# Men? even Ladies? Ingrown hair, razor bumps from shaving? **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [April 3, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495 "2010-04-03T23:37:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![seekingadvice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@seekingadvice](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/seekingadvice)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495/1 "2010-04-03T23:37:35Z")
If razor bumps disgust you, don’t continue with this 😛… Hi, I was shaving 2 days ago, i noticed that before there was very few (maybe 2-3 at max red spots while using this new razor for about 2 weeks, shaved maybe twice..and trimmed the other times under my chin to the soft area of the neck.) Now I have “small red spots” that are pimples 😕, not really irritating but it did irritate a little yesterday. Is the pimple caused from ingrown hair that is infected from the razor? Also I used the razor to shave a part on the back of my neck with this razor (to keep everything clean and fresh looking) and I noticed, just 1 pimple surrounded by small hair growing around. Is this also an ingrown hair? This pimple is slightly bigger than the ones under my chin. I tried to touch to follow some youtube videos/ yahoo answers advice.. and tried to squeeze the sides and see if there is hair popping out..couldn’t really see properly..its at a bad angle. ----\> The one in the back of neck, its between the ear and the back of my neck on the left side. more towards back but slightly on side. ANYWAYS, when I turn to the left, I feel something sort of pulling/hurting. It might be the bump touching my skin or what else? Anyways, if any of you know how to get rid of this, please help 🙂 P.S. Does anyone know if it goes away by itself? I won’t shave for a few days at the least.. It’s mainly on the middle of the neck where the hair stops growing and maybe 1 or 2 under the chin, which is the soft area. ---
**Author:** ![tisha23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@tisha23](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/tisha23)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495/2 "2010-04-04T05:13:04Z")
My husband and son used to get them from shaving. Its more common in men because they has rougher thicker skin. I am sure there are products you can buy in the store for it or the dermatologist can give you but I just make a aspirin ointment for them and it does the trick. You may want to try it. Take a big bowl and fill it with really hot water. Be sure you have a smaller bowl that will fit into the hot water in the big bowl. Take the small bowl and put in the hot water. In the small bowl put in 6 crushed up uncoated aspirin 1 teaspoon of water 1 teaspoon of honey. Mix it up in the little bowl till its paste. Then dab it on the area with the ingrown hair. You can cut the recipe down. I make alot because its good for zits and my 16 year old uses it. Just keep it covered and refrigerated. Tisha ---
**Author:** ![Taibo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/taibo/32/1396_2.png) [@Taibo](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Taibo)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495/3 "2010-04-04T16:13:37Z")
If you’re getting red bumps from shaving, these stems from germs getting into the lower layer of your skin. Don’t use shaving cream, instead use anti-bacterial hand soap to keep the germs out of your skin. You’ll never see the red bumps again. ---
**Author:** ![seekingadvice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@seekingadvice](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/seekingadvice)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495/4 "2010-04-06T04:27:55Z")
Thanks 🙂 I will try both out! ---
**Author:** ![ZombielandMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c89c15/32.png) [@ZombielandMan](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/ZombielandMan)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495/5 "2010-04-13T13:45:11Z")
A salicylic-based cream (or the homebrew version recommended by Tisha) will help. Also, there are post-shave oils that will help soften the skin and prevent these ingrowing hairs. Also, look out for any follicles that have multiple hairs sprouting from them. I’ve had a few of these and they seem to result ingrowing hairs on a regular basis (an infection of a follicle can cause these tufts). If you see any of these multiple hairs (they will seem thicker and bristlier than normal) I suggest a visit to a beauty salon and get them zapped with electrolysis. ---
**Author:** ![seekingadvice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@seekingadvice](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/seekingadvice)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495/6 "2010-04-14T02:14:04Z")
> [@ZombielandMan](#): > > If you see any of these multiple hairs (they will seem thicker and bristlier than normal) I suggest a visit to a beauty salon and get them zapped with electrolysis. Recession blows ☹ ^^THANKS, I tried the warm shower, applied soap and put on shaving cream on top of the soap. It worked pretty well, the razor might be “too” sharp or accurate lol. ---
**Author:** ![ZombielandMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c89c15/32.png) [@ZombielandMan](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/ZombielandMan)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495/7 "2010-04-14T23:28:44Z")
> [@seekingadvice](#): > > ^^THANKS, I tried the warm shower, applied soap and put on shaving cream on top of the soap. It worked pretty well, the razor might be “too” sharp or accurate lol. Persoanlly, I steer clear of the multi-bladed razors - they are too sharp and I find they cut way too close, causing me more problems than they solve. ---
**Author:** ![Gegogi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/gegogi/32/1536_2.png) [@Gegogi](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Gegogi)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 7:36am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495/8 "2010-04-17T07:36:45Z")
A good electric shaver is a lot easier on your skin. I use a Braun (self cleaning type) and have never suffered a cut or razor bump. ---
**Author:** ![joel2280](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/joel2280/32/1341_2.png) [@joel2280](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/joel2280)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 9:03am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495/9 "2010-04-17T09:03:14Z")
I use a good after shave…it burns but you’ll never get them…When I dont use aftershave I get them!! ---
**Author:** ![queixada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/97f17d/32.png) [@queixada](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/queixada)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495/10 "2010-04-17T12:23:57Z")
i used to get them BADLY until I switched to a remington electric. now i get less than half of the ingrown hairs that i used to. and the ones i still manage to get are very superficial compared to the deep painful ones left over by disposables. i think it’s because disposables leave the (cut) ends of the hair sharp so they can make their way into the skin easier. ---
**Author:** ![joel2280](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/joel2280/32/1341_2.png) [@joel2280](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/joel2280)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495/11 "2010-04-17T13:00:51Z")
Seems Electric shavers never shaved close enoghf for me??? ---
**Author:** ![queixada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/97f17d/32.png) [@queixada](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/queixada)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/men-even-ladies-ingrown-hair-razor-bumps-from-shaving/37495/12 "2010-04-18T01:09:25Z")
> [@joel2280](#): > > Seems Electric shavers never shaved close enoghf for me??? you def have to work a bit longer and go over the same spots a few times to get a close shave but for me it’s worth getting less of those f&%$ ingrown hairs