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Originally Posted by TheProf
Hello,
My wife recently surprised me by shaving herself entirely bare. It was definitely VERY HOT and much appreciated! 
Now, the problem is that she's being driven crazy by the itching, the red bumps, and the pain. I've read through many of the pages and much of the advice is what to do when you shave (IE: what type of razor, shaving cream, soaking it in hot water, etc) and what to do right after (lotion, oil, etc.).
Is there any advice for what to do now? She's in a lot of pain, and any kind of underwear is hurting a lot from the elastics. She's also got these white bumps all over the shaved area (Think of them as a LOT of big whitehead pimples). I've tried to put baby oil on it to sooth it, and it only works a little. She wants to try baby powder - has anyone tried that?
While I'd love it if she kept shaving I can't stand her in such pain, so I wouldn't push her to do it again. Any thoughts? |
I'm really surprised she's in that much pain!! I only started 3 years ago and while it felt odd at first and I had the usual bumps, never was there pain..did she scrape skin? Don't use baby oil, that blocks the pores opened by new shaving and can cause more bumps. Powder works much better for shaving and after and the blade should never be more than a couple of days old or used more than maybe 5-10 times. Used blades scrape and cut, even if they look fine. And she shouldn't go more than a day without shaving once it's started. If the legs need it, so do other areas. Hot water surprises me as well since that opens pores-cold makes more sense.
This might sound really odd, but the very best thing that worked for smoothing the skin for me was...(weird) Revlon's 'New Complexion One-Step Compact Makeup' and no, I'm not getting into how I found this out....