Reddit reviews Earth Therapeutics Hydro Exfoliating Gloves, Jade, 1 pair

I was having that issue. Seemed like a great reward for spending 90 minutes or more at a time deforesting myself. Then I started aggressively exfoliating, and it mostly cleared up pretty quickly.

Keep in mind, I'm not an esthetician! This is just what I've learned getting waxes myself.

Is your girlfriend getting ingrowns from waxing or shaving? If she is really having problems with it, she should go to a professional who will help her out. Estheticians are professionals (usually at spas or salons) who work with skincare (like facials) and hair removal (like waxing).

Most legitimate spas will do a consultation before waxing. Some even offer free skincare consultations for facials. There is a good chance if she calls around, and mentions her problem specifically, an esthetician will be willing to book her for a consultation and recommend services/products to help with her ingrowns. Just be specific about the reason, and I'm sure someone will be willing to help.

Otherwise, the ladies at /r/skincareaddiction probably know more about this stuff than I do!

Exfoliating is basically removing the top layer of dead skin cells. You can actually do it on your face, legs, bikini area, pretty much anywhere, and it will leave your skin softer and smoother. In the case of post-waxing, or really just in general, it gives the new-growing hair a chance to break through the surface of the skin. Spas will sometimes give you exfoliating gloves to use after your appointment.

But yeah, the scarring sucks. :( I regret trying to get out deep ingrown hairs myself. For now I'm just leaving them alone until I can get to an esthetician because they are just way too deep.

EDIT: I did a quick search for "ingrown hairs" on that subreddit, here's one example of what they recommend over there.

[this](http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Therapeutics-Hydro-Exfoliating-Gloves/dp/B00BS7AB08] is what I mentioned. You may be able to find them cheaper but it's the first link I saw.

from what you've described, looks like ingrown hairs. I suffer from the same. if you have curly neck hair sometimes the hairs grow out and then curl back under the skin. or if the hair is cut short enough, it curls before it even protrudes from the skin. try not to shave too close on your neck, and especially in the areas where you tend to get ingrowns (I get them in very specific spots) try not to pull your skin to get extra close. as long as you're presentable, you're fine.

another thing that helped me is using a kese or an exfoliating glove. something like these:

https://www.amazon.com/Kelebek-Turkish-Bathstore-Kese-Exfoliating/dp/B00DSVY57W

https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Therapeutics-Hydro-Exfoliating-Gloves/dp/B00BS7AB08

I use these in the shower before and after shaving (I shower before shaving, then at night before bed when showering, I use the glove/kese again on my neck). I guess I could have said I use it every time I shower :). it helps to keep my pores open and prevents the hair from curling back in under the skin.

what other people have said is also helpful (don't shave ATG, moisturize, try different blades, low pressure on razor, shower before shaving, mapping, etc)

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