62% of people report having sensitive skin. Sensitive skin can react badly to chemicals in hair removal creams, which can dry out or irritate sensitive skin, causing an unpleasant sensation and making the skin even more vulnerable.
One solution is to start using olive oil: it is easy to find, it is inexpensive, and it is a natural lubricant that helps hair removal and leaves the skin soft and smooth. Olive oil is natural, inexpensive and super moisturizing: a hair removal solution that you must try!
Steps
Step 1. Buy some olive oil
You can also use the olive oil you have at home, but to avoid contaminating the kitchen with germs from the bathroom, you can buy a bottle intended only for hair removal. A small bottle will suffice and the best choice is extra virgin olive oil.
- Put a label so that no one tries to move the bottle from the bathroom to the kitchen cupboard!
- Avoid buying pure or too light oil. These types of oil have been chemically processed. Choose good quality organic oil, for the good of your skin.
Step 2. Pour a small amount of oil on the palm of your hand
You don't need much, so pour in some, also because you can add more later. Massage it into your hands.
Step 3. Apply the olive oil to the skin
Massage the affected area with your hands. The first time you try this method, choose an area that is easy to shave, such as the legs or face.
Step 4. Wax
Olive oil protects the skin from cuts and irritation because it is an excellent lubricant.
Step 5. Avoid post hair removal cream
This way you will save and avoid chemicals on your skin. In fact, olive oil is a natural moisturizer and you don't have to add anything else!
Step 6. Protect the razor from rust
Dip the razor blade in the olive oil. The oil will lubricate the blade and prevent it from rusting.
Advice
- Olive oil contains vitamin E, which is great for the skin!
- To get even softer skin, use sweet almond oil after hair removal.
- If you don't like the feeling of the oil on your hands, you can pour it into a spray bottle and spray it. However, the benefits of olive oil will also be good for your hands, so don't worry if it's greasy: it will absorb quickly.
- You can also use olive oil-based depilatory creams if you don't want to use real oil.
- Baby oil (like Johnson's) or soybean oil may be fine, but be aware of their production methods because they are not usually organic.
Warnings
- Olive oil makes the tub or shower slippery, so be careful.
- Be very careful not to cut yourself with the razor. If the oil enters the cut it will burn a lot.
