Shaving, its effects and all you need to know
I decided to write about shaving
today because of a lot of negative effects I have seen on some people.
It is really uncomfortable mostly the razor bumps, ( for our fine guys). It distorts our efforts to look beautiful/ handsome.
Shaving is the removal of hair from areas of the body, with the use of a razor, shaving cream, shaving gel, electric trimmer etc.
Shaving is both practiced by men to remove their facial hair and by women to remove hairs from their leg and, stomach, under arm.
I won't go into the history of shaving,how it started and how its equipments/tools have evolved and improved through the years.
I am talking about this because of the issues that people encounter during and after shaving.
There are different types of shaving methods but I will briefly discus on two major types.
1. Wet shaving; safety's razor
Straight razor
2. Dry shaving; beard trimmer.
Wet shaving; it is called wet shaving because the area to be shaved has to be damped with warm water by showering or bathing or covered with a hot towel for several minutes. A shaving cream, shaving gel, soap, foam or oil is Normally applied after wetting the area. Lubrication is helpful to prevent side effects of razor.
For this type of shaving, straight and safety razors are the two main types of razors used.
Safety razors are further divided into double edged razors, single edged, injector razor, cartridge razors and disposable razors.
Dry shaving; unlike wet shaving, the area to be shaved does not need to be damp. Electric razors are used for this kind of shaving.
Effects of shaving
- Aberrations
- Cuts
- Razor bun
- Razor bump
How to prevent these side effects
- Use fresh blade
- Apply lots of lubricant
- choose your blade according to the sensitivity of your skin.
- Avoid pressing the razor on your skin
- Avoid irritating products on newly shaved areas e.g colonge.
Put warm water around shaved area
- Exfoliate skin before and after shaving.
- Apply are shave.
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