Popped and bled

I shave my parts.. And some of the hair grows up the shaft. I always get bumps after shaving and they tend to stay for a few weeks before the hair grows back (which takes a long time for me). Well.. I was jelqing today and I popped one! Odd thing is.. It was very thick. Now, needless to say, I need to stop jelqing a while. I’ve used vitamin E on it. The bump was oddly colored compared to the other bumps.. Could it be something else? As some posters know, I’ve never been sexually active (meaning no sex, mutual masturbation, oral or anything involving anyone but myself alone in a room). So the chances of the bump being an STD are relatively low. Any ideas on what it was besides a shave bump, or am I just being paranoid as usual?

Oh yea, the blood was REALLY thick.

Why can’t it just be an overly aggravated hair bump?

This is a base of the shaft thing? Then I’m with Anna.

If you are wet shaving, it might be worth looking at some of the devices that clipp hair to level with the skin but not under, that way you avoid the bumps altogether. Plucking is good too but you still stand a chance of an ingrown hair.

It was probably an ingrown hair. Did you happen to notice a longer then usual hair in the middle of it after it popped? If so, pull it out and it will heal faster.

Nopers. I’m still relatively barren down there after shaving a few weeks ago.

Anna, like I said, it could be just a shave bump but I’m the paranoid type.

Mem, any specific item you are referring to? I use my Gillette Mach 3 turbo to shave down there :x Heh.

Thanks guys.

KittyCat,

If you’ve NEVER been sexual active…your chances of it being an STD are not low…it is NON-EXISTENT!

Don’t worry, just make sure it heals up properly. Hot compresses followed by application of ultra pure cold pressed castor oil (buy it at a health food store) can work miracles.

Regards,

Sparkyx

KittyKat,

Here are a few threads, I couldn’t find the best shaving thread we have here (damnit).

Non PE related. Shaving.
Easy Pubic hair removal
another alternative to shaving

That scary word ‘buy’.. Heh :p I need a new job.. But with art club and my recent boost in social life.. I dunno ;.;

I use an electric hair clipper for trimming down there. It can cut very close, but not right down to the skin surface. I just never wanted to take a blade to that sensitive skin down there! I’ve never had any problems with ingrown hairs. You might try it.

I personally had never had problems shaving with a razor and mine is not anything as sophisticated as a Mach 3 Turbo. Yes, I too got razor bumps and ingrown hairs and by trial and error I’d learned that the razor should at all times be as sharp as possible.

Oh and use moisturizing creams instead of after-shave, the skin down there is much more sensetive than on your face ;)

KittyCat,

Just 2-3 dollars for a small bottle, it’ll last a long time.

regards,
Sparkyx

plucking is a pain but better, in my opinion. no stubble. and once you have been through it the first time, it’s easy after that to “maintain”

I use lotions when shaving there. That and vitamin e, ever anything else. Same goes for my face and pits. :X

2-3 dollars a bottle.. I still require transportation :p too afraid to drive.. Though, there is a k-mart nearby I could check out.

PLUCKING?! O.o oh jeez, man.. That’s GOTTA HURT. I mean, when the hair down there gets long and pulled, it’s already super painful.. But being pulled OUT?!

Heh.. I wanted some of that ultra hair away product, actually.. But that’s so expensive.

Won’t be at K-Mart. Health food store.

There is a third option, trimming. I use a trimmer that leaves about 1/8-1/4 inch. I don’t get shaving bumps and much quicker than plucking.

Regards,
sparkyx

I’m with dangleman, for the shaft, I prefer plucking the hairs out. It only takes me about 5 to 10 minutes and then it lasts for weeks. I always had ingrown hairs and sore spots from shaving, so I started “plucking”, you get better with practice and never have rough razor stubble, which my wife does not like.