Every time after I shave, I get more acne in those areas. I use a safety razor and an oat based cream. I always wash my face beforehand. Is there a way I can reduce the amount of acne I get after shaving?
Every time after I shave, I get more acne in those areas. I use a safety razor and an oat based cream. I always wash my face beforehand. Is there a way I can reduce the amount of acne I get after shaving?
Besides going to a dermatologist, here are a few things.
Change your pillowcases often. Sleeping on the oil creates more oil.
Take some steam baths and saunas. Open the pores and clear the skin.
I do change my pillowcases every couple of days. Unfortunately I don’t have a bath or sauna.
A barber will put a hot damp towel on someones face for a few minutes prior to shaving, can you microwave a wet facecloth?
depending on how hot one’s water comes, soaking in faucet-hot water is enough here. just squeze out most the water first. if one does microwave… gotta be careful as the heating may be uneven. another option is an electric kettle (as for tea,) in the bathroom.
Yeah, DE + the process that typically goes with it (brush, shave soap, lathering it up, etc…) can do wonders to reduce the irritation.
With that said, I even found that shaving in the shower with normal hair conditioner and a DE was a better experience than the 5 bladed razors with the shave gel
OP - The blades are so cheap you can use a new one every time if you wanted (you don’t need to, but you can)