that on the surface of the skin there are small pimples and irregularities that are difficult to notice with the naked eye. When removing hairs, the upper layer of the skin is damaged, which leads to redness and inflammation.
4. After waxing, irritation and redness also often appear. If you use this method when purchasing a product, always pay attention to the expiration date, storage conditions and manufacturer. Often wax leads to inflammation due to the fact that the storage temperature was not observed or the composition was too hot. Buy the product only professional series, which consists of natural ingredients.
5. Redness appears after a long break since the last hair removal. The skin has lost touch with such manipulations, so itching and irritation appear. As a rule, the cause disappears after 5-7 regular procedures.
6. When waxing with sugar paste or wax, as well as during depilation with a cream, an allergic reaction to the components may appear. An allergy is easy to identify. Consult a doctor or eliminate the cause yourself, then choose the best option for removing unwanted hairs.

How to get rid of irritation after hair removal

Here are a number of recommendations that will help not only eliminate inflammation, but also prevent their occurrence in subsequent procedures.

When you are finished with hair removal, apply hydrogen peroxide to the cosmetic swab and thoroughly treat the skin. You can use an antiseptic for sensitive skin, a special cooling gel after depilation, or thermal water. Give preference to products that do not include alcohol.

Important!
Very often you can find tips on eliminating irritations with alcohol or "triple cologne." It is strongly not recommended to get rid of inflammation in this way. Alcohol dries the skin and leads to even more irritation.

Tea tree oil

Dilute 10 ml. funds in 50 ml. warm water, dip a cosmetic swab in the solution and wipe the inflamed areas. The recommended frequency of the procedure ranges from 5 to 10 wipes per day.

Natural oil
Spread the skin with microwave oil in a microwave overnight. Suitable olive, castor, camphor, vegetable, flaxseed, sea buckthorn. You can also use Johnsons Baby oil for children, it perfectly eliminates irritation.

Cream after hair removal / depilation
Get a product in a professional cosmetic store after depilation or hair removal.It can be a cream, tonic or gel. The product will not only relieve inflammation and redness, but also prevent the growth of hairs in the skin. Also use a face moisturizer or baby lotion.

After shave gel
If there is no female remedy, a male one will do. The main thing is that the gel is moisturizing, soft and alcohol free. Cover them with skin, not only after the procedure, but a few hours later.

Medicinal herbs
Take sage, chamomile, lemon balm and celandine at the rate of 10 gr. each plant. Brew them in 200 ml. boiling water, wait half an hour. Fold the cheesecloth in 5 layers, dip it in the infusion, squeeze a little and apply to the inflamed area for 15 minutes. You can also moisten a cotton pad in the broth and wipe the skin with it.

Antiseptics
Treat irritated areas with a pharmaceutical agent. Universal drugs such as Chlorhexidine, Furacilin or Miramistin are suitable. In addition to eliminating redness, the preparations also perfectly disinfect the skin. For a greater effect, they can be used not only after hair removal, but also immediately before the procedure.

Talc
Buy fragrance-free baby powder or chamomile-based baby powder at the pharmacy. Cover it with the treated area, rub for 5 minutes. After that, shake off the excess, wipe the skin with a decoction of herbs and apply a moisturizer.

Glycerin and acetylsalicylic acid
Grind 3 aspirin tablets between two teaspoons or another convenient method, then pour 7 ml. glycerin. Stir the mixture, apply it to a cotton pad and treat the affected areas locally. Do not apply the product on the entire surface, so as not to burn the skin.

Honey

Melt in a microwave 45 gr. honey, evenly distribute it on the skin with a thin layer. Sprinkle with potato starch and put honey in the second row. Put gauze on top and fix with adhesive tape, keep the mixture for 10 minutes. Remove with water and anoint the skin with vegetable oil.

Cosmetic ice
Cold temperature perfectly fights irritations. Brew in 350 ml. hot water 40 gr. birch bark, 30 gr. chamomile, 30 gr. eucalyptus, 20 gr. rosemary. Infuse herbs for 40 minutes, then pour over the molds and freeze. Wipe the skin several times a day for 3 minutes. If there are no medicinal plants at hand, brew green or black leaf tea.

Aloe Vera Juice or Pulp
Take 1 thick stalk of aloe vera, peel it off and place in a blender. Grind until porridge forms, apply the composition to the skin, put 2 layers of gauze on top and fix with adhesive plaster. Wait half an hour. Aloe well calms the skin, relieves all inflammation. It is not forbidden to use pure plant juice. In this case, moisten a cosmetic swab in it and wipe the skin several times a day.

Healing cream
Treat the skin with products that include Panthenol, or use the component in its pure form. Also, any other healing cream is suitable, for example, “Rescuer”, “Boro Plus”, “Malavit”, “Actovegin”, “Solcoseryl”, “Miramistin”. It is advisable to apply the product in a generous layer and leave for several hours, after which remove the excess with a paper towel.

Raw potatoes and kefir
Rub on a fine grater or grind raw potatoes in a blender, remove the peel first. Mix the gruel with 2 teaspoons of kefir. Apply the mixture on the skin, cover with gauze on top and wait a quarter of an hour.

Preventive action

In order to prevent possible irritation in the future, follow simple recommendations.

1. Within 20 hours after the procedure, do not use peeling or scrub, do not rub the skin with a washcloth.
2. It is highly recommended not to expose treated skin to UV rays. Do not plan to visit the solarium or sunbathe for 2 days after the procedure.
3. When you use wax for hair removal, do not apply it to the skin more than 2 times. If the hairs have not been removed from the second attempt, disinfect the tweezers and pull them out.
4. When removing hairs with a razor, make sure that the blade is always new. Do not forget to use foam or shaving gel, these products prevent irritation.
5. To exclude possible inflammation and redness during depilation, shave the hairs by hair growth, and not against it.
6. Before the procedure, wipe the skin with a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution.
7. If you still have waxed, replace it with shugaring. The procedure is perfect even for sensitive skin, reducing the risk of irritation by 70%.
8. Before the procedure, take a hot bath with crushed sea salt to maximize steam skin. It will not be superfluous to remove keratinized particles with a washcloth or scrub.
9. When waxing with a machine, do not sweep the blade in the same place more than 2 times. Each time you apply shaving gel to your skin.
10. Try to wear clothes and underwear made from natural fabrics. Synthetics promote accelerated sweating and irritate the skin.
11. After the procedure, itching and burning are possible, do not scratch the skin and try to touch the treated area less.
12. Do not carry out the procedure of hair removal and depilation in areas with small acne and inflammation. Otherwise, not only irritation, but also the appearance of infection is possible.

In order to get rid of irritation, use folk or pharmacy products. Make a honey, potato, or herbal compress. Wipe your skin with hydrogen peroxide, chlorhexidine, furatsilinom or miramistin. After the procedure, apply a healing cream, do not visit the solarium and do not sunbathe in the sun during the day. Always have fragrance free baby talcum powder, aspirin and liquid glycerin in your medicine cabinet.

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