How to use an epilator and avoid ingrown hairs!

Journalist Clare Johnston looks at the pros and cons of using an epilator for hair removal and shares her tips for avoiding ingrown hairs.
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[@DannyHidalgo]

"No joy can come from plucking the hairs out of your legs slowly". SO TRUE.

[@BananasForSale]

i just started epilating 3 months ago very course thick dark hair, now grows in slower and super fine and so easy to pluck i don’t even feel the pain anymore i love it. im shocked i got these results in only a short time! im so grateful for them too because i am one of those people who got stubble 24 hours after shaving. now i don’t even have to worry about that. i also got nasty ingrowns on my bikini line with shaving but with epilating not a single ingrown i’m so happy about that no more nasty scars, the only thing i can’t do is the armpits they hurt so much i’m working up to them. i feel no pain on my bikini line but my armpits are like hell it’s so weird lol

[@gachasparkle6501]

GOLDEN TIP I EXPERIENCED THIS, NEVER GO UP DOWN UP DOWN WITHOUT PICKING IT UP. GO DOWN TO UP. LIFT. THEN AGAIN DOWN TO UP YOU WILL GET INGROWN HAIRS! PLS!

[@JenLuvs2Jazz]

I highly recommend waxing before epilating. After waxing armpits a few times, epilating is a breeze..same for legs.

[@JustJ0nathan]

I have an extremely high pain tolerance and I’m a man who loves to be hair-free, so when I heard of the epilator, I bought one right away. I decided to just try it on my arms to see how I would react. It worked beautifully although my follicles were very red, swollen, and angry shortly after I finished. It was a bit frightening, but the irritation was pretty much gone by the next day and my skin looked so flawless and smooth. It wasn’t until about 2 weeks after that I noticed how many ingrown hairs I had, which seemed to pop up overnight. My arms literally looked like a pizza. I tried exfoliating gloves to help, but that irritated everything more. If you can believe it, 1 year later and I’m still dealing with the hyperpigmentation from all the ingrown hairs. My dermatologist prescribed tretinoin to get my arms back to the way they were prior to epilating. I’m on my third week using the stuff, so there’s no real results just yet. I don’t know what I did wrong to get so many ingrown hairs.

[@donnascuderi7441]

Is it just me or is shaving really painfully irritating

[@Aliveinthesky]

Okay, the "pushing hard with the device into your skin" advice was sooo golden, thank you!

[@Woodenp3ck]

I know every individual is different but I just want to mention to anyone wondering : I’m living proof that for some people it really does get drastically less painful by about the 3rd time and after that… crazy as it sounds… feels kinda good!

[@bonjovirocks24]

Save yourself 7 minutes and use a pumice stone or a good exfoliating glove daily after using and epilator to prevent ingrown hairs. Also use a toner immediately after.

[@julianeh5584]

It is only painfull at the very first time. I also use it on my armpits and it is not painful at alI. If you make it through the first time, the following sessions are almost painless. I can also say that expensive epilators aren`t necessarily better than cheaper ones. I have a cheaper one and an expensive one and they litterally do the exact same job. No difference at all.

[@emydontigny697]

Epilator are torture devices but damn I cannot live without it.

[@Stella-dy1in]

It pains but it brings back joy and happiness in the life🥰

[@teresagraham6166]

I always exfoliate before and the day after, this really helps me with I ingrowing hairs, and doesn’t effect my spray on tan then, thanks for the video.

[@nishthamathur9585]

I just bought an epilator and this was much needed thanks!!

[@sab_1055]

I never thought of pumice! I'm vexed about the time & emotion I've wasted failing to avoid ingrown hair w/ exfoliating gloves.

[@Jacqie_Lee]

Thank you! I just was gifted one of these and I wasn’t sure I was using it right or if I needed the hair to grow a bit longer! Appreciate this video!

[@sshiok1518]

I'm considering using an epilator for the first time and this video has been very helpful! Thank you ❤

[@TearLilyd]

The pumice stone is brilliant! Thank you. Starting waxing and then doing epillator now that only small amount of hair is growing back but noticing lots of I growns but just like a layer of skin under! It's been so obnoxious but the pumice stone makes a lot of senss

[@4svjetla]

In case you have not update your device I advice to do so. Have been using brown device for many years and recently bought new with the moving head. It iritates less (no red bumps as before) and is almost painless

[@daisyb5646]

Hi again. I posted a comment approximately 10 months ago, and today I finally epilated my legs for the first time. I had been so frightened to actually use it, hence my epilator had remained unused for months, and all I can say is Wow, it is completely phenomenal! I have a lot to learn about the epilating process, but for a first attempt my legs are very smooth, and I am 100% confident that I will get better with time. Thank you so much for your demonstration, as it was key to me taking the plunge 😊