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down123

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Itchy Vagina After Shaving?
Posted: 07-22-07 10:47am

hey guys. was wondering how you can help me get rid of this itching and swelling that i keep getting from after shaving my vagina? i know its from the hair growing back and rubbing against the skin but is there anything i can do to reduce the itching?? thanks!
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Marfa2107

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Posted: 07-22-07 10:52am

umm..
i put gel deodorant on my area after i shave
it seems to keep down the razor burn...
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down123

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Posted: 07-22-07 11:39am

but this is a few days after i have shaved, not the day of :S. you know when the hair starts to grow back out? i also have larger labia minoras too so maybe that has something to do with it?
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Duchessljb

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Posted: 07-22-07 12:13pm

I've had my legs and bikini area waxed a few times, and each time the aesthetician has told me to make sure I exfoliated any area that was waxed, otherwise ingrown hairs were a possibility (which itch terribly).

I'm sure that similar issues can occur with shaving, so try a good loofah sponge and some kind of exfoliating body wash (something with the scrubbing beads) and see if that helps during that time.

Good luck!
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Tylanas

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Posted: 07-22-07 14:03pm

I get this too and I have small labia; so that's got nothing to do with it. I have found that lotion helps (yes, even several days later). Another tip is to just shave again when it gets itchy.
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tasha_ivey

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Posted: 07-22-07 22:53pm

About all you can do is shave again. You could try Vagisil to keep the histamines from flaring up, but it's not likely to help much.
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ilovemyfishies81

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Posted: 07-28-07 18:49pm

when i shave there i use witch hazel its great trust me
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unknownperson

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Posted: 07-29-07 23:24pm

I've found that shaving again after they first begin to grow again, when it gets itchy, seams to increase the chance of getting ingrown hairs on by body. I just let them grow out a bit; that way it doesn't itch as much as it would if I continually shaved.
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kaerbear

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Posted: 07-29-07 23:42pm

your vagina is inside you so you wouldn't be shaving that. if you mean your labia are itchy from razor burn you can try tea tree oil after you shave.
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unknownperson

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Posted: 07-30-07 05:22am

Hahahahah. Yeah, I meant labia. Man it'd be nuts to.. yeah. Oops.
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