Shaving: here are 4 very effective tips to avoid the strawberry leg effect when the hair is removed with a razor

Sunny days are here.More than ever the period is conducive to light clothes, dresses, shorts ... but which says legs revealed, also says hair removal and shaving (for those who are followers of course).No injunction in the face of this treatment which remains a personal choice.

While trying to display smooth and sublimated legs, you can know the annoying effect called Strawberry legs.These are small black dots that appear where the hairs were removed following shaving.The phenomenon is so named, because the multiplication of black micro-crackers on the epidermis can recall the flesh of the strawberry enhanced from its Akens.These are small seeds hung on red flesh.Let's close this botanical parenthesis to return to our legs.

Like the black dots that appear on the face, the strawberry leg effect is the fruit of obstructed pores, of sebum -gathered comedons in contact with air, bacteria ... to get rid of it, nothingsimpler !

Reduce the strawberry leg effect

The technique used to remove the hair has an impact on the appearance of strawberry legs.In the columns of Popsugar, a dermatologist advises to bet on depilatory creams rather than a razor because "they can dissolve the hair to help smooth the skin and make the legs of strawberry bumps less apparent".Waxing or sugaring is also fabulous allies to limit the inconvenience.

The way we come out also has an impact.It is necessary to make the help of a clean and in good condition razor, to opt for lukewarm water and a gel or shaving cream.

The strawberry leg effect can be reduced by exfoliating the epidermis.Enough to get rid of engorgees while eliminating dead cells, embodied hairs.Just do a body scrub or a special glove.

Finally, whatever the preferred method, the hydration of the epidermis is essential.If it is lacking, the epidermis will produce all the more oils and sebum to compensate.

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