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Fact: You have (or had) pubic hairs.

We also have pubic hairs and we want to talk about the annoying thing that happens when you try to remove them.

Regardless if you enjoy a full bush look, nothing at all or something in between, most women are well aquatinted with the literal and metaphorical pain of ingrown hairs around your bits.

The red, itchy, grumpy spots that sit along your bikini line in place of the hair you removed because you wanted a smooth bikini line but would’ve left there had you have known you’d get red, itchy, grumpy spo- it’sexhausting.

Although ingrown hairs are almost impossible to avoid completely when getting any kind of wax or shaving, there are a few things you can do to minimise the chances.

Speaking on the topic on the You Beauty podcast,Mamamia’sexecutive editor and beauty journalist of 15 years Leigh Campbell went through the essential waxing/shaving prep steps you might be skipping (get it in your ears below).

The first? Exfoliating.

“It’s important to exfoliate the area before and after, not directly after, not when you get home from your wax appointment, but the next day. You want to make sure those pores are open and they’re not going to get clogged,” she said.

“You don’t want to have a red raw area, but you should use a coarse exfoliating scrub, or I would use an exfoliating mit and get down there and do small circular motions.”

Secondly, moisturise.

Leigh suggested using a light moisturiser specifically designed to encourage cell turnover to keep the area hydrated.

Her top picks:

Paula’s Choice RESIST Skin Revealing Body Lotion with 10% AHA, $43.

Image: Paula's Choice.

"This Paula's Choice product is really great, it's 10 per cent Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA) and it will help keep the pores open and make sure those clogs don't happen."

Skin Doctor's ingrow go, $22.95.

Image: Skin Doctor's.

Bump eRaiser Medi Paste, $16.99.

Image: Chemist Warehouse.

"There's Skin Doctor's ingrow go, which is a glycolic acid-based solution, and there's Bump eRaiser, which is tea tree and vitamin A-based. Vitamin A and glycolic acid work for cell turnover, so they're essentially trying to keep those cells renewed."

Exfoliating and moisturising the areas you're removing hair from will help prevent ingrown hairs, but in Leigh's opinion, they only do so much.

"To me, these things work to a degree, but never flawlessly, so if ingrowns are a real problem for you, I would suggest biting the bullet and getting laser hair removal. Or go natural."

Her final tip is to swap out your razor for a men's clipper to keep your pubic hair trimmed and skin ingrown hair free.

"You could use a men's hair clipper to keep it neat and trimmed, a razor can still be too close to the skin and you still get bumps," she said.

"If you use a clipper and almost do a number zero, it's the tiniest bit above the skin so you don't get the bumps."

Genius.

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Other questions Leigh and Kelly answered, as well as their ‘spendys’ and ‘saveys’ (and where you can buy them).

'What are lash lifts, do they work and should you get one?'

Leigh's Spendy: NARS Climax Mascara, $35.

Image: MECCA.

Why she loves it:

Kelly Spendy: Stila Correct And Perfect Palette, $66.

Image: MECCA.

Why she loves it:

Leigh's Savey: Dr. Bronner's Pure-Castile Liquid Soap, $12.95.

Image: Dr. Bronner's.

Why she loves it:

Kelly's Savey: Klorane Protective Oil with Ylang Ylang, $15.95.

Why she loves it:

Until next week, stay lovely.

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