How to get rid of irritation after epilation

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

Causes of skin irritation

1. In most cases, the irritation is caused by individual features, namely, thin and sensitive skin. She needs 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 the hair is removed by an electro-epilator, sugar paste and wax, the skin is damaged,as a result, cracks and inflammations appear. If the subcutaneous fat gets into the damaged areas, the situation is doubly aggravated.
3. Irritations appear after depilation (razor, cream, laser). This is due to the fact that on the surface of the skin are small pimples and irregularities that are difficult to see with the naked eye. When the hair is removed, the upper layer of the skin is damaged, which leads to redness and inflammation.
4. After waxing, irritation and redness are also common. If you use this method when purchasing a product, always pay attention to the shelf life, storage conditions and the manufacturer. Often, wax leads to inflammation due to the fact that the storage temperature was not observed or that the composition was too hot. Buy the tool only professional series, which consists of natural ingredients.
5. Redness appears after a long break since the last epilation. The skin has lost the habit of such manipulations, so itching and irritation appear. As a rule, the reason disappears after 5-7 regular procedures.
6. When epilating with sugar paste or wax, as well as when depilating with cream, an allergic reaction to the ingredients may occur. Allergy is easy to identify.See your doctor or fix the cause yourself, then choose the best option to remove unwanted hair.

How to get rid of irritation after epilation

We present a number of recommendations that will help not only to eliminate inflammations, but also to prevent their appearance during subsequent procedures.

When you are finished with hair removal, apply hydrogen peroxide on the cosmetic swab and carefully 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 contain alcohol.

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

Tea tree oil

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

Natural oil
At night, smear the skin with natural oil heated in a microwave. 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
Purchase a product from a professional cosmetic store after depilation or epilation. It can be a cream, tonic or gel. The product will not only relieve inflammation and redness, but also prevent hair ingrowth into the skin. Also use a moisturizer for the face or a baby lotion.

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

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

Antiseptic
Treat irritated areas with a pharmaceutical agent. Suitable universal drugs such as "Chlorhexidine", "Furacilin" or "Miramistin". Besides the fact that they eliminate redness, the preparations also perfectly disinfect the skin. For a greater effect, they can be used not only after epilation, but also immediately before the procedure.

Talc
Buy in a pharmacy baby powder without fragrances or on the basis of chamomile. Cover it with the treated area, rub for 5 minutes. After that, shake off excess, wipe the skin with a decoction of herbs and apply moisturizer.

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

Honey

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

Cosmetic ice
Cold temperatures are great at irritating. Brew in 350 ml. hot water 40 gr. birch bark, 30 g. chamomile, 30 gr. eucalyptus, 20 gr. rosemary. Infuse herbs for 40 minutes, then pour into molds and freeze. Wipe the skin several times a day for 3 minutes. If there are no medicinal plants on 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 to the formation of porridge, apply the composition to the skin, put on top of 2 layers of gauze and fix with adhesive tape. Wait half an hour. Aloe well soothes the skin, relieves all inflammation. Do not use pure plant juice. In this case, moisten it with a cosmetic swab and wipe the skin several times a day.

Healing cream
Treat the skin with products that contain Panthenol, or use the component in its pure form. Also any other healing cream will do, for example, “Rescuer”, “Boro Plus”, “Malavit”, “Actovegin”, “Solcoseryl”, “Miramistin”.It is advisable to apply a means of abundant layer and leave for a few hours, then remove the excess with a paper napkin.

Raw Potatoes and Kefir
Rub on a fine grater or chop raw potatoes in a blender, remove the peel. Mix gruel with 2 teaspoons of yogurt. Apply the mixture to 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 some simple guidelines.

1. Within 20 hours after the procedure, do not use peeling or scrub, do not rub the skin with a washcloth.
2. It is not recommended to expose treated skin to UV rays. Do not plan to visit a tanning salon or tan in the sun 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 are not removed from the second attempt, disinfect the tweezers and pull them out.
4. When removing razor hair, make sure the blade is always new. Do not forget to use foam or shaving gel, these remedies prevent irritation.
5. To exclude possible inflammation and redness during depilation, shave hairs on hair growth, but not against.
6. Before the procedure, wipe the skin with 3% hydrogen peroxide solution.
7. If you have been waxing hair removal so far, replace it with a sugaring. The procedure is great even for sensitive skin, reducing the risk of irritation by 70%.
8. Before the procedure, take a hot bath with crushed sea salt to maximally steam the skin. It is good to remove the horny particles with a washcloth or scrub.
9. When depilating with a machine, do not use a blade more than 2 times in the same place. On each subsequent application, apply shaving gel to the skin.
10. Try to wear clothes and underwear made from natural fabrics. Synthetic promotes accelerated perspiration and irritates 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 pimples and inflammations. Otherwise, it is possible not only irritation, but also the appearance of infection.

In order to get rid of irritation, use folk or pharmaceutical means.Make a honey, potato or herbal compress. Wipe the skin with hydrogen peroxide, chlorhexidine, furatsilinom or miramistinom. After the procedure, apply a healing cream, do not attend a tanning salon and do not sunbathe in the sun during the day. Always keep in the first aid kit baby talc without fragrances, aspirin and liquid glycerin.

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