Sometimes, you may still get an ingrown hair no matter how safe you're being, and you can self-treat it with dermatologist-recommended products below.

Tea tree oil is a key ingredient in almost all the products in the Fur line, and it’s easy to see why. It’s a powerful antimicrobial essential oil that eliminates excess sebum in the pores to prevent ingrowns and speeds up the skin’s healing process. In other words, it replaces the need for alcohols and acids, which overly dry out the skin. As outlined in this Fur review, you can use Fur Oil at any stage of your shaving or waxing routine. It’s great as prep for a more comfortable shave, and just as effective as an aftershave. Does Fur Oil expire?

We already said it, but, yes! Fur Oil is so gentle that you can use it on your pan as much as on your pubes. Do you use Fur Oil before or after shaving? Fur is an all-natural, full-body skin and hair treatment brand that is particularly focused on your most intimate areas. All of the brand’s products are facial-grade, vegan, cruelty-free and non-toxic, as well as dermatologically and gynaecologically tested to ensure that they are gentle and effective for all skin types. Chemical peels will help dissolve and break up dead skin and oils, as well as smooth uneven skin texture and potentially fade hyperpigmentation Fur Oil is made of four primary natural ingredients: grapeseed oil, jojoba oil, clary sage oil, and tea tree oil. The full list of ingredients also includes such elements as lavender oil, lemongrass oil, camphor, and peppermint oil. What is Fur Oil good for? After lots of trial and error, I’ve discovered that no hair-removal method can completely prevent ingrown hairs, but hair-removal creams are by far the least likely to give me bumps and inflammation. As a refresher, hair-removal creams “break down the tight bonds in our hair proteins, making them weak enough to break off,” as dermatologist Karan Lal, MD, has previously told Cosmo, which results in fewer jagged edges from waxing or shaving that can lead to ingrowns and irritation. Fwiw, I love this one because it’s so gentle on my skin—shout out to aloe vera and vitamin E—and the gel texture easily comes off in the shower.

Ah, ingrown hairs. Most everyone has experienced them and despised it. The pesky little bumps typically show up on your legs after you shave or tweeze aggressively, forming hairs that grow inside your (now inflamed) skin rather than out of it. “When a hair becomes trapped in the skin, that can lead to inflammation, pustules, or inflamed cysts,” says dermatologist Dr. Caroline Robinson, MD. Tea Tree Oil: A powerful antimicrobial essential oil that eliminates excess sebum in the pores to prevent ingrowns and speeds up the skin’s healing process. After the first time I tried shaving my bikini line, I swore I would never do it again, because my ingrown hairs were inflamed and painful af. And unfortunately, even with wax kits, bikini trimmers, and hair-removal creams, my bikini line is still bumpy and irritated. But (!) I haven’t completely given up; instead, I have a full pre-wax/shave/trim routine filled with ingrown-hair treatments to help treat inflammation and exfoliate my skin.Coba notes that ingrown hairs typically stem from too much dry skin on the surface, forcing some growing hairs to change direction because they are too weak to push through that top layer. An easy remedy is to use a body scrub in between hair-removal sessions, including waxing, shaving, and depilatory creams, to name a few. She says that's why ingrown hairs are common at creased areas of the body such as the bikini line, where skin is pressed together for most of the day. Ranella Hirsch, MD, is a dermatologist in Cambridge, Massachusetts. How do you prevent an ingrown hair? I have suffered with ingrown hairs and red bumps around my bikini area for years. This is the first product that actually works! I feel confident to wear my swimsuit again!” this fantastic Fur-ry freak sister enthused. Chamomile Extract: A natural antioxidant that calms the skin to soothe redness. One of the oldest known remedies for irritated skin. Cortisone injections are steroid-based shots that neutralize the inflammation in your ingrown hair to shrink it in about a week (versus what could take up to a month)