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Best Ingrown Hair Removal Products & Extraction Tool: Serum, Lotion and Cream

Posted in Ingrown Hair, Reviewed & Updated on May 6, 2019

Are you overwhelmed with choices on how to approach your ingrown hair predicament? Finding the suitable solution will be a mastery of trial-and-error, but we are hopeful this compilation pulled together here will lead you in the right direction. Combine several of the tactics, mix and match, until you determine what your secret weapon will be.

Links are provided to easily purchase products that strike your fancy.

Best Products for Ingrown Hairs

Tackling ingrown hairs, especially for those prone to the condition, can be an uphill battle. It takes an army of products and some dedication to routine. Unless you want to choose the free growing hair movement, and that’s cool too!

The best products for ingrown hairs can be broken down into three basic categories: preventative, hair removal, and after hair removal.

Preventative Ingrown Hair Removal Products

Weaving in products to your skin care and hygiene routine is the best prevention. You will need things you use daily and items you use directly before hair removal. We have sorted the listed into classifications of exfoliators, serums, creams, and aftercare products.

Recommended Exfoliators for Smooth Skin

The main added advantage of an ingrown hair serum over a traditional moisturizer is that its ingredients will penetrate deep into the skin. Serums are composed of lighter ingredients which don’t have trouble slipping through skin pores.

Using an ingrown hair serum is not mandatory. However, it helps the skin recover much faster. Serums are very beneficial if ingrown hairs have resulted in scarring after recovery. They give the skin a healthier and youthful appearance. This means that you will not require heavy makeup to conceal ingrown hair marks.

Most serums contain ingredients that promote skin health, hydrate the skin and reduce inflammation. It is advised that you also apply a moisturizer alongside ingrown hair serum.

Lotions

AMELIORATE’s Smoothing Body Exfoliant. Cosmopolitan sings the praises of this exfoliator because it combines the physically exfoliating microdermabrasion granules with chemical exfoliant lactic acid for maximum coverage. The lactic acid also attracts water to the surface to lock in moisture.

Buf Puf. This double-sided disc sponge has two sides for varying degrees of roughness. The white side is lighter for more sensitive areas and the blue-green side is for heavier needs (e.g. feet, elbows).

Dr. Bailyer’s Skincare Ultra-Fast Body Smoothing AHA Skin Care Kit. Within this bag are all you need to keep that body polished, smooth, and ingrown hair free: glycolic acid body wash, glycolic acid lotion, and a salux cloth.

Top Ingrown Hair Serum

Lagunamoon Tea Tree Essential Oil. Dermatologists highly recommend tea tree oil for its antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. This brand is touted as a top ingrown hair serum by NYC nurse Rebecca Lee and founder of Remediesforme.com for its purity levels. Be specific and careful when choosing an essential oil brand as many dilute their oils with chemicals.

Fur Ingrown Concentrate. This powerhouse of an oil softens skin and hair to reduce instances of ingrown hairs. It is the best serum to incorporate into your daily routine and wait a few days before shaving after initial first use.

PFB Vanish Roll-On Gel. This serum goes on easily with a cooling roller-ball for no mess, no stress. It quickly absorbs into the skin so there is literally no cleanup or waiting time. Suitable for both men and women.

Quality Ingrown Hair Cream

Many people find using a depilatory lotion prevents bumps and irritation for them. Below are some of the best ingrown hair creams to dissolve the hair follicle. Swapping the razor and shaving cream for these could theoretically change your life.

Veet In-Shower Hair Removal Cream. Unlike hair removal cream of the past, this has a pleasant lotus milk and jasmine fragrance. The brand throws in an exfoliating pad to prep skin too.

Olay Smooth Finish Facial Hair Removal Duo. This two-timing product includes a Skin Guarding Balm to protect and a Hair Removal Cream to burn off the hair. Great for coarse hair that requires heavy-duty chemicals, but with less risk of an allergic reaction from maximum strength.

Nair Cocoa Butter Lotion. Rave reviews and top sales numbers make Nair a top brand. This cream comes complete with the cocoa butter included to combat irritation and scarring.

Ingrown Hair Lotion for Aftershave

Bliss Bump Attendant. Swipe these pads over your skin after shaving to prevent problems. It combines oat extract, lavender oil, and witch hazel to soothe irritated skin and gentle remove skin cells.

Skin Doctors’ Ingrow Go. This ingrown hair lotion contains anti-inflammatory Acetylsalisylic Acid and Glycolic Acid, a chemical exfoliant to keep those dead skin cells from clogging pores. This is an excellent acne cream option as well.

Earth’s Aloe Vera Gel. Spritz this calming concoction onto irritated skin to reduce redness and inflammation.

UltraLux Womens Ingrown Hair & Razor Bump Treatment. This moisturizing aftershave topical cream cools skin, reduces redness, and tones skin. Apply after every shave.

BeautyRx Ingrown Hair Treatment Pads. These pads were designed with ingrown hairs in mind. They use green tea to soothe. Use directly after showering on areas affected by ingrown hairs.

At-Home Ingrown Hair Extraction Tool

Not all tweezers are created the same, at least according to Instagram sensation, the Tweezist. Here is what the mysterious social media influencer (she doesn’t give out her real name) recommends for the best ingrown hair extraction tool.

Lucanus Eyebrow & Hair Tweezer Professional Tool. These aren’t sold in the U.S. (Tweezist lives in Seoul), but a few pairs have been found on eBay.

Rubis Tweezer Slanted Tip Stainless Steel. A great runner-up, these are high-quality tweezers, but not as long lasting as others on the list.

Majestic Bombay Surgical Tweezers for Ingrown Hair. The tips are sharp enough to pierce through the skin to access the underlying hair.

 

 

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