For a while now (6+ months) I've had a small patch of hairs on the chin that just wouldn't get shaved close. I would end up hacking at it from multiple directions and ultimately would cut the living daylights out of my chin. Decided today to inspect closer with a magnifying mirror and actually found these to be a combination of ingrown and flat lying hairs. My hair is naturally curly so I opted to just remove them all, as even the flat hairs have the potential to eventually become ingrown.
I took the weekend off from shaving just to see if any of them would turn red i.e. become ingrown, and most did. I shaved as normal for a Tuesday with Arko soap, a semogue 1305 and a Fatip loaded with a fresh Astra SP. Result was a DFS everywhere else but "the nasties" remained, hence why I plucked!
In almost 20 years of wet shaving I've never had a problem with this many ingrown hairs (usually get one or two per month), and I've certainly not changed any aspect of my skincare routine enough to cause this . The only culprit I can think of is the wearing of a mask for 12-14 hours per day, but this is essential due to my job in healthcare. Don't get me wrong - I totally advocate the wearing of masks and obviously I am contractually obligated to wear one, but this is the only thing I can think of that might be affecting it.
Any of you guys in the same boat?
Thanks,
R
I took the weekend off from shaving just to see if any of them would turn red i.e. become ingrown, and most did. I shaved as normal for a Tuesday with Arko soap, a semogue 1305 and a Fatip loaded with a fresh Astra SP. Result was a DFS everywhere else but "the nasties" remained, hence why I plucked!
In almost 20 years of wet shaving I've never had a problem with this many ingrown hairs (usually get one or two per month), and I've certainly not changed any aspect of my skincare routine enough to cause this . The only culprit I can think of is the wearing of a mask for 12-14 hours per day, but this is essential due to my job in healthcare. Don't get me wrong - I totally advocate the wearing of masks and obviously I am contractually obligated to wear one, but this is the only thing I can think of that might be affecting it.
Any of you guys in the same boat?
Thanks,
R