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Skin Care Solutions for Ingrown Hairs

Condition overview

  • A common and reoccurring problem, although not usually serious, that can be irritating and painful.
  • The result of hairs that curl back, penetrating into the skin causing red bumps and inflammation.
  • Usually caused by irritation created from close shaving and friction from clothing.
  • Affects curly hair more often than straight hair.
Dark eyes Occurs when hairs curl back, penetrating the skin causing red bumps and inflammation.

Product recommendations

To Fight Infection or Calm Inflammation

Living Nature Rescue Gel

Calms, heals and protects with gentle manuka oil and honey. Also recommended for scrapes, cuts and blemishes.

Primavera Tea Tree Oil

Full of antiseptic and purification properties to treat various skin problems and infections.

Weleda Skin Food

Eases irritation, calms inflammation, deeply hydrates and provides extra care with pansy, lavender, rosemary and orange.

Primavera Lavender Oil

Reduces inflammation, treats infections and soothes skin with calming properties that also ease stress.

Primavera Calendula Oil

Protects, heals and soothes sensitive skin. An ideal base oil for custom lavender and tea tree essential oil blends.

To Exfoliate

Inara Babassu Sugar Rub

Raw turbinado sugar exfoliates while nurturing oils, including Brazilian babassu, leave skin moisturized.

Weleda Birch Body Scrub

Exfoliates with plant wax pearls while encouraging the body’s detoxification process with birch extract.

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Alternative recommendations

  • Several drops of tea tree oil blended with a calendula oil base will help calm skin and prevent inflammation.
  • Help prevent hair follicles from being trapped in the skin with regular exfoliation to buff away dead skin cells.
  • After shaving or waxing, apply a product formulated to calm skin.