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UPDATE 1/2018 Yep. Still swear by this. Still have folliculitus and this is still the best bet against it. Even had 2 prescriptions from the dermatologist that weren't worth it. It's upsetting they seem to only treat small areas for short durations. ANYWAY, I wanted to post an update because a few questions from people wondering how often THEY should use tend skin. But it's hard to say cuz it took me a while to figure out for myself. Safe bet is I would say start off with once a day after the shower. But really it depends on how often and you shave and how your skin feels. Not to mention other factors... I made a point to switch to more breatheable clothing which helps. Otherwise, I do the very simple approach of react to first symptoms. if I feel that my legs are itchy, warm, or painful in some way- I'll normally take a minute to put of this on the parts that are bothering me. Otherwise long term care is best without overdoing it. If it's not enough after a week or two, increase it... or vice versa if that's your deal. Don't forget to moisturize - especially hands! UPDATE 5/2014 Oh how I wish this product was on subscribe and save. Going from "hopefully" shaving once a month to shaving multiple times a week has made a world of difference in my life. After spending a few months with the twice a day treatment, my legs were in a good enough spot that I only need to do it once a day after showering. I've gone from having only a few spots on my legs sore free, to having maybe a few sores on my legs. Scars are finally fading and I can wear shorts, skirts and swimsuits and feel amazing - NOT mortified. It seems trivial, but if you had to hide half of your body for most of your life, you'd understand the joy I'm feeling. Only downside is that this stuff will dry out your skin with excessive use, be sure to moisturize if you use it regularly. Original (gross) review A terrible combination of things to have, is a permanent state of "warm" (sweaty) and having extremely thin hair. Ever since I started shaving 16 years ago, I've developed an embarrassing, annoying, and painful condition called Folliculitis. Google it, it's pretty. All over my legs I have, essentially, a severe case of ingrown hairs. The *entire* length of both outside calves and inside thighs are the worst, nearly every square *millimeter* covered in scars or abrasions or both. If I'm lucky, I can shave once a month. I'm not normally that lucky. When I do shave, I get a good day of mild pain (from not shaving more than monthly lol), and then for the next 2 days, I will be in severe pain, and then the next 3 weeks I'll be "recovering" as my hairs go thru the cycle of getting trapped, tweezed, and then healing. Recently, I tried shaving twice in two weeks, and suffered the worst outbreak I've had in years. This isn't just an inconvenience, sure I have only worn shorts in public once in 10 years (and even then was just for an hour), but I can't even wear jeans for more than a few hours because it aggravates it. The one time I had to wear a swimsuit got me constant stares as I'm sure everyone in the hot-tub worried I had some nasty rash that would spread. Every doctor who has seen my lower legs all ask about it. Even the same doctor from year to year. I know you have advice that will help me. Believe me, everyone has advice for treating their mild occasional ingrown hair problem. But understand I've been living with this daily for 16 years, and until you've had 3 boils on your legs simultaneously, please don't patronize my pain by suggesting a "sensitive skin" shave gel or the sort. I've done it all. Hell, the only reason I didn't try tend skin, was thinking it was prescribed, and I have crappy insurance so I wasn't ready to pay for that. So I've tried shaving with every store bought shave gel/foam, Nair/Veet, epillation (yes all of my legs and underarms) and even waxing (which took mostly skin and left the hair - did I mention my thin hair?). I've tried home laser electrolysis kits in utter desperation. Now I'd say the majority of hairs removed from my legs are with tweezers when I can't take the pain and itch anymore. I've used every on shelf lotion, even extreme things like using varying degrees exfoliant on my legs (thinking dead skin on top was trapping the hair, it wasn't), and covering my entire legs in toothpaste (fluoride dries out the infection). Unfortunately, even NOT shaving, I'll still get a handful of sores every week. I've gone 4 months without shaving, it was horrible. Using tend skin: I bought this stuff a while back, and tried it a few times, by using it only immediately after shaving. Right away, I could see that the infections slowed, but the hairs were still ingrown. I was so jaded by years of being let down, I just thought that was the best it could do and decided it wasn't good enough to use more seriously. I was also afraid of using it more liberally in fear it would deplete the moisture in my skin and make it harder for my hairs to get out. Then after that two shaving sessions in two weeks, I didn't care how dry my legs became, I wanted the pain gone! I started using this twice a day, and I fully believe the only reason the "worst outbreak" was gone within a 10 days is because of this stuff. So I decided to give this a real serious shot. I now use this stuff twice a day for the week after shaving, and at least once a day from there on. Not only are the infections next to NONE, a lot of the hairs are emerging on their own. As I type this, my legs are the *clearest* they've looked in 16 years. I can't even put into words how ... impossible this is. It's actually making me tear up Yes, the smell is strong, and it can be slightly stingy at first (I call it "extreme aftershave"). And because I'm using it on my legs, at this rate I'll probably be spending a small chunk of change from using it daily. Especially if I may be able to shave more (more days spent with double applications... but I'm too scared to try that again anytime soon). It's also kinda troublesome to apply, I ordered the roll-on, but I don't think that will help with legs. My legs haven't dried out, I think my application hand has a bit tho, so I'll just start using gloves and/or lotion. I mean really. The itch, pain and embarrassment of your entire lower body, or a slightly dried out palm? I know what I'm choosing. Anyone who can relate to a fraction of what I go thru, I highly advise giving this stuff a *serious* attempt. A 4oz bottle should last long enough for a couple weeks, even on legs.