okey here’s my story.i’ve always had body hair, which never bothered me at all, sure i had to shave, and bleach, but that was never a problem for me. Untill one day i decided to use an epilator on my bikini line, and guess what? i loved the results for about two weeks, I mean i couldn’t believe it i had smooth, hair free skin. So i tried it on my stomach to get the same results. Unfortunately all my happiness went down the drain once i started getting ingrown hair everywhere. so i stopped using it, and hoping that time will heal my skin… wrong. today it’s been 6-7 months since i stopped using the damn thing, but the area is still very ugly, i have scars from the damn thing , that would probably never heal and compelety go away. i’ve been getting laser to remove the hair , but i doubt that it will ever get me my old skin back. I didnt have dark, thick black hair on my stomach before i used the epilator, but now i do, plus all the brown spots and scars from the ingrown hair, and my bikini line is a mess , i can’t even look there. and the thing is my sister has the same problem with using the epilator, so maybe you guys should really look in to it before using it, i mean it’s not worth it at all. stick to bleaching and shaving at least they dont damage your skin permenta <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />ly
Hi Roma,
I’m really sorry to hear that you are having those types of problems. I have tried epilators as well as waxing in the past and I will absolutely not do it any more. They have also given me a lot of ingrowns and other problems that I would just as soon not have to deal with.
One of the things that you might want to consider is to get a small sample of Tend Skin and test yourself for sensitivity to it. If you do not get any adverse skin reactions from the product, use this as soon as an ingrown starts to appear to minimze both the time until the hair emerges from the skin and reduce the amount of skin damage and infections from them as well.
Another thing that I have had luck with is to dissolve 1/2 cup (125 ml) of Epsome Salts in a quart (1 litre) of very warm water. When the solution gets to a tolerable level of temperature, saturate a clean washcloth in the solution and apply it on the affected area and leave it on for 15 to 20 minutes. Do this twice a day for about a week and it will bring the hairs up to the surface and get rid of the coarse skin covering the hairs as well. This should also eliminate or reduce any infections from them as well and reduce the liklihood of scarring.
I guess that a lot of us have had bad experiences with this type of thing. If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. I also found epilators to be quite uncomfortable in some areas as well.
Good luck!
Joanie <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />
What brand did you buy. I use the Body Bare on my stomach and down below and I don’t get those horrible results. In fact I get the best results and I use to use a razor and got the symtoms your talking about!