So funny that you asked this - I was only asking my beauty therapist about this the other week. She looked at me like I was crazy. It seems this isn’t a common beauty dilemma. I found I was getting ingrowns when I was most regularly getting my brows waxed. I’ve since cut down on the waxing, which has helped sort the issue out - I have pretty fair brows so it’s easy enough to do a DIY upkeep by tweezing every few days.

If you do prefer to keep waxing, you’ll need to prevent ingrown hairs in a similar way you do the ones on your bikini line. Keep the skin here exfoliated. When you scrub your face, spend a little extra time gently rubbing over eyebrows and just underneath. To treat ingrowns once they’re there, I used to dab on a salicylic acid-based pimple gel, which has a similarly exfoliating but also soothing effect. After a few days, the bump usually calms down and as soon as you see the hair poke through, you simply use tweezers to remove it. Alternatively, your therapist should be happy to treat any ingrowns for free, or for a nominal fee.

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