[chrishoney]

I also have the Braun and read on another forum that it helps to clean the tweezers with alcohol after each use. I don't really think we create ingrown hairs in areas such as the pubic region since I have pretty much eliminated the so-called ingrown hairs and red bumps after epilating or shaving by several methods.

After shaving (not for the face by the way): Apply a small amount of antiperspirant deodorant to the area just shaved, especially in the pubic region and proximal inner thigh. This will almost completely stop the red bumps/"ingrown" hairs, which are really tiny, superficial infections around the hair follicle. The deodorant is intended to work by killing bacteria on the surface of the skin that cause increased body odor.

After epilating: Since my Braun is a wet/dry model, I pour a bit of rubbing alcohol in a small bowl and run the epilator tweezer head in the alcohol to clean and disinfect it. This has the added benefit of helping to dislodge hairs remaining in the tweezer head. Just cleaning the head with alcohol will significantly reduce the amount of red bumps/"ingrown: hairs after hair removal.

However, one time while doing this (and considering the above method for post shaving) I went back over the area I had just depilated which had the effect of spreading the alcohol around as well as getting a few hairs I had missed. The result: almost no ingrown hairs or red bumps. I now routinely use this method on any area of the body treated. Follow with a gentle lotion as alcohol will dry your skin.