Rough armpits, damaged armpits, and still stubble if you just shaved your armpits. So how do you get a really smooth shave, and enjoy your newly shaved armpits longer? With these 7 practical tips and tricks, you’re sure to succeed.

1. Scrub your armpits before shaving

By exfoliating your armpits first, you remove dead skin cells. This allows you to shave closer to the skin with your razor, and you will enjoy a silky smooth result longer. But be careful not to use a scrub that is too coarse. The coarse grains can damage the skin considerably and cause irritation. 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. Shave your armpits at night

Sensitive armpits? Contrary to what most people often think, not your bikini line, but your armpits is the most sensitive piece of skin on your body to be depilated. If you shave your armpits in the morning they are then hidden under abrasive clothing all day, we want to prevent them from smelling so we put a nice scent on them Shave your armpits therefore in the evening. After shaving, the skin of your armpits needs rest. Night is the perfect time for that. Your armpits lie more freely, are not hidden under pinching clothes and can recover peacefully from the shave.

3. Shave in an X pattern

Unlike the hair on your legs and arms, the hair under your armpits tends to grow in all directions.
By shaving in an X pattern, you get most hairs in 1 shaving motion, and you don’t have to stroke your armpits as often to remove all the hairs. This ensures the smoothest results, and reduces the risk of irritation and ingrown hairs.

4. Shave your armpits last

As valuable as shaving your armpits in the evening is the tip to only shave them last.
First let the skin warm up well under the running shower water. This makes the hairs softer, relaxes your skin and therefore makes your hairs easier to remove.

5. Use good tools

Just as important as proper technique is the tools you use. For women, the drugstore has a shelf full of fun colored razor blades that all have 1 thing in common: they have 3 to sometimes as many as 5 blades in the shaving head. More is sometimes better, but in the case of a razor, definitely not. With each shave, 3 to 5 blades also pass over your sensitive underarm skin. This is 3 to 5 times more likely to cause wounds and irritation. Rather choose a Single Blade razor ( especially for women ). A stainless steel holder with only 1 (sharp) razor in the shaving head. 1 movement is enough to shave off your unwanted hair, and put less strain on the skin. In addition, a Single Blade razor is also a sustainable alternative to the classic disposable plastic blade. A Single Blade razor lasts a lifetime, and the only replaceable part on this knife is the razor blade. So you are directly contributing to reducing the plastic mountain. The exclusive YIONN Single Blade razor is specially designed for women. This manifests itself in the extra-long stainless steel handle that allows you to effortlessly reach the bottom of your legs as well.

6. 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 clean your head hair use shampoo. And if you shave your armpits use a shaving cream. A proper protection product ensures that your skin is protected from your sharp razor. Preferably choose shaving cream and not shaving foam or shaving gel. Shaving cream contains air. This causes the protection to be uneven. If you shave over an air-filled patch, the blade still touches your skin, and you have a chance of getting cut. A shaving gel is often thicker, contains no air, but often has a tint. The coloring makes it hard to see what you are doing. You shave at a guess, so to speak. YIONN’s nourishing shaving creams ensure that your skin stays hydrated during shaving and does not dry out. This makes your hairs soft and easy to shave off. The balanced formula provides an even layer of protection, allowing you to rely on properly dosed protection. The transparent cream also allows you to see what you are doing. YIONN’s shaving creams are available in 3 basic scents: Rose, Mandarin and Unscented. Depending on the season, you will also find a limited edition in our range. Each one scented with essential oils, so no perfume.

7. Provide good aftercare

And then have those beautifully smooth armpits, and are you proud of the end result?
Then don’t forget to end your shaving ritual with extra TLC for your armpits by pampering and protecting them with an after-shave balm. As much as we would like to get rid of those hairs there: they are there for a reason. And no matter how sweet we are about it during the shave … your armpits really need some time to recover from this act. Don’t give your skin a reason to be angry, and be extra sweet by rewarding it with a lovely aftershave balm. As normal as this aftershave ritual is for men, we women often forget it. The aftershave balm YIONN Náinn quickly soothes your skin, cools, conditions and restores skin resistance. This gentle balm is perfume-free, and richly filled with natural ingredients: ✅ Vitamin E strengthens skin resistance ✅ Chamomile relieves burning sensation and redness ✅ Aloe Vera speeds the healing of minor wounds ✅ Mint oil provides cooling and quickly soothes the skin.

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Are you going to work on it, too? Which solutions did you already apply and which did you not? Let us know in the comments, and start shaving your armpits with the best results from today.