JeanneP wrote:
I'm dealing with chair on/under the chin. I currently tweeze, but
frequently irritation/pimples result that lasts for days. My latest
attempt has been using my epilator before an evening bath or shower, and
making sure I clean the area well with soap and a washcloth, and then
not putting anything on the skin before going to bed. That seems to
help, but there are still some pimples.
How am I supposed to treat the skin after hair removal, to make sure I
don't get these pimples?
I've been dealing with the exact same problem recently. Mine are more
ingrown hairs that turn into pimple/whitehead things, but it gets very
irritated. I had on hand some Neutrogena Multi Vitamin Acne Treatment
( a product containing 1.5% salicylic acid the same thing that is, I
think, in Tend Skin and similar products), so I've been applying that
once a day to my chin/neck area. It seems to be working; within a day
the area became very smooth and clean. I think it is the Salycylic
acid that helps with the irritation. This website explains why and how
the salicylic acid helps with hair removal irritation, and even
suggests that an aspirin dissolved in alcohol might accomplish the
same thing:
http://www.hairtell.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/10743/an/0/page/0
Good luck!
Bad kitty