IDK about you but… When it comes to taking care of my body, there’s almost nothing I hate more than getting an ingrown hair. They’re usually big, swollen, red, and they just plain hurt, even if you can resist popping them on the spot. (FYI, you definitely should resist!)
And with all the shaving, sweating, and moving we're doing, it can feel like in-grown hairs are kind of unavoidable, too. But they’re not! You can help prevent ingrowns by regularly exfoliating, especially the ones you shave. (Think: face, bikini line, underarms, legs, you name it.)
That’s why we’re dropping our latest product April 11th: Bikini Body Scrub. As you know from our last newsletter, the formula features a special blend of rice powder, glycolic acid, and green tea to buff away all the stuff that causes ingrowns in the first place, like… ⬇️⬇️⬇️
New Hair Growth
Even if you remove hair during shaving, waxing, sugaring, etc., you probably know by now that the removal isn’t permanent. New hairs grow in, and as they reach the surface, your skin reacts as if it were a foreign object and becomes irritated, not letting the hair out of the pore, per the Mayo Clinic.
Dead Skin Cells
To ease the process of your new hair entering through your skin’s surface, you need to slough away dead skin cells (hi, Bikini Body Scrub!) that may inhibit growth. The buildup of dead skin cells only furthers the chance of your skin becoming irritated and clogged, and maintaining a solid skin cell turnover through exfoliation prevents just that.
Sex & Sweat 💦
Exercise and intimacy? Basically the two best things on planet earth. But they also cause irritation and pore clogging. Think about it: Lots of salty sweat (and other fluids…) rubbing up against your skin constantly. It's a perfect recipe for ingrowns. So don’t forget to wipe it all off when you’re done and buff that debris away when you’re in the shower!
Happy scrubbing 💜and we’ll see you next week!
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