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I am a 27 year old female from Scotland. I have a lot of life experience and will do my best to answer any questions you have honestly.

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ok, every time i shave under my armpits, i get painful bumps that last for at least a week after i shave. and my armpits get itchy and sore. also, now, it hurts when i try to shave. i don't understand why because i lather before i shave.

so how do i stop the bumps?
my razor is pretty old (like..6 months+), might that be the problem?

btw, this only happens on my armpits, not on my legs.

If the razor blade is 6+ months old then I think it is safe to say that you are really lucky that you havn't cut your self to pieces.

First of all, get yourself a nice new blade (don't use it anymore than twice - even if it is not a disposable razor, like bic or something), make sure that your skin is nice and wet and then lather on a shaving gel that is designed for sensitive skin. (Gillete for women do a good range) Lather it up really well and then you are ready to shave.

After shaving always moisturise - even under your arms as not only are you removing the hair you are also removing a couple of layers of skin at the same time.

And, just another little point - if the hair is very long, don't just try to shave it, trim it first as if you go straight in with the razor you will pull a lot of the hairs out (like tweezing) and that will hurt.

Oh, and its not a good idea to use deoderant/anti-perspirant that contains alcohol straight after shaving as it will irritate the skin. Soft & Gentle is a good anti-perspirant which doesn't contain alcohol and won't irritate your skin after shaving although I would still recommend that you leave it an hour or so before putting it on.

Hope this helped.

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