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Shaving causing acne?
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Ok, I've always had a bit of acne on my face, such as a billion black heads on my nose, but nothing really bothers me as long as it doesn't cause irritation. Though lately, I've been getting many in my bearded area, and they get very itchy and when I go to scratch they commonly start bleeding. So I ask you, what should I change in my shaving ritual to decrease this acne if shaving is infact the cause. Here's what I do so far. I don't buy the materials I shave with so I assume that's the problem.
1. Warm water on the face
2. Place Gilette Shaving Foam for Senstivie Skin on my "To be shaved" area
3. Wet Schick Xtreme 3 (With some cooling crap technology) razor and begin shaving, up and down.
4. Wet face again to remove excess foam, finish by cleaning razor and Shaving Cream can.
5. Dry face and walk out.
6. Develop irritating acne.
EDIT: Also I apologise, I know this is my second H/A topic in as many days but I thought I might aswell take advantage of the good will here.
1. Warm water on the face
2. Place Gilette Shaving Foam for Senstivie Skin on my "To be shaved" area
3. Wet Schick Xtreme 3 (With some cooling crap technology) razor and begin shaving, up and down.
4. Wet face again to remove excess foam, finish by cleaning razor and Shaving Cream can.
5. Dry face and walk out.
6. Develop irritating acne.
EDIT: Also I apologise, I know this is my second H/A topic in as many days but I thought I might aswell take advantage of the good will here.
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Using aftershave may help, too. It's likely you're leaving some gel on your skin with just water.
Also, the sensitive skin thing... the stuff in there may make things worse. Like with those goddamn sticky bars on sensitive skin shaving tools.
The first thing to try is switching shaving creams. I personally use Aveeno therapeutic care, because I have seborrheic dermatitis that's aggravated by lots of different products. Aveeno and Cetaphil make the only products that I can use on a daily basis without breaking out.
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Stop streching your skin when you shave.
Exfoliate before in the shower.
Try an aftershave with aloe and tea tree oil.
Sounds to me you're shoving all those little tiny cut hairs back in and causing ingrowns. Follow the above steps and it'll help out.
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2. What does exfoliate mean? Like I know it has something to do with opening pores.
1. No streching is bad, hence the Stop part, some people do strech in order to get better access to the grain, it is bad.
2. Ask your mum. All women are experts on it, basically it's a gell with tiny rocks (more like sand but rocks is a cooler word) the you rub against your skin, it does two amazing things. One it cleans out pores, clogged pores = potential for pimples. Two it removes dead skin which can get into pores. It's also excellent if you are sun burnt to help minimize the peeling.
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And if you don't shave everyday, then make sure you wash your face and apply moisturizer afterwards.
People's skin conditions vary a great deal. But if yours is anything like mine (I get similar effects of acne after shaving if I dont follow these instuctions) then you will definetly want to use moisturizer but make sure to not use too much.
As far as shaving technique goes, shaving against the grain definitely irritates your skin more. But if you want a close shave, you pretty much have to shave against the grain. Your skin will become less sensitive over time and if you make sure to apply moisturizer and also wash your face at regular intervals your skin problems will decrease over time.
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If it's ingrown hairs: Shave with the grain, only.
If it's actual acne: Make sure to use a cleanser, antibacterial moisturizer, or at the very least soap and water after shaving.
If it's anything else: You should probably pay a visit to a dermatologist to get it to stop.
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Are you of African descent or have dark, curly hair?
You may have "shaving bumps". A lot of the guys with dark, curly hair used to have the same issue in the Army, which required daily shaving. The curly hair quickly grows back into the skin (ingrown hair as people have mentioned before).
There are some alternatives to shaving, like "Nair" or something along those lines.
It was said before. Shave with the grain. For most people that would be down only.
Actually, that's wrong. Let your beard grow out a couple days and you'll notice the hairs point in different directions across your face. This is especially true on your neck.
OP, make a note of which direction the hairs point before shaving and go with the grain, which is most likely NOT down. Also, rinse with cold water to close the pores and make sure you wash with an anti-bacterial cleanser after shaving. You shouldn't need to exfoliate your beard area as any decent razor will effectively scrape the dead skin cells off just as effectively as a facial scrub.
Yes I have dark curly hair, what do I change to prevent "Shaving bumps"? Just shave every day?
Although, personally I shun aftershave in favour of cold water. The ONLY purpose of aftershave is to close the pores after shaving to prevent dirt getting in. Cold water does this perfectly and doesn't contain any agressive chemicals to fuck with your skins pH. If you are going to use aftershave, find one that uses natural ingredients, like aloe and tee tree as suggested and avoid ones with with nasties, especially alcohol.
Also, you should wash your skin BEFORE shaving (not after as some people are suggesting), ideally with a facial scrub or exfoliating face wash. If you don't, you're grinding dirt and dead skin cells into your pores while you shave. Washing before also softens up the hairs and prepares the skin. Washing after isn't as effective as washing before and so long as you wash before and then rinse well with cold water afterwards, you don't need to wash after shaving.
Just be very carfeul to shave with the grain, mainly. Scrubing your face daily with an exfoliating gel will likely help, too.
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Electric razors can actually be worse for ingrown hairs. Many of them actually pull the hair up and then cut it, so it then sinks back in below the skin line. They can also pull and twist the hair all over the place, embedding the end back into neighbouring pores.
A beard trimmer with a guard is probably reasonably safe, but then you'll have permanent stubble.
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