Question: Hi Valentina, I often get ingrown hairs after shaving.  I was thinking of waxing instead.  Does waxing also cause ingrown hairs?

Valentina:  No, waxing does not cause ingrown hairs, waxing actually prevents ingrown hairs.  When  you shave, you cut the hair at the skin’s surface, leaving it with a flat top.  New skin cells can grow over the left over hair before it has a chance to grow over the surface again. When this happens, often times the flat top cannot poke through your skin cells, and the hair gets trapped under the skin.

When you wax, you are removing the entire hair from the root.  A new, fresh hair grows back with a pointed tip that can easily break through the skin’s surface, reducing the chance for ingrown hairs. 

Whether you wax or shave, it’s good practice to exfoliate your legs a 2-3 times a week to encourage the turnover of dead skin cells.  This will help those who shave reduce ingrown hairs and keep skin smooth and soft. 

You don’t have to buy anything expensive.  A great homemade exfoliator can consist of sea salt mixed with some avocado oil or jojoba oil.  You can even add a drop or two of your favorite scented essential oil to your personalized product!  Not only does this work great to slough away dead skin cells, but it leaves your skin incredibly hydrated and radiant!  It’s one of my favorite recipes.

About Valentina Chistova

Valentina Chistova is a world-renowned aesthetician and beauty expert whose experience encompasses all facets of skin care and body treatments. Internationally

trained, educated and certified, Valentina has devoted more than twenty years to her profession. Throughout her successful career she has provided services to many celebrities, including Mrs. Globe 2001, famous socialite and entrepreneur Ivana Trump, well-known KTU radio personality Michelle Vassage and Olympic figure skating champion Galit Chait Prior to opening AQUAMEDICA in Long Branch NJ, Valentina also consulted with leading dermatologists, providing skin care regimes for their patients.
Valentina is a member of the National Cosmetology Association and a CIDESCO candidate (Comite International Desthetique et de Cosmetologie Desthetique), which is the highest degree of beauty therapy certification available in the United States and worldwide. Most recently, Valentina completed a rigorous training program with the Spanish organization Wontersaf, one of the world's leading centers for trichology, capillary diagnostics and scalp and hair treatment to combat hair loss and other hair dysfunctions. Valentina also holds a Registered Nursing Degree from Kharkov State University and Cosmetology degrees from the Kharkov Medical Institute in the Ukraine and the Capri Institute of Cosmetology in New Jersey.
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