10 Feminine Grooming Tips No One Ever Taught You, But You Might Want To Know

If you can, you might want to leave your hair down whenever possible and take it down whenever it doesn’t need to be up. Be more gentle to your hair than you may have been as a little kid. Your hair will thank you.

Moisturizing is important for everyone, even if you have combination or oily skin, something I personally didn’t learn until later on in life. Jeffrey Paul, a celebrity makeup and hair professional, told Total Beauty in the aforementioned article that essential oils can play many roles in your moisturizing, beauty, and grooming routines. And while it’s necessary to dilute many of them before applying to the skin, using what would normally be a carrier oil — like apricot, avocado, or almond — straight instead of mixed with essential oils can also be a good way to boost your skin’s moisture content. Just make sure that you’re buying high-quality oils.

Exfoliating shouldn’t just be a body thing, it’s also important to exfoliate the skin on your face. And while you may have used a facial scrub in the past, you might not have ever really learned about how or why you should exfoliate. Renée Rouleau, a celebrity esthetician, told Byrdie that exfoliating is good for those focused on anti-aging measures as well as those prone to breakouts. Because you don’t want to be super rough with the skin on your face, asking an esthetician or dermatologist for what might work best for you (chemical or physical) as well as a more personalized suggestion of which product to use might be a good idea.

Raise your hand if you rub your hair with a towel to remove excess water after getting out of the shower. A ton of people do this, so it’s no surprise that this is something that you might not have ever been taught not to do. Veronica Nunez, a hairstylist, told Glamour in the previously-mentioned article that rubbing your hair with a towel will make it frizzy because it’s hard on the cuticle. Definitely not what you wanted. Instead, squeeze the water out of your hair and pat dry gently.

You might think that you know every shaving hack out there to get smooth, soft skin, but there’s little doubt that razor burn, ingrown hairs, bumps, and other irritation are regular adversaries when it comes time to shave, especially when you’re shaving pubic hair. Your skin down there is super sensitive, so you don’t want to cause any accidental harm. Dermatologist Dr. Joshua Zeichner told Cosmopolitan that shaving in the direction the hair grows, rinsing off the blade after every few strokes, and using a safe moisturizer afterwards can help minimize any irritation.