To get rid of ingrown hairs…

You need to first free the ingrown hair and then if you want to… You can pick out the ingrown hairs with sterile needles, tweezers, or a rotable device so first…

Use 1 or ALL of these 3 ways to free your ingrown hairs…

Exfoliate the area where the ingrown hair is 1-to-2 times a day until the ingrown hair is free but…

Don't scrub or exfoliate your skin so hard that you causes scarring and bleeding and…
Gentle exfoliating the ingrown hair area 1-to-2 times a day is enough to get rid of any dead skin, dirt and oil that is trapping the ingrown hair under your skin and/or…

Use acne medications that contain benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid to help exfoliate your skin removing the dead skin and dirt trapping your ingrown hair and…

It's best to use acne mediation after you've regularly exfoliated your skin using a scrub and then maybe several other times in between regular exfoliating and/or…
You can apply a warm-to-hot rag to your ingrown hair for 10 minutes to soften up the skin enough to free the ingrown hair (you can do this up to 3 times a day) and…

Just remember that once the rag cools down heat it up again & reapply to your ingrown hair and then if you want to…

To pluck out your ingrown hair…

You need to first make sure that you've freed your ingrown hair by using one of the 3 methods above because you don't want to make things worse by digging or picking around in your skin for the ingrown hair and then…
Make sure you use needles, tweezers, or a rotable medical device that have been sterilized by boiling in hot water or cleaned with alcohol but before you actually begin to pluck out your ingrown hairs…
It's best that you soften up your skin again to make it easier for you to pluck out the ingrown hairs by applying a warm-to-hot rag on your ingrown hairs (if you haven't already done so) for 10 minutes and then…
Stretch your skin tightly and…
Grab the ingrown hair by the root with your needles, tweezers, or a rotable medical device and then pluck out the ingrown hairs one-by-one but after you do that…
Use an antiseptic like Aloe Vera, Tea Tree Oil or Witch Hazel to prevent any infections.

More tips to get rid of ingrown hairs…

You can buy all natural treatments like Kalo that are specially formulated just to get rid of ingrown hairs and…
There are also special lotions that you can get from your dermatologist or pharmacist to help you get rid of ingrown hairs…
If you can't really see or free your ingrown hairs using any of the 3 methods above then you'll need to see a dermatologist to get rid of your ingrown hairs.

6 ways to prevent ingrown hairs…

1. Stop waxing

Using waxing as your main hair removal technique over & over will actually weaken the roots of your hair follicles so that when your hair tries to grow back it won't be strong enough to grow through your skin and…

Other hair removal methods like tweezing and electrolysis may also cause ingrown hairs.

2. Proper skin care

When your hair follicles become blocked with oil, dirt, dead skin cells and germs it makes it harder for your hair to grow thru your skin so basically…

Exfoliating at least once a week, cleansing & moisturizing your skin daily will prevent ingrown hairs and also…
Use non-comedogenic products that won't clog up your pores.

3. Shave properly

Go here to see how to shave correctly but basically…

If you soften up your skin with shaving cream or water before shaving and…
If you don't shave against the grain and…
If you apply gentle pressure while shaving and…
If you use a new razor each time you shave or at least change razors after every 2-to-3 shaves you will not get ingrown hairs.

4. Don't wear tight clothes

Tight clothes that press against your skin make it easier for your hair to grow under your skin causing ingrown hairs and you especially want to avoid wearing tight clothes after you just gotten a fresh shave or even a waxing.

5. Kill germs after shaving

Use antiseptics like Tea Tree Oil, Witch Hazel or any other aftershave product after removing hair from your body to prevent infections that lead to ingrown hairs.

6. Get rid of ingrown hairs the right way

Trying to squeeze out your ingrown hairs as if they were acne will only make your ingrown hair situation get worse so go back to the top of this page to see how to get rid of ingrown hairs correctly

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