Like me, do you have a love-hate relationship with shaving? For example, shaved legs are really a must for me on a date night. Even now that we can’t always spend our romantic evenings outside the door. Or when the hairs start to sting after a period of not shaving I like to pull out my YIONN razor.

But, even though I love to shave I don’t always feel like it. Especially in the past, I let the prospect of red bumps, itching and ingrown hairs hold me back. I wasn’t waiting for that, of course!

To make sure your legs feel super soft after shaving and you can enjoy the results for several days, I have 7 tips for you. These are them.

1. Scrub your legs before shaving

Before you grab your razor, it’s smart to exfoliate your skin first. In fact, by exfoliating your legs first, you remove all the dead skin cells. This allows you to shave closer to the skin with your razor and enjoy a silky smooth result for longer.

When choosing a scrub, pay attention to the size of the grain. In fact, coarse grains can damage your skin and cause irritation. So rather choose a fine (preferably organic) scrub such as YIONN Kjarr. This provides a gentle exfoliation without damaging the skin, and through its enzymatic action, Kjarr penetrates the deeper skin layers to remove dead skin cells there as well.

2. Use an appropriate protective coating

If you are going to fry, put butter or oil in the pan. When you go to clean you put all-purpose cleaner in your water. If you want to wash your head hair use shampoo.

And when you shave your legs? Then use a shaving cream. Or is it? Many women regularly use shower gel, shaving cream from a male cohabitant or just water when shaving. Are you doing this too? Stop that right now! If you want to enjoy silky smooth legs then shave with a shaving cream that protects your skin from your sharp razor.

Preferably choose an unscented, transparent shaving cream and not shaving foam or shaving gel. This is because shaving cream contains air and this causes the protection to be uneven. If you shave over an air-filled area, the blade still touches your skin and you are likely to get wounds. A shaving gel, on the other hand, contains no air, but often contains a tint. This little color makes it hard to see what you are doing. You shave at a guess, so to speak, and so the risk of wounds remains.

A transparent shaving cream ensures that you can AND see what you are doing AND your skin is fully protected from the razor. Moreover, shaving cream keeps your skin hydrated during shaving and does not dry it out. This makes your hairs softer and easier to shave off.

3. Wait until the end of your shower to shave

There is another trick to soften your hairs before shaving: hot water. Hot water, as well as steam, will soften your hair. This allows your razor to cut your leg hairs a lot easier.

To make sure your hair has been softened by the heat of the shower water and steam, it’s best to shave at the end of your shower (or bath, of course).

4. Shave short pieces

By instead of shaving with long strokes, it’s better to shave short bits all the time. This gives water a chance to wash away your shaved hairs and so your razor won’t get clogged. After all, your razor must have a chance to touch your skin.

By the way, a single blade razor like this one is less likely to get clogged than a multi-blade blade.

5. Use good tools

Speaking of tools, the right razor is as important as the technique you use. But which razor do you choose? After all, there is a huge range of razor blades available for women.

The most important criteria to keep in mind is the number of blades. Here the less the better. With multi-blade razors, three, four or sometimes as many as five blades pass over your skin with each shave. The more blades, the more chance of wounds and irritation.

The best razor is a single-blade razor where only one stroke is enough to shave off your hair. Would you like to purchase a single-blade razor? Then check out the durable YIONN single-blade razor. Available in chrome and rose gold finishes.

6. Provide good aftercare

After shaving, it’s not quite there yet. Proper aftercare is extremely important if you want to (continue to) enjoy silky smooth legs. Pamper and protect your skin after shaving with a wonderful aftershave balm. An aftershave balm soothes your skin and brings coolness. After use, your shaved skin feels resilient, smooth and intensely nourished.

7. Prevent ingrown hairs

After shaving and grooming your legs, there comes a time when your leg hair starts to grow back. You feel the well-known “stubble”. This is also the time when ingrown hairs become visible.

If your hair root canal is not open properly, due to dirt or dead skin cells, the hair grows inward instead of outward. The result is inflammation and ingrown hair.

You can prevent ingrown hairs in part by exfoliating regularly. For effective treatment, I also recommend the use of YIONN Raka. This is a lotion that you apply daily that ensures that your hair root stays open and healthy so ingrown hairs don’t have a chance.

Our shaving products for silky smooth legs

By now I have mentioned many products that will help you achieve silky smooth legs. To make it easy for you, I list them below. For shaving your legs, I recommend using the following products:

•  The special YIONN shaving package: this package includes a single-blade razor, the YIONN shaving cream and aftershave balm.
• YIONN Kjarr: a mild, organic scrub based on shea butter that helps prevent ingrown hairs and leaves your skin wonderfully soft thanks to the addition of rapeseed oil.
• YIONN Raka: a lotion that you use daily at first and gets rid of red bumps, itching and ingrown hairs within 3 weeks.

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