Suggestions For The Black Man Who Shaves

Whenever a black man shaves, it's akin to waiting for an alarm to go off. Will it be in just minutes that he'll see his skin become raised with bloody bumps or will it be a little later, maybe while he's addressing a group of people at work and one of them kindly tells him that his face is bleeding?

The black man who shaves knows how his skin stays bumpy all the time and it bothers him a great deal. Many black men just don't shave because they don't want to have to deal with the problems of ingrown hairs.

The main problem for the black man is that the tips of his naturally curly hair go back into the skin after he shaves. This at least aggravates the follicle, (the skin depression from which the hair grows), if not damages it, which makes it all the more difficult for the hair to make it back out above the surface of the skin.

There have been shavers created for the specific problems for the black man, that have blades that pick up and straighten curly hairs while cutting them. But there are also some secrets to help the black man who shaves achieve better results:

Dermatologists and other skin and hair beauty specialists recommend using a MILD astringent before a black man shaves to clean the skin deeply and kill germs and bacteria that can cause infection.

Especially black men shouldn't use soap, because soap only cleans the surface of the skin and even worse, it can dry the skin, which is another major cause of ingrown hairs aggravated when a black man shaves.

Dry hair is very strong and tough. Thoroughly, and deeply moisturizing his hair will help when a black man shaves. He can do this by steaming it, either in a hot shower or with a hot washcloth for five to ten minutes.

Applying a rich moisturizing lubricant and allowing it to sit on the skin for several minutes will help when a black man shaves.

Basically, these actions will not only lessen the strength of the hair, but soften the hair enough to lift it up off the skin. Then when a black man shaves, drawing the blade across, it will be able to slice the hair cleanly, leaving a blunt tip, not a broken one with a pointed tip.

Whenever a black man shaves, he must ALWAYS use a fresh, clean, and sharp blade in his razor. A dull blade will only pull and break the hairs, which we already know will go back into the skin and create ingrown hairs.

While most people can get away with shaving against the way hair grows, when a black man shaves, it should always be in the direction hair grows.

Hairs are actually pulled up from the follicle by the razor's blade and after they're cut, they go back below the skin. Always shaving in the direction the hair grows will keep hairs from being cut too short - Another major cause of ingrown hairs when the black man shaves.

Applying too much pressure and repeating strokes over the same area will also cut the hair too short. Both of these actions are to be avoided when a black man shaves.

After a black man shaves, he should always thoroughly wash off any remaining lubricant with warm water. And then rinse again with cool water to close and soothe the follicles and tone his skin.

While it's not recommended for others, after a black man shaves, he can apply either witch hazel or menthol because these will harden the hairs and at least limit the natural curling as they grow out. These again are MILD astringents that are needed to clean the skin deeply and kill germs and bacteria that can cause infection aggravated when a black man shaves.

Then, it's most important to moisturize.

Many moisturizers on the market today just don't work for the black man. He really needs something that will condition and feed his hair and skin on an ongoing basis.

Mink or Tea Tree oils are highly recommended by skin and hair professionals because they stay in the layers of skin long after a black man shaves.

If a black man takes these steps to deal with the causes of ingrown hairs as he shaves, the results will create healthier skin and hair.

One more important development though ...

According to Andrew Fitch from Fort Bragg, North Carolina there's an extraordinary new device that helps when a black man shaves so that he doesn't experience trouble with rashes, bumps and ingrown hairs.

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