Razor burn is a type of burning sensation you get especially after shaving, and is generally caused by the irritating effects of having all your skins natural moisture harshly removed by a sharp edge, leaving it dry, sensitive and inflamed. The practice of shaving is a very unnatural and high friction process that can produce unfavorable effects in your skin. At times razor burn can be very uncomfortable, and can cause evident bumps and rashes along the face and neck, or any other place you shave regularly. For centuries people have been using different methods to cure razor burn as it can be both ugly and painful.

In fact I have very thick facial hair, and shaving for me has at all times produced some really bad razor burn. I remember the first time I started to shave as a teenager; it was so awful it looked like horrible acne on some days. Luckily my older brother clued me in time about the wonderful world of shaving side effects, and started me on the road to investigating ways to cure razor burn. To cure razor burn, he recommended using one of any number of products designed to do just that. And indeed, there are several aftershave lotions that are meant to cure razor burn.

Frankly speaking, I found these products to do little other than make me smell spiffy. For a number of these products that are marketed as remedies for razor burn have alcohol in them, and many times make my face feel even drier and more inflamed than ever before. I've had much better luck using products that aren't intended to cure razor burn in order to cure razor burn.

Of all, my personal favorite way to cure razor burn is a lotion made by Vaseline, called Vaseline Intensive Care. It's not anything like their trademark petroleum jelly, and is marketed as a body lotion but I find that it works great as a way to remedy razor burn. No sooner I apply it, within ten minutes or so after shaving, I find I almost never experience razor burn symptoms. What's more, I've discovered that some Aloe Vera based gels or lotions can work great as a way to cure razor burn as well.

It helps to take care while you shave as well. One must not use force or apply too much pressure when you make your strokes, a good way is to try and remove the hair as lightly as possible. There can be some amount of razor burn which is unavoidable at times, so you'll probably want to have a way to cure razor burn handy no matter how carefully you shave. While razor burn is in fact the same thing in both men and women, razor burn cures should work equally well for anyone. The difference between the product to cure razor burn for men or women probably only differs in the kind of perfumes that is used in it.