Sigh...I just finished plucking the daylights out of my chin hair yesterday, and now, I just ran my hand across my chin, and can already feel the hair again!
This is so frustrating, but I'm glad to have a place where I can vent about this....
So what do you about ingrown hairs? I have tons of black bumps across my chin...if I abuse them with the tweezers enough, I can pluck out the hair - but this of course, creates a series of nasty ingrowns.
I can also see several ingrown hairs that are longer, growing one layer beneath the skin...isn't that gross?
How do I get rid of them?!! I would love to lift my face and laugh one day, without worrying about someone seeing the array of hairs, bumps, and scars...
Please help!
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Unfortunately I have never been able to get rid of the ingrown hairs totally.
A routine that has helped me includes:
cleansing regularly
exfoliating regularly
using an exfoliating sponge very, very gently over the area when showering
using an ingrown hair cream
NOT TOUCHING the ingrown hairs.
You think I would learn my lesson by now but when I see them I cannot help but pick at them sometimes. ARGH!!!!
After all this, I must say that the best thing to get rid of the ingrowns for me was laser treatments. I am planning to go back to that very soon.
I will try using an exfoliating brush/sponge on my face in the shower, and see if that helps...
Once in awhile, I have my chin waxed, and then threaded. It actually feels *smooth* when it's all done -- except the ol' prickly feeling comes back after a day or two.
Tweezing can become such an obsessive habit. Sometimes it's been almost half hour in front of the mirror when I realize that I'm still plucking away!
I'd like to try laser, but I'm trying to lose some weight first to see if it helps.
Thanks again!
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using a glycolic or salicylic acid facial lotion might help
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OK- this may sounds gross. But I actually enjoy pulling out the ingrown hairs that have gone hairwire under the skin. It amazes me when I pull them out and they are 2 or 3 cms long!
Aside from that- I have found daily exfoliating to be the best thing to prevent the ingrown hairs.
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I know how you feel. I have the same problem. But mines isn't only on the chin. It's on the sides of my face also. I've spent many a hours plucking them out.
oomercyme,
I too enjoy plucking them up. One day I was amazed at one that was actually curled inside my face. It had a great bump, and created a scar out of this world.---That wasn't to enjoyable.
I use a loofah in the shower (no cleaners on it) and just use hot water to soften the loofah some. I scrub the area with the loofah and it has done wonders at reducing the number of bumps, pimples, and ingrowns that I get on my chin from waxing.
GOOD LUCK!
StaciieM
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Ingrown Chin Hairs 
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