Razor Bumps - What to Do

Causes of Razor Bumps

Razor bumps occur when hair curls back into the skin and causes inflammation. This condition is referred to as razor bumps because it most commonly occurs as a result of shaving. Hair that has just been shaved is short and hence rigid; it also has a sharp tip. Thus it can curl around and force its way back into your skin.

Razor Bumps Treatment - treat razor bumps the natural way

Shea butter is a wonderful agent for treating hair so that its moisture retention capacity is enhanced. Hair treated with shea butter becomes softer and more pliable and consequently even curly hair is much less likely to force its way back into the skin. And shea butter not only contains a high moisturizing fraction, but also contains an extraordinarily high healing fraction and so treats the inflammations that the in-grown hair causes. The essential oils that amplify the healing effects of shea butter for skin inflammations include Jasmine, Lavender, Myrrh, Patchouli, Sandalwood.

The following Karite Gold products each contain Shea Butter and one or more of the essential oils that are most efficacious for razor bumps, and they are all about equally effective. Click on any of these products to find out more about them.

• Shea Butter with Jasmine   (fragrance: delicate jasmine)
• Shea Butter with Lavender and Myrrh   (fragrance: light and soothing)
• Shea Butter with Lavender, Grapefruit and Vanilla   (fragrance: fresh and invigorating)
• Shea Butter with Sandalwood and Lavender   (fragrance: soft and alluring)
• Shea Butter with Bergamot and Myrrh   (fragrance: vigorous but unobtrusive)
• Shea Butter with Vanilla, Grapefruit and Myrrh   (fragrance: mellow citrous)
• Shea Butter with Ylang-Ylang and Myrrh   (fragrance: pleasantly sweet with seductive undertones)
• Shea Butter with Bergamot and Patchouli   (fragrance: subtley spicey with a hint of the outdoors)
• Shea Butter with Sandalwood and Patchouli   (fragrance: earthy and unpretentious)
• Shea Butter with Ylang-Ylang, Vanilla and Patchouli   (fragrance: fragile yet harmonious)

To treat razor bumps, apply a moderate amount of Karite Gold at least once a day. After you have coated an area of your skin with shea butter, spend some time making sure that the shea butter works its way down under the surface of your skin. Move your fingers in a circular motion as you apply the shea butter.

To learn more about Shea Butter and the essential oils that are used for razor bumps, click on the links below:

• Shea Butter
• Jasmine
• Lavender
• Myrrh
• Patchouli
• Sandalwood

Alternative Medicine

For an explanation of why this treatment works, we recommend the book Medical Aromatherapy: Healing with Essential Oils by Kurt Schnaubelt. If your skin problem persists, we strongly recommend that you see a medical professional - either a dermatologist or a practioner of wholistic medicine who specializes in skin problems.

Click here to learn about other skin problems, besides razor bumps, that shea butter has been known to help. Click here to go back to the top of this Razor Bumps - What to Do page.