How do you get rid of razor bumps?

How to get rid of razor bumps?

• My name is Joshua Williams I m 17 years old and have a problem with razor bumps on my cheeks and under my chin. My have grows very quickly with means I have to shave basically every two days or else i get stumble. I have tried using aspirin with witch hazel and that works in reducing the swelling but does not get ride of them forever. I use dove soap to wash my face along with black soap. Sometimes I use edge shaving cream but have now switched to using soap like dove to shave. I use a electric razor to have and sometimes i wait to let my hair grow out and pull them out with tweezers but I don't think that really does anything. I also put a hot towel on my face before shaving to bring out the hairs. I feel like I have tried everything to get rid of them but nothing works I need a cure for them that is 100% proven. I also sometimes put coca butter on my face, use aloe vera and bump stopper when I m done shaving along with witch hazel. If someone where to give me a list of do and do nots of shaving to help get rid of razor bumps please tell me i m begging you.

• Answer:

  This has become my standard answer to similar questions: I've suffered with fierce razor burn since I was a teenager (I've just turned 41), and having tried electric razors, found wet shaving was better. It took me until the end of last year to finally eliminate it almost completely. 'Traditional' wet shaving is the answer! Getting rid of the 'goop in a can' style shaving cream or gel and replacing it with a decent glycerin-based cream or soap applied with a badger brush is a good start. Always shave after a warm bath or shower - this helps to open the pores and lift and soften the hairs (the brush helps with lifting the hairs too). Quality soaps and creams seem expensive, but a little goes a long way, and a tub, tube or bowl lasts a very long time compared to the canned crap. Good skin preparation is a big part of a good shave- just ask a barber who does wet shaving. Even if you choose to ignore the advice on razors in the next paragraph or two, skin prep will make one heck of a difference! Next, the razor. The best thing you can do is ditch the fancy cartridge razor if you're using one - these work by pulling the hair as you drag it across the skin, then cut it off - the result is that the end of the hair drops back into the follicle, and this is a big contributor to ingrown hairs. Try a single bladed, double-edged safety razor - that's the type that uses the old-school razor blades. The Merkur HD (also known as the 34C) was recommended to me as a first razor of this type and it has worked a treat. Edwin Jagger are another good make, usually cheaper than Merkur too. They're not that cheap to buy initially, but will last a lifetime and the replacement blades cost a tiny fraction of the overpriced cartridge type heads, saving you the initial price many, many times over. A double edged razor will also cope with longer hairs a lot better! I'm just about to start learning how to shave with a straight razor- supposedly the ultimate shave. The learning curve is steep, but I'll take it easy! After the shave, use a non alcohol-based shave balm. There are lots of good ones out there. I now actually enjoy the whole shaving experience, rather than it being a chore as it was before. The new ways may be a little quicker, but that doesn't mean they're better. I mentioned to my mates I was shaving the old school way and they laughed, but I'm not the one with the razor burn! If you do fancy trying this, remember that there is a learning curve and it takes a little more care than using a fancy pants multiblade razor. Let the weight of the razor do the work for you. I'm yet to cut myself - the only time I've drawn blood is when I've shaved the top of a spot off, and I've done that with multiblades too.Check out Mantic59's youtube channel for advice - he has some VERY handy videos there. There are also forums dedicated to traditional wet shaving, full of friendly people all happy to give advice. In the end it's down to you whether you listen to this advice or not - it may seem eccentric, but it works. Newer isn't always better. Multiblade razor cartridges are a rip off - they cost pennies to make, yet a fortune to buy, and don't last five minutes.