| In today's world of fitness and fashion, it's becoming | | | | sweat, lightly scrub (meaning exfoliate, i.e. take off |
| the mode (again) to have a clean and bald look at | | | | the dead skin) with a "loofa". |
| the pubic area. Why the word 'again'? | | | | A loofa is a marine plant that grows in the Nile, and |
| The ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Indians preferred | | | | resembles a coarse sponge. You can find it at any |
| this look, and perfected ways to accomplish it. | | | | store that sells bath products. |
| They also knew how to deal with ingrown pubic hair, | | | | • After the sauna, and scrubbing, the |
| so let's look at some tried and trusted ways to take | | | | ingrown hair may be free (due also to the dilation of |
| care of this problem. | | | | the pores while in a sauna), and have a sterilized |
| What is an ingrown pubic hair? | | | | tweezers ready (the ancient method). |
| An ingrown pubic hair is one that grows at an | | | | Pluck them out! One by one. You must stretch the |
| abnormal angle and turns back into the skin, causing | | | | skin tightly, grips the hair close to the root, and pull it |
| the formation of a pustule or papule (A small, solid | | | | out. Ouch! But it works. After each pluck, dab on |
| inflammatory elevation of the skin that may or may | | | | some antiseptic solution. |
| not contain pus. | | | | • If the above is not suitable for you, then |
| Also commonly known as "razor bumps"). This is | | | | you can do a three times a day compress on the |
| unsightly and an unwanted side-effect to the bald | | | | affected area with a wash cloth soaked hot water |
| look. | | | | (not too hot!), followed by the application of any |
| How do you get it? | | | | product containing salicylic acid. |
| There are many ways, but the most common way is | | | | Salicylic acid is a strong exfoliating chemical that is |
| to shave with a razor in the opposite direction of the | | | | useful to free such hair. |
| natural hair growth. | | | | Ask your pharmacist to recommend such a product. |
| The pubic hair can also be trapped beneath the skin | | | | There are many on the market. |
| from blockages to the hair follicle (also caused by | | | | • The daily use of the compress will help |
| shaving in many cases). Also the other hair removal | | | | the body fix the problem, but also, you can apply |
| methods such as shaving, waxing, tweezing, | | | | some baby oil mixed with Aloe Vera lotion (make it |
| electrolysis, often irritate the hair follicle, and the hair | | | | yourself). |
| becomes trapped beneath the skin. | | | | This will keep the skin from becoming further |
| What do I do now? | | | | irritated, and the Aloe Vera is a natural antiseptic |
| There are many ways to treat it. | | | | which will help prevent infection at the affected site. |
| The best way, as in all medicine, is prevention. In Part | | | | Of course, there are salon specialists, but their |
| 2 of this series we explain how to prevent ingrown | | | | methods will be expensive, and no more effective |
| pubic hair, but now you need first aid. | | | | than the above. |
| So here are the proven methods, some taken from | | | | You can also see your doctor, as in everything of |
| the ancient Greeks and Egyptians who had the same | | | | this nature, the ingrown hair may not be a simple |
| problem 3000 years ago. | | | | problem. |
| • Understanding that the body will try to | | | | As we said, the best cure is prevention, and Part 2 |
| eliminate the ingrown pubic hair itself, help it along. Go | | | | of this article shows you how to prevent from ever |
| to a sauna, and when you have built up a good | | | | getting an ingrown hair. |