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Shaving powders Basic facts Common, but some consumers find the caustic ingredients cause skin irritation or even chemical burns. Description: A chemical dissolves hair at the skin’s surface. Advantages: Inexpensive, fast, sometimes painless, can be done at home, available almost anywhere. Disadvantages: Effect lasts a short time– anywhere from a few hours to several days. … Continue reading “Shaving powders”
Basic facts By far the most common hair removal method. Cheap, quick, minimal side effects for most, but not long-lasting. Description: A sharpened metal blade cuts hair off at the skin’s surface. Advantages: Inexpensive, fast, usually painless, very safe, can be done at home, available almost anywhere. Disadvantages: Effect lasts a short time– anywhere from … Continue reading “Shaving methods”
Halder, 1988 Title: Pseudofolliculitis barbae and related disorders. Author: Halder RM Journal: Dermatol Clin 1988 Jul;6(3):407-12 PMID: 3048823, UI: 89003813 Affiliated institution: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, D.C. Pseudofolliculitis barbae, although not a serious medical problem, is certainly a distressing one for the affected patient. Its pathogenesis lies in an ingrown hair arising from … Continue reading “Halder, 1988 (shaving/pseudofolliculitis)”
Crutchfield, 1998 Title: The causes and treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae. Authors: Crutchfield CE 3rd Journal: Cutis 1998 Jun;61(5):351-6 Affiliated institution: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. PMID: 9640558, UI: 98304740 Pseudofolliculitis barbae, commonly referred to as "razor bumps" or "ingrown hairs," is a papular and pustular, foreign body inflammatory reaction that can affect any individual who … Continue reading “Crutchfield, 1998 (ingrown hairs, electrolysis, shaving)”
Title: Ingrown hairs, shaving, and electrolysis. Authors: Blackwell G Journal: Cutis, 1977, 19:172-173 PMID: — Blackwell discusses how to release ingrown hairs prior to electrolysis treatment or shaving.
Shaving has been around for thousands of years. While no one claims shaving is permanent hair removal, there’s a common myth that it makes hair grow back thicker. The papers below dispel this myth and discuss other scientific topics related to shaving. Human clinical studies Trotter (1928): The first paper that clinically demonstrates shaving has … Continue reading “Shaving medical data”
Title: Hair growth and shaving. Author: Trotter M Journal: Anatomical Record, December 1928, 37:373-379 PMID: — Cited in: The first paper to demonstrate shaving does not affect hair growth.
Riley, 1989 Title: Health manpower. II. Physician time expended in shaving. Author: Riley HD Jr Journal: South Med J 1989 Jul;82(7):932-3 PMID: 2749368, UI: 89317666 Affiliated institution: This letter estimates 6 minutes a day for shaving, 45 minutes a week, 40 hours a year, and about 100 days over the course of a lifetime. Yikes!
Plantin, 1998 Title: Shaving: a simple and effective treatment for moderate congenital hypertrichosis. Authors: Plantin P, Schoenlaub P, Dupre D, Le Fur JM Journal: Eur J Dermatol 1998 Apr-May;8(3):189-90 PMID: 9649679, UI: 98315326 Affiliated institution: Dermatology Department, Laennec Hospital, BP 1757, 29107 Quimper Cedex, France. Congenital hypertrichosis is a rare disorder. It is sometimes associated … Continue reading “Plantin, 1998 (shaving for hypertrichosis)”
Ogawa, 1983 Title: Regulation mechanisms of hair growth. Author: Ogawa H, Hattori M Journal: Curr Probl Dermatol 1983;11:159-70 PMID: 6140129, UI: 84083467 Cited in: The dorsal resting hair of C3H mice at various ages was shaved, thus activating the hair into the anagen stage. New hair growth after shaving was not uniform in the various … Continue reading “Ogawa, 1983 (shaving mice and hair growth)”
