Can you help me please, hair removal

[sarah04]

hi i'm a nail geek but i have a very annoying problem which i hope one of you may be able to help me with i have tried waxing, shaving and hair removal creams on my legs but for the last 9 months or so everytime the hair grows back i suffer from really itchy dry red sore legs i try not to scratch but sometimes the urge gets the better of me on closer inspection it seems that some of the hairs are growing under the skin it doesnt happen anywhere else just from my knees down what do you think this is and what can i do to solve this i tried to just leave my legs for a while but i couldnt as its just not me walking around with hairy legs :o oh please help me as i'm starting to get some little scars and red marks with scratching ad i dont want it to get worse i went to the doctors which was a waste of time as he didnt do anything and the lady in the chemist gave me something to take away the itch but it didnt do much use.

any help would be much appreciated thanks
sarah x x x

 

[gillian w]

Well one thing you can do is stick with just one form of hair removal chopping and changing has encouraged ingrowing hairs.When you were waxed were you given any aftercare advice to say that you need to exfoliate and moisturise regularly between waxing.When you shave do you keep in the right direction.Cremes i wouldn't consider at all especially if ypour skin is sensetive.
I would try and leave your legs for a while and not do anything,wear trousers.Let the hairs grow and moisturise really well use a salt scrub before you get in the shower, you can make your own with course salt,almond oil and a few drops of tea tree and lavender rub this gently over damp legs then shower it off.
If you have redness and scarring you could use a zinc cream like sudocrem or bio oil.Moisturise everyday exfoliate everyother.You can also put neat tea on any infected ingrowns.
You can also buy special treatments for ingrowns that are like a mild acid that exfoliate , heal the skin and prevent more.

 

[sarah04]

Hi thanks for you reply i had always shaved my legs untill this started then i tried waxing ( no i wasnt given aftercare advice )but the hairs grew in sore again so i gave the creams a try they did help for a while but at a loose end now. i have been putting sudocrem on them when they get real bad. i do exfoliate them as with the rest of my body- which product do you best recomend!

so you think its me thats caused this youd think of years of shaving my legs i'd know how to do it right eh- just goes to show

 

[gillian w]

You could try PFB vanish or australian bodycares tea tree body lotion,there are quite a few products that therapists recommend on here do a search on ingrowing hairs.

 

[sarah04]

thank you!
Sarah x