Product Review – Princereigns Ingrown Hair Serum & Bump Fighter
Quick, name the worst part about shaving your underarms and bikini line? That’s right, the razor bumps. Those irritated red bumps that make it impossible to achieve smooth, beautiful skin.
Ever thought about what causes them? Well, those bumps are the result of an irritated hair follicle. Unfortunately, what we want as women is a super-close shave. However, going against the grain of the hair and cutting it as short as possible makes it difficult for the hair to grow back in a natural, healthy way. The sharp ends of the hair often pierce through the skin in a separate area, causing inflammation, or can’t break through at all and grow in another direction, causing an ingrown hair.
So, what’s a girl to do? If you’re like me, you’ve tried everything to calm the bumps. Tend Skin burned like crazy, Whish’s Bump Fighter soothed the skin, but didn’t get rid of the bumps, and so I’ve been left with my trusty cortisone cream just to soothe the irritation and stop the itching while the bumps gradually clear up on their own (if I stop shaving for a while).
But about a year ago I heard about this new product on Oprah. It’s called Princereigns, an ingrown hair serum that works to stop the bumps on both women and men. So, when My Beauty Bunny received a sample to try, I couldn’t wait to start shaving.
And the verdict? It works! It’s not magic. There are a still bumps here and there, but these sensitive areas are so much better than they were before. After applying it for a few days between shaves, I only had about one or two bumps that cleared up quickly. I did have a couple of ingrown hairs along my bikini line, but that was my fault for not using the product every day.
How does it work? Plain and simple: Glycolic Acid. This trusted Alpha Hydoxy Acid has the power to keep the pores clear by helping the skin to shed itself quickly. By doing so, the hair doesn’t get blocked by anything as it tries to make its way out of the pore and thus doesn’t irritate the skin.
Now, I thought that because of the Glycolic Acid, it would sting to apply it right after shaving, but it has some amazing skin-soothing ingredients to prevent that from happening, including Lavender, Sage and Chamomile. The only time it did sting a little was if I had cut myself while shaving.
This serum also claims to lighten hyperpigmentation, or in other words those dark spots from the previous bumps and ingrowns you’ve had in the past. I have yet to see these results, but it’s because I have only been applying for a few days after shaving instead of morning and night every day like the product instructs. Glycolic Acid is known to lighten skin discolorations, so I believe this result is very possible.
For those of you who are waxers, this product works for you too. As you know, waxing often leads to ingrown hairs. So, even if the skin hasn’t been irritated by a razor, the bumps still come as the new hairs grow back and unsuccessfully try to make their way out of the pores. Applying this product daily after waxing will keep the pores clear for the hairs to grow out of.
As far as results on men, I’m not sure. My husband has super-sensitive skin, so he only shaves with mini clippers, preventing irritation by never cutting the hair below the skin’s surface. This has been the only way he can handle a shave. But if your man has a hard time with bumps and ingrowns, definitely share the love with this product. I’m sure it would do the trick.
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