Preparing for shaving


To avoid irritation after shaving, it is important to properly prepare for the procedure. First of all you need to soften the hair. It's best just to get your feet wet or to wrap them in a warm damp towel. It is best to shave my legs after a bath or a shower at this time, the skin moist and the hairs are quite soft, so shaving is less traumatic.


Do not use soap to facilitate shaving, it dries and irritates the skin. Instead of soap you should buy a shaving cream with aloe in the composition, or any other suitable means. In case your skin has a tendency to irritation, a good shaving cream can help. Put it on your skin after a shower or bath, wait a few minutes until it will soften the skin and begin shaving.


To Shine skin irritation on there, shave his legs in the direction of hair growth. The results are not as good as shaving in the opposite direction, but the irritation of the hair follicle will be significantly less.


What to do after shaving your legs?


After shaving your legs apply a special lotion. If such is not at hand, use an ordinary lotion for the whole body. Use of the lotion reduces itching and redness after shaving.


Real salvation from irritation performs a one percent hydrocortisone cream. They need to treat the skin of the legs directly after shaving. Hydrocortisone significantly constricts blood vessels and has a strong antiseptic effect. It reduces the blood flow to a selected area of the skin, removing redness. If in your case the irritation is very strong, with a short break on the same day, apply hydrocortisone cream a second time. This should remove all symptoms.


Don't overuse hydrocortisone. It is a tool for short-term exposure. If used regularly, the body's sensitivity to it is reduced, and after the failure of this cream, the redness, irritation and itching manifest themselves much stronger. Besides, the frequent use of cortisone causes thinning and stretching of the skin. As vessels in regularly cultivated areas can seriously expand.


Another way to reduce irritation is to change razors. Remember that one-off machines or razors with double blade shave is extremely close to the surface of the skin that can injure the hair follicles. The dumber the razor becomes, the more it irritates the skin. So throw away disposable machines after three or four uses, the maximum, and often change the blade on reusable razors. Try an electric razor. Its use makes the skin smoother and reduces irritation.