Daily shaving of stubble is not a matter of aesthetics and beauty, but rather the need of many men to look presentable and respectable. To bare your face and make it clean-shaven, you need to choose the right shaving tools and skin care products. Despite this, cases of irritation and pimples after shaving are typical for many men.
To understand how to get rid of annoying growths on the skin due to irritation after shaving, a man needs to find out his skin type, analyze the progress of shaving, and also once again review the list of cosmetic skin care products. And only by identifying the causes of acne, you can identify effective methods to get rid of them once and for all.
What do pimples look like after shaving and where do they appear?
If a man develops pimples on his face after shaving his stubble, most likely he is not shaving according to the rules or is violating hygiene and sanitary standards. And if it is possible to examine the pimples that appear after the depilation procedure, you can determine their nature and etiology. Experts offer the following ways to assess the appearance of acne:
- red rashes are the result of an allergic reaction to cosmetics or a consequence of skin irritation;
- white rashes indicate a bacterial infection and the presence of pus in acne;
- neoplasms with hyperpigmentation are a consequence of ingrown hairs.
For men, the most problematic skin is the facial skin, as they have to shave the stubble on their cheeks and chin every day.
Accordingly, most often pimples after shaving in men occur on the neck, cheeks and chin. Women regularly depilate several areas of the body at once - the groin area, lower limbs and armpits. For reference! According to statistics, rashes and pimples after shaving occur much more often in women, since their epidermis is much thinner and softer.
Types of rash
To understand how to care for problem skin of the chin and what medications and folk remedies will help restore the appearance of the face, you need to be able to differentiate pathological changes on the skin.
Minor rash
It is this that falls under the classification of “oral dermatitis”. Doctors say that this phenomenon indicates a weakened immune system or the use of low-quality decorative and caring cosmetics.
If the small rash has a watery structure, then the cause of its appearance may be an allergy to food or drugs
It is important to find out the true irritant so that subsequent treatment does not cause more harm
Most often, such rashes on the chin disappear as soon as the allergen disappears from a woman’s life, she begins to competently use good cosmetics and take vitamin and mineral complexes to strengthen the immune system.
Red rash
Most often it appears as an allergy to some external/internal irritant or as a result of disruption of the endocrine system. You can differentiate these two reasons yourself: dense red nodules on the chin are very itchy in the first case, but become inflamed and increase in size in the second.
Another way to clarify the cause of the red rash is to press on the pimples: if a feeling of pain appears, you can be sure that hormonal problems are causing this phenomenon.
A red rash is most often treated only with medication. If it is the result of the penetration of an allergen into the body, it quickly disappears without a trace. But only a doctor can more accurately diagnose the problem and identify its cause. If the endocrine system is disrupted, then no ointments, creams or folk remedies will help restore the health of the skin.
Expert opinion Tatyana Somoilova Cosmetology expert
Under no circumstances should you crush red pimples or open them with a scalpel or needles! This will certainly lead to the penetration of pathogenic bacteria into the subcutaneous space and the result will be the spread of the rash and the progression of inflammation.
Acne
Most often, its appearance is associated with hormonal “bursts” in the body - acne on the chin occurs in adolescence and pregnancy. They can be single, but most often they are fused lesions.
Acne never disappears on its own; you will have to carry out full treatment with the use of medications. Some of the blackheads may dry out, in which case it is quite easy to squeeze it out, but this must be done in compliance with the rules:
- hands and chin skin should be washed and disinfected with alcohol;
- first you need to wipe a thin needle with alcohol and then use it to pry the skin protruding above the dried blackhead;
- With the thumbs or forefingers of both hands, you need to press the eel so that the rod begins to stand out from it;
- After cleaning the canal, it is wiped with alcohol.
In general, such a procedure is quite complicated in terms of maintaining sterility, so it’s not worth taking risks - this is a last resort.
In addition to the described types of rash on a woman’s chin, medicine distinguishes two more:
- subcutaneous pimples - very painful, take a long time to grow/ripen, and when they are squeezed out, a scar forms;
- ulcers - indicate a bacterial infection of the subcutaneous layer or dermis, usually small and multiple.
Causes
Only if a man was able to determine why acne appears after shaving, will it be possible to avoid this phenomenon in the future and select effective methods to combat the rash. Experts name several typical problems:
- Mechanical damage . Any wounds and uneven skin are damaged during shaving, after which bacteria and germs enter the open wounds.
- Incorrectly selected cosmetic products . This often leads to the development of allergies or insufficient skin care.
- Incorrectly selected shaving tools . Each skin type may be suitable for a razor or electric razor, so you need to base it on the characteristics of the skin's reaction to a particular tool.
- Dull machine blade . Many men, in order to save money, use disposable machines for a long time, although they cannot be used more than 1-2 times. A dull blade pulls out and even scrapes out stubble, which leads to skin injuries and irritation.
- Incorrectly performed stubble shaving . It is forbidden to press the machine on the skin of the face, move the machine against the hairline, or move the machine parallel to the line of the blades.
In addition, many men make the mistake of choosing low-quality cosmetics for facial skin care. Cheap products contain perfumed additives instead of antiseptics, which are unable to disinfect the skin of the face and soothe it after shaving.
How to get rid of acne?
If a man repeatedly develops pimples on his face after shaving, it is necessary to find effective methods to get rid of the irritation and rash. You can prevent further acne from occurring by:
- Use of products containing panthenol. These can be aerosols, ointments and creams with this composition, sold in pharmacies and specialty stores. They disinfect and soothe the skin, promoting rapid regeneration of skin cells and tissues. Apply the product to the skin in a thin layer after each shave.
- Using herbs for sensitive skin. To treat a rash, you can prepare a decoction of calendula or chamomile, and then treat the skin in the area of the rash twice a day. You can cleanse your face with aloe juice after each shave.
- Using tea tree oil dissolved with water in a ratio of 1:4, it is necessary to wipe problem areas of the skin. After this, you can rub moisturizer into the skin.
- You can dry the rash using calendula tincture, which disinfects and dries the rash. You can wipe your face with a cotton swab dipped in the tincture.
- Medicinal ointments, for example, Ichthyol or salicylic ointment, Vishnevsky ointment or Levomekol with an antibiotic in the composition, can speed up the healing process and restore skin health.
- Use oak bark decoction to relieve inflammation locally on the skin of the face. The decoction should be used 1-2 times a day until the pimples disappear completely.
After each shave, be sure to wipe the affected areas of the skin with hydrogen peroxide to eliminate pathogenic flora, which often causes the skin to become inflamed and acne to appear. If the rash gets worse and the above methods do not help, you should seek help from a dermatologist.
Representatives of the fair sex advise
Reviews from representatives of the fair sex and the male half of the population, who treated acne and post-inflammatory spots with various pharmaceutical and folk remedies, offer many effective and efficient remedies in the fight against epidermal problems that arise after shaving.
“After shaving, I massage the skin areas thoroughly with a towel in order to avoid ingrown hairs and apply Panthenol and rub it in. There was no more inflammation, and the skin was clean and silky after just a few minutes.”
Natasha, 24 years old
“Acne stopped appearing after hair removal in the bikini area after I discovered a wonderful remedy: hydrogen peroxide. It seems simple and well-known to everyone, but it helps me better than expensive lotions.”
Oksana, 34 years old
“My girlfriend recommended Panthenol to me. Since then, ugly pimples have only appeared in my nightmares.”
Vadim, 19 years old
“After removing the hair on my legs, pimples and ulcers constantly broke out. My mother helped, who advised me to massage my skin with baking soda before shaving my legs. Now I admire clean and smooth legs without terrible problems.”
Alina, 16 years old
The available practical advice from those who have already experienced the effective help of natural and pharmaceutical assistants helps to understand what and how to use to prevent skin problems caused by the razor and violations of shaving rules.
Prevention methods
You can avoid the risks of shaving causing severe irritation and acne by taking preventive measures. In addition, preventing a disease is much easier than treating it later. You can prevent acne, red or white pimples using the following manipulations:
- It is better not to shave every day, but at least every other day, to give the skin the opportunity to recover on its own. It is better to perform procedures in the morning.
- For shaving, it is better to use foam with bactericidal components and silicone content, which will allow the machine to glide over the skin while shaving.
- While shaving, the razor can be soaked in aloe juice; it should be guided strictly along the hairline.
- After shaving, the skin is softened, soothed and moisturized with lotions, balms or aftershave creams.
- If your skin is prone to acne and rashes, it is better to avoid creams, as they have a thick and greasy consistency.
Cucumber or aloe juice can also soothe your facial skin, and after each procedure there is no need to wipe it dry with a towel so as not to further injure the skin by contact with the fabric.
Only a responsible approach to each shaving procedure, the use of high-quality tools and cosmetics, comprehensive and competent facial skin care after shaving will avoid pimples and skin irritation.
The mechanism of appearance of inflammatory formations
The sebaceous and sweat glands of the skin become unprotected as a result of violations of shaving rules. Especially delicate skin in the bikini area, including the pubis and groin. After shaving, after some time, people with sensitive skin can detect changes in the treated area:
- Redness of the skin and small rashes;
- Itching in the area of redness, increased rashes;
- Suppuration of individual pimples, severe inflammation and discomfort.
Against the background of malfunctions of the immune system, inflammatory processes in the sebaceous and sweat glands progress, accompanied by the death of the epithelium and the appearance of new areas of suppuration. Improper shaving also provokes ingrown hair, which threatens to turn into an abscess of varying degrees of intensity over time.
When removing hair in an intimate place and the armpit area, a violation of the integrity of the skin can lead to the fact that the lymphatic system will also lose protection. In this case, the lymph nodes become inflamed, which requires a visit to the doctor and subsequent serious and long-term treatment.
When should you see a doctor?
If all of the listed preventive measures and methods of combating the appearance of pimples on the face do not produce results, the man needs to visit a dermatologist. The reason for visiting a medical specialist is inflammation of acne, the appearance of pustules, itching and further spread of the rash. A cause for concern may be their bleeding and increase in size.
