Hey I just shaved my chest for the first time in like five years..
Now I didnt have much hair just a little between my chest.
Now its been like 9 days since I shaved it and I STILL have
irratation from where it was (like red bumps).. Now Im wondering
whats the quickest way to get rid of this. Help!?! HURRY!! Thanks

A light tea tree oil or aloe vera gel will provide some relief. Always shave with a sharp, disinfected blade and make sure your skin is properly covered with a shaving cream so the razor isn't catching any friction from your skin.

It dosent burn or anything Ive just got red bumps and irritation
where the hair used to be... Will that help the irritation or is that
just for if it burns?

Well, when in the shower, lightly wash with Dove soap. It wont dry out the skin but it should help clear out the already dead skin and any bacteria that's causing the irritations. It seems like you went too hard. Alcohol is probably not going to help much and will dry out your skin and burn.

The aloe vera is a general skin moisturizing and repairing agent so it should do the trick.

"After shaving, a single
curly hair becomes a sharply pointed tip that if aimed toward the
body, can grow right back into the skin...The penetration of sharp hairs causes a misguided reaction by
your body’s immune system that sees your penetrating hairs as
“foreign invaders.” Your immune system overreacts by attacking
the hair with white blood cells and thus produces inflammatory" I just finished reading acne for dummies, and you my friend have shaving bumps. So you can, "Soften your hairs before shaving. Try shaving after you take a
warm shower. Steaming helps to soften your beard. Washing
your face before shaving removes oil and causes hairs to
become more erect, making them easier to cut. Lather the
beard area with a non-irritating, lubricating shaving gel such
as Aveeno Therapeutic Shave Gel, Edge, or a benzoyl peroxide-
containing prescription shaving foam such as BenzaShave.
Use shaving gels to hydrate your hairs and to provide lubrication
between the razor blades and your skin.
Shave with downward strokes. Go with the grain. Shaving in
the same direction that the hair lies (typically down) will result
in less pull on the hairs and less tendency to cut them too
short. Shaving with the grain will also minimize skin irritation.
Minimize repeat shaving strokes. Not only is it a waste of time
and energy to go over and over the same area, but repeated
shaving may result in hairs being cut too short.
Don’t stretch the skin during shaving because this leads to a
closer shave and increases the chances of producing ingrown
hairs.
Don’t shave on a daily basis if you don’t have to.
Don’t use aftershave or cologne on the shaved areas. Instead,
after shaving is finished, rinse thoroughly with warm water and apply a mild moisturizing aftershave lotion such as
Cetaphil Lotion.
Rinse your razor of all cut hairs at regular intervals. It helps to
reduce the drag across the skin. Change your blades at least
once a week and more often if skin irritation persists.
Be sure not to use those double, triple, and quadruple razors,
which wind up shaving you two, three, and four times! These
modern razors are so good at what they do, they shave below
the skin surface and only make things worse."

Just skim through all that if you want, but now that you have bumps you can use products that contain benzoyl peroxide ( it comes between 2 percent or 10 percent, it losses it pontency after 2 percent and there has been no solid evedence that more then 2% is more effictive then 10%) Thats in a chunk of acne medicine. Or you can manually "fish" your hairs out of pointing in your skin by using a needle (google it if you want) but id say use benzoyl peroxide or just let it heal. Clear By Design, Clearasil, Fostex, Neutrogena, and Noxzema are just a few of the benzoyl peroxide brand names available.

"Apply the benzoyl peroxide sparingly in a very thin layer to
the entire PFB-prone areas once or twice a day. You may have
to continue applying it for as long as you have the problem, or
you can try stopping it for periods of time when the PFB
comes under control.
Avoid abrasive, harsh, or drying soaps and cleansers while
using benzoyl peroxide "

Be patient, your PFB often responds very slowly to SPAM. It
may take six to eight weeks before you notice any improvement. (PFB as in shaving bumps)

well abit long but hope this helps

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Next time u shave use this method. I read about it in mens health magazine, i think might have been an online article cant remember just know it was that magazine, but it hasnt failed me.

Prepare your face splashing hot water(not too hot that it burns u) onto your face. I usually do this for a minute or two. This loosens up the hairs or something.

You may add shaving cream right after this without wiping off the water, but the shaving cream is not necessary.

When u are shaving u hot water when u are cleaning off the razor to apply to your face again.

Once your are done shaving use cold water to clean your face off.

Usually I apply noxzema after i am done as well and clean off with cold water.

This will be the best shave u have ever had. I used to get bumps sometimes or some irritation but i dont anymore.

I've had this problem before and I actually just dab a bit of bacitracin on any irritated spots right after I shave and it's been doing the trick. Also I find not pressing down very hard on the skin helps with this as well

Its not acne.. Thats what I thought at first, and tried putting some
medicine on it and it didnt do anything. Didnt look any different at all.
So I know its not acne. What do you guys think about putting like a skin
moisturiser on it?

"I just finished reading acne for dummies, and you my friend have shaving bumps." you must have missed this part bro, its called shaving bumps.

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Razor burn is caused by the blade scraping the skin and sometimes (in my case I found this) the sharpness doesn`t matter, the skin then reacts like road rash coming up in raw bumps..

After shave moisturizers may help if the burn occurs, also help to keep skin soft for those intimate moments

I used to have that problem and a very simple answer for me was to not use the foams etc it was a Shaving Oil this creates a very high lubrication for the skin.

Ask at the phamacist for it, if not some gels do use oils in their shaving gels, another one i found to work was a citrus gel (forget the name now) that my GF was using cos I had run out.
I bought an electric shaver and haven`t had the constant Razor Burn problem but occasionally if I rush it does come back and a moisturizer helps it to calm down..

Everyone has different sensitivity to some things, even an allergy to metal used in the razor. So try different products out but remember to not rush and use plenty of the lubricating solution to help the blade glide over the skin.

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