Shaving is a very common trend among men and women.
It can be dated back to the stone age, men started shaving 100,000 years ago by using clam shells like tweezers and pulling out their beard hair. About 60,000 years ago, man discovered shaving, and started using sharpened obsidian and clam shells to shave their beards.
In 1828, the modern concept of the safety razor came into the market in Sheffield, England.
In 1895, a traveling salesman came up with the idea of a disposable safety razor, and in the early 1900s with the help of William Nickerson, developed the double-edged shaving razor. This obviously made the whole shaving process much easier and saved people from having to sharpen their razor every few uses.
Shaving is simply using a razor to remove the tip of the hair shaft that has grown up through the skin. The purpose of shaving is for a better and healthier skin, which also helps remove dead skin cells from the surface of your skin. Thus making it much harder for dead skin to buildup over time and cause breakouts.
However, while shaving has it pros, it also comes with a lot of cons. Many skin related infections such as in-grown hairs, skin irritation and razor bumps can be a result of shaving. It is very important to be as careful as possible to avoid these skin conditions. Shaving affects the lipid layer of your epidermis (skin), which is responsible for keeping moisture in the skin tissues. Once this top layer is affected, your skin can dry out and become prone to outside irritation and chemicals.
One of the most common effect of shaving is razor bumps. Many people suffer from both acne and razor bumps, and sometimes it’s difficult to tell the two apart. Razor bumps can look a lot like acne, but the causes are actually very different. Razor bumps form when facial hair gets trapped under the skin and starts growing inward. This is usually caused by shaving, which cuts off the hair below the skin’s surface which likely will become ingrowns. Acne, in contrast, occurs when pores become blocked with natural skin sebum.
Meanwhile, ingrown hair and razor bumps are two of the most common irritations caused by shaving. The term Pseudofolliculitis Barbae encompasses both conditions. In-grown hairs also involve an unusual trajectory of hair growth. In this case, the hair strand curves inward entirely under the skin. Removal can be a painful process.
Ingrown hairs tend to be more common in areas with coarse hairs, like the bikini area in women, and beard and neck in men. Individuals with thicker, tightly curled hairs tend to have the highest rate of problems with ingrown hairs, particularly of the beard area. Rarely, an ingrown hair may also appear in other skin parts, such as the eyelid or thighs. An ingrown hair is medically harmless, yet it may become cosmetically disfiguring and lead to scarring. The symptoms of ingrown hair and razor bumps include itching and tenderness, bumps, dry red bumps that are often scattered over an area that has been shaved recently. Often the bumps start a few days to weeks after hair removal and get worse as the hairs grow back.
The best ways to prevent ingrown hair and razor bumps is by avoiding dry shaving. It is advisable to use shaving cream and gel to help your razor glide gently across your skin without tugging or pulling.
It is also advisable not to repeat shaving razors. Dull blades are more likely to cause razor bumps, irritation, nicks, and cuts, and old blades can harbor bacteria, which can lead to infections.
Also, it is essential to shave in the Opposite Direction of Your Hair Growth. This will help you get a slightly closer shave, but it’ll also cause pain. Plus, the blunt-tipped end of the hairs can grow back into the skin rather than up and out.
While it is given that we can’t be too careful about shaving, it is important to apply aftershave solution every time we decide to shave these areas.
With the Nigerian FMCG market not too saturated with aftershave products, NeoPresol solution comes highly recommended.
The triple action lotion by a respected Nigerian pharmaceutical company, Drugfield, is effective in the control and treatment of acne vulgaris, acne rosacea and dermatitis. It is also known to be effective in the control of skin irritation and eruptions that often occur after shaving.
NeoPresol doesn’t require frequent use for maximum effect regardless of the disease’s toughness and it is readily available at any pharmacy in Nigeria.
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