Michelle pens a limerick about ingrown hair.
There once was a man with a beard,
But the hair that grew there was weird;
Now and then it stayed in,
Stuck there under his skin,
With an abscess not easily cleared.
But the hair that grew there was weird;
Now and then it stayed in,
Stuck there under his skin,
With an abscess not easily cleared.
Mr. S probably never thought he’d be a limerick, but there you go. Twice a year the man would have an ingrown hair somewhere on his face that required professional medical attention, an exorbitant amount of gauze and several weeks of recovery time. It’s not an image that you get over right away and it was the first thing I thought of when reading about Art of Shaving’s Ingrown Hair Night Cream. With its skin moisturizers and exfoliators, it claims to soften skin and unclog pores, allowing ingrown hairs to break free. Exotic ingredients and essential oils are supposed to reduce irritation and help smooth razor bumps as well. Even if it doesn’t do what it claims, a little night moisture can’t hurt.
Art of Shaving is far from being the only company out there trying to leave men a little less red in the face. Moujan offers a mousse for men, Nad’s (no, we’re not making that up), offers a spray solution.
But these products aren’t just the domain of men. Many just shave more frequently than women, and African-American men are particularly prone to the problem of ingrown hairs. But they can also be used by women or men after waxing, to reduce skin bumps on legs or prevent ingrown hairs in the bikini area, armpits, etc … Moujan makes a product specifically for women and there are also a handful of unisex entries: Bliss Ingrown Eliminating Pads, Tend Skin Liquid and Shobha Ingrown Relief Lotion.
- Askmen.com rates it high; readers not so much. See what they have to say here.
- CareFair.com says start by shaving right, then finish with a product.
- Blogger 4mind4body files it under sensitive issues.
This sounds very interesting. I did see this line of products and was planning on trying the ‘Pre-shave Oil’ for women. They say it is for sensitive skin which is what I have :(
Michelle, do you know anyone who has personally used these products?