Hello, i know this is an old post, but I wanted to tell people about my experience in dealing with ingrown hair scars in case someone was still looking :) i am of white-european dissent and i have a slightly darker skin tone. I am not prone to ingrown hairs from shaving, however other kinds of cheap hair removal are a disaster. I made this mistake twice now, being stupid and not learning from my past. The first time i got ingrown hairs was when i tried wax strips. the first bumps appeared a few weeks later and I started picking them which left my legs horribly scarred. The second time was over two years later when I thought that an epilator might be a solution as it plucks out the hair in a different direction than wax strips. I was wrong. the ingrown hairs themselves usually stop pestering me within 1-2 months, but... The scars were both times so bad they had significant impact on my self esteem and life in general. I stopped going to the gym with my friends as I was afraid of changing in front of them. I stopped going swimming which I love, felt awkward about undressing even in front of my partner, and only dared to wear skirts or dresses if I had 80+ den solid black tights on, so that nobody would ever see my skin. That includes summer time at 30 degrees C. I tried multiple things too, yet never had the money for laser hair removal. I used bio oil, aloe vera, exfoliation, tea tree, witch hazel, skin bleaching creams and even a product called ''razor bump stopper'' which was marketed for men and worked for a week or so before becoming useless. I spent ages looking for ways to rid of scars that would be relatively cheap, and I am proud to say that I found one. I thought: ''if I cannot bleach the scars to even the skin tone, can I instead make the skin that surrounds them darker?''. And it worked. The first time I got my scars it was summer time, and I have to say that natural sunlight works best. Of course it is very awkward to 'display' your scars to people when they look bad, but if you can find a way to get that sunshine on your skin - do it now. The second time is now and it is winter time, so I am using sunbeds. They are not quite as effective, but helped a lot. Basically what it does is the skin around your scars tans while the scars themselves end up tanning a bit slower (just naturally, i am not using extra sunscreen on the scars or anything). It takes about 2-3 weeks and a slightly lighter line might appear around some scars, but the general picture improves to the point that no dark tights are really necessary. Once I started feeling my skin was getting darker than i would normally like it to be, I stopped for over a month and then came back for another 5-6 sessions at which point my scars were completely gone. With natural sunshine they were gone within a week with no breaks and coming backs necessary. It is important to note that on the side of it all I was doing a few other procedures which I think helped, yet I originally used them to help my skin recover from the tan rather than the scars. I did exfoliate with DIY salt or sugar scrubs every 2-3 days (multiple recipes online), I did have a salt bath every week, and I used body lotion after every morning shower and before going to bed (i had Norwegian Formula one which I found quite good). The only important thing to note in this is: once you start tanning, do not pick at your scars under no circumstance as they will get worse and much harder to get rid of next time. Oh and also, if you are doing this please have reason and take into consideration risks relevant to your skin type.
Hey everyone , I use asprin and water make a paste let sit till dry , shower then put alcohol WHERE THE BUMPS ARE & use Aloe Vera Gel 99% after shaving and it works . I got rid of them all and none has come back . I do this EVERY DAY even if I haven't shaved just to keep it up .
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