So it's bikini season and you've done everything you can to prep for the copious skin-baring opportunities, exfoliating, self-tanning, and lotioning up a storm to create touchable gams. And then, of course, there's the far less glamorous part of the otherwise tolerable primping ritual: shaving.
Ingrown toenails happen when the nails on your toes grow in the wrong direction and dig into the surrounding skin. Follow a few easy steps to treat this painful condition, and prevent it from happening again.
Ingrown hairs are the worst, but check out these tips for prevention and treatment, and your skin will be in the clear.
In this video, which is another installment of Masc Minute, we learn about razor burns, and how to prevent and treat razor burns. One thing is that you don't want to be using a dull razor. As soon as your razor is done, throw it out, because that will definitely irritate your skin. You also want to use a good shaving cream that will protect your skin. But something you can do to help treat razor burns specifically is using a post-shave repair product. The product recommended in this video is ...
This is a how to video on the use of electric shavers and skin care products designed to eliminate ingrown hairs and razor bumps caused by shaving, waxing, and/or electrolysis.
Ingrown hairs can be painful and unsightly. We'll show you how to deal with ingrowing hairs in four easy steps. Deal with ingrown hairs, a gentlemen's guide.
Beauty therapist Victoria Nash shows you how to deal with in-growing hairs, which occurs when a hair is too weak to break through the surface of the skin. Deal with ingrown hairs.
Hair removal is never what one would call a pleasant experience, but for women who desire silky, unbushy legs, it's a way of life, and a constant one at that. But typical waxing can strip your skin of moisture as well as cause ingrown hairs.
In this video Debbie Witter gives tips on how to get rid of a stye. A stye is a painful little pimple on your eyelid that comes from a bacteria called staphylococcal, which is found in the nose. Children get styes often because they pick their noses and then rub their eyes. Frequent hand washing is the best way to keep from getting a stye. Other possible causes are a clogged pore or ingrown hair.
Unlike typical waxing, which strips your skin of vital moisture, causing inflamed, dry, and itchy skin as well as ingrown hairs, sugaring is a slightly gentler way of removing hair. Because it's all-natural, made generally of sugar, water, and lemon juice, it irritates the skin less because there are no artificial ingredients or harsh chemicals.
One of the biggest problems men face today is razor bumps. They are irritating and unsightly. This problem occurs more frequently in people who have curly hair. You need to follow the steps below to minimize ingrown hairs and the unsightly razor bumps they create. Use a facial scrub before shaving. This helps raise the hairs from under the skin and prevents them from growing back into the skin. Do not pull the skin tight when shaving. Always allow your skin to expand under hot water for at le...
Pedicures aren't just for pampered pooches—your dog is descended from wolves, but her nails don't have the chance to wear down as they would in the wild. A regular clipping every three or four weeks will save her from painful ingrown nails and sore paws.
Jezebel has compiled 8 user-posed questions that address not just the hair-down-there, but any and all shaving and waxing concerns.