Areas to trim: Ears and Nose.Blunt-nosed tweezers. The medical
equivalent, called a "needle holder," may be the best-kept secret among
male doctors for removing unwanted nose and ear hair. The smooth,
non-ridged grasping surface of the instrument allows it to grasp many
hairs at once and remove them, pulling them out from the root of the
hair shaft. (It doesn't hurt nearly as much as you'd think.) It is
better than trimming, which only removes the portion of the hair that
is above the skin surface.
Best way to trim cheeks: having cream, trimmer or razor. But
don't just slap on the cream and start slicing skin. You need to let
the white stuff sit awhile to be effective. The hairs in your beard are
as strong as a thin wire, but if you leave your shaving cream on for at
least two minutes and 45 seconds, the hair becomes softer and easier to
cut.
The best shaving cream? Any that contains the ingredient benzoyl
peroxide. If you get razor bumps after shaving, they'll generally go
away after using benzoyl peroxide for just a few days' time. Once your
beard is soft, shave slowly, stopping frequently to rinse the blade. If
you're prone to ingrown hairs, Burke recommends exfoliating the skin
and taking 1,000 mg of vitamin C a day.
After shaving, splash cold water--not aftershave--on your face. The
cool [H.sub.2]O will close your pores and soothe your skin. Then apply
a moisturizer.
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