How to Make an at-home Ingrown Hair Remedy

You can use simple ingredients from home to get rid of those unsightly ingrown hairs!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 tablet aspirin
• hydrogen peroxide
• tweezers
• antibacterial ointment

1. Cleanse skin thoroughly. Preferably with antibacterial soap and warm water. Soaking in a tub or warm shower will also help soften the skin and allow the aspirin paste to work more effectively. If that's not an option, a hot compress works just as well.

2. Make a paste of crushed aspirin and add a few drops of water. Aspirin is made of salicylic acid which will help exfoliate the area. Apply to cleansed skin. Allow to sit for 5-7 minutes. For more stubborn ingrowns, you may need to repeat this paste application several times to properly soften the skin.

3. Once the hair is ready to remove, use sanitized tweezers to pull out ingrown hair. Do not force the hair out. It should slide right out if it's done correctly. Cleanse skin with hydrogen peroxide on a soft gauze pad once hair is removed.

4. Apply a thin layer of antibiotic ointment and allow skin to breathe by wearing natural fiber clothing.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure not to force the issue. If the skin is not ready, re-apply aspirin paste until it is ready. You do not want to cause an infection nor scar your skin.
• Make sure to use clean tweezers!
• No tanning for 12 hours before or 24 hours after.
• If you are prone to ingrown hairs, make sure to wear more natural fiber clothing to wear directly on your skin. It will allow air to circulate and will not trap sweat, bacteria and dirt on your skin.

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on 1/4/2009 I learn something new every day. Wow!