Often, after the procedure for getting rid of hair from the skin of the legs with a razor, women begin to experience skin itching. In some cases, the legs itch after shaving so much that all thoughts are only about how to get rid of this torment. What causes itching and what should be done in such cases? Our article will tell about this.
Why do my legs itch after shaving?
Correctly identifying the cause of skin irritation is the first step towards solving the problem. But not everything is so simple. Itching can be caused by a number of factors or just one, purely individual. However, there are a number of the most common reasons, here is a list of them:
- Shaving with a dull razor. There are tiny notches on the tip of such a blade. They may be invisible to the eye, but the skin feels them, because they cause microtrauma to it, through which an infection can be introduced.
- Neglecting special shaving creams and gels and using a simple toilet soap that dries the skin.
- An allergic reaction that occurs to any component that is part of the shaving gel. Here, replacing a specific cosmetic product with another will help.
- Lack of moisture after shaving. When you run the blade over the surface of the skin, the structure of the epidermis is broken. Without subsequent moisturizing, a burning sensation occurs.
- Disregard for personal hygiene and preliminary preparation of the skin for shaving. The minimum thing to do before the procedure is to take a shower, the maximum is to steam the skin of the legs.
- Depilation in a hurry. Haste leads to sloppy shaving, which results in small cuts and abrasions. Subsequently, a natural question arises: what to do after shaving your legs, because the skin is red and itchy?
A very common cause of itching after home hair removal with a razor is the movement of the razor blade towards hair growth.
This leads to sad consequences: starting to grow, the hairs do not come to the surface, but are located directly in the dermis, which leads to severe itching, red rashes on the skin, etc. It is impossible to cope with such consequences on your own, it is required special assistance from a dermatologist-cosmetologist.
How to shave your legs
In order not to suffer later, it is necessary to shave the hair on the legs according to the rules, then there are more chances to avoid irritation of the skin. These are the rules:
- Using a quality razor. It will be disposableor reusable - it's up to you, the main thing is that the blade is very sharp. It is better to change the blade cartridge every time before shaving.
- Be sure to apply shaving foam, gel or special lotion to the skin of the legs before the procedure.
- Shave the hair on the legs only from top to bottom, i.e. in the direction of hair growth, and not vice versa.
- You should try not to go over the same area with the razor several times.
- After shaving, be sure to apply a special cream to the skin. If there is none at hand, then you can use the "Children's" cream.
- Pre-steam the skin. To do this, it is enough to take a hot bath, if there is no time for this, then at least apply a thick towel soaked in hot water to the skin for several minutes. Heat softens the epidermis layer and opens the pores.
- It is best to do home waxing before going to bed. The skin will have time to rest after the traumatic procedure.
- Don't sunbathe immediately after shaving. The time interval between waxing and visiting the beach should be at least 10 hours.
Peeling recipe
A good preventive procedure is after taking a bath, just before shaving your legs, do a moisturizing peeling. To do this, you need to prepare a mixture of ingredients such as:
- heavy cream;
- olive oil;
- liquid honey;
- coffee grounds.
Everything is taken in 1 tablespoon. The mixture is applied to the skin of the legs for 15 minutes, after which it is necessarymassaging movements "roll" the composition with movements from top to bottom. Rinse off residue with water and pat dry with a towel. This procedure perfectly moisturizes the skin, makes the hairs more tender - all this will help the skin to better tolerate shaving depilation.
How to remove irritation on the legs after shaving
There are simple methods that can quickly help in this situation. Here they are:
- If your legs itch after shaving, you can apply a moisturizing aloe mask to the skin. The procedure will require no more than two leaves of the plant, which are cut lengthwise, after which the skin surface is wiped with juicy sections. The therapeutic effect is enhanced by the subsequent application of a thin layer of olive oil to problem areas for 30 minutes. This mask has a double effect: softening + moisturizing. It is good for soothing irritated skin.
- Wetting the skin after shaving with coltsfoot decoction. In boiling water (0.5 liters) you need to brew 3 tablespoons of herbs, let cool - the healing broth is ready.
- Compresses with a decoction of birch leaves are an extremely effective folk remedy. The broth is prepared in almost the same way as in the previous recipe, only dry chopped birch leaves (2 tablespoons) are taken instead of coltsfoot. Soak gauze in this composition and put on your feet for 30 minutes.
- Using burn remedies. Such drugs are sold in pharmacies. For example, the Panthenol spray soothes and heals the skin very well. Also suitable products intended for application to the skin aftertan.
- Another effective way to relieve itching and irritation after shaving your legs is to use a pharmacy ointment with hydrocortisone. It usually works quickly and flawlessly. But it is not recommended to use such an ointment every day, because it is a hormonal remedy, and addiction can develop to it. Usually the redness and itching caused by shaving disappears after a single application of hydrocortisone ointment.
And if your legs still itch after shaving, what to do then? If simple home remedies don't work, see a doctor.
An alternative to shaving legs
If the question arises of how to remove irritation on the legs after shaving, perhaps you should think about whether you need to shave your legs at all, if after that life becomes like torture from a burning sensation and itching? And if the hair starts to grow in, then there will be no trouble at all!
Maybe you should find an alternative to shaving and switch to sugaring or waxing? These methods of removing unwanted hair are much safer. The following is a little more about them.
Shugaring
Even in ancient Egypt, beauties were engaged in the elimination of "vegetation" from their bodies. They did this with a thick sweet paste of sugar. Especially this method of hair removal was popular in Persia, and today many people call shugaring Persian hair removal.
Epilation of hair on the legs by the methodSugaring is carried out in the following sequence: a piece of sweet paste is kneaded in the hands to the desired consistency, rolled out on the skin and then torn off with a sharp movement. An important rule of shugaring: the paste is always applied against the growth of the hair, but it is always torn off in the direction of growth, which subsequently prevents possible ingrown hairs.
If during mechanical depilation, which is shaving the legs, only the upper part of the hairs is removed, without any effect on their roots, then sugar epilation allows you to pull out the hairs along with the follicles (roots). A few shugaring procedures are enough to completely get rid of hair in those places where their presence is undesirable.
Hair removal with wax
Waxing, or waxing, is another way to remove "vegetation" from the body. This procedure, like sugaring, minimizes skin irritation, removes follicles, and helps to get rid of even coarse and short hairs.
When waxing, a warm wax mass is applied to the skin using a special roller or spatula. After hardening, it, along with the hair, comes off the skin. This is done by hand or paper strips.
Conclusion
We hope readers have found the answer to the question of why legs itch after shaving and how to avoid such a nuisance. We wish you to get rid of the problem forever.
