You know it. You get up with the idea of exchanging that stubble beard of you for a baby -soft shaved skin. You let your razor glide over your skin and rinse your face with cold water. After a while you feel that your skin is starting to burn. When you touch your skin, you feel that there are a colony of small bumps on your skin. The mirror confirms your suspicion: shaving fire.
What is shaving fire?
Shaving fire (or in English "Razor Burn") is therefore a temporary skin irritation that arises after it shave. Your hair follicle gets infected with a bacterium by shaving. This infection creates an inflammation. This inflammation can be seen in, yes, the red bumps on your skin. The bumps can stay on your skin for up to two days. They can also grow into small blisters filled with pus. Sorry, we can't make it tastier than it is .. although it sounds a bit more intense than it is. Scheerbrand is harmless and often pulls away quickly, but nice is different.
Who can get shaving fire?
You would prefer to cover and hide the bacterial infection until the two days are over. However, that is not that easy for the shaving man, because shaving fire gets the most in their face. The women don't have it easy either. They mainly know shaving fire from shaving their bikini line and their armpits.
What are the causes of shaving fire?
Scheerbrand often occurs when you use a dirt or bone knife. That way you annoy your skin and give inflammation a chance. In addition, you can get shaving fire if you put too much pressure, shave against hair growth, or slices a little too often over the same part. So Scheerbrand actually causes a piece of ignorance in your shaving routine. Shaving fire is therefore easy to prevent, even if you have sensitive skin.
How can you prevent Scheerbrand?
Prevention is better than cure. In fact, you just want to prevent bacteria, which we all naturally have on the skin, does not end up in your hair follicle. The magic word in this is: hygiene. Apply a few simple tips in your shaving routine. This does not take a long time and prevents a lot of hassle.
- Never borrow your shaving utensils! And of course not loan from someone else
- Use a new or clean razor, make sure it is sharp
- Wash your skin for shaving, so kill your bacteria
- Use one for shaving preshave
- Shave with one shaving soap, shaver, shaving cream or shaving oil so that the blade glides smoothly over your skin
- After each shave, clean your razor well
- Use a good one after shaving aftershave or aftershave balm
- Pat your face alone with a clean towel or washcloth
The most important word therefore remains hygiene. Scheerbrand is not contagious like a cold, but contagious through your razor. If the one you have to lend your new Shiny Safety Razor to Scheerbrand, you can assume that you also have it in no time. The bacterium is in the razor, and makes its way to your hair follicle. You don't want to.
How do you treat shaving fire?
If this blog is mustard after the meal for you because you already have shaving fire; We don't forget you either.
Scheerbrand can be remedied with the correct one Products against Scheerbrand, like a good cream. This cream was made especially for shaving fire and available in the pharmacy. You can also give your skin a caring boost with Argan oil Or tea tree oil. This oil has a bactericidal, analgesic and itch -lighting effect. Is it really impossible to do anymore? Then we recommend giving your doctor a bell. You can, if it is serious enough, give this an antibiotic cure. But, beware, shaving fire is never really dangerous. Only very annoying.
If you still have questions? Let us know. We are happy to help you prevent or remedy these annoying bumps.
Take care of your skin!
Your friends, The Alpha Men