I get tons of red bumps and ingrown hairs from shaving ...

I have really thick, course, dark hair on my legs. And ever since I was young and started shaving I have only been able to use an electric razor because everything else causes so much skin irritation. I exfoliate on a very regular basis and have tried every type of cream and lotion to lesson the redness and bumps. Nothing has every helped, ever. I have tried depilatories that didn’t remove much hair. Though it’s been years since I last tried one so maybe they’ve become better. I have tried an epilator and ended up with horrible results, lots and lots of ingrowns and red bumps. I have even tried at home waxing with the same results. And obviously I have tried using just a regular wet razor with no luck either. I can’t afford laser hair removal. I am wondering if it is worth trying to get a professional wax or if I will most likely end up with red bumps and tons of ingrowns like I do everything else? I am soo tired of taking an hour to shave with an electric razor only to be very sharply stubbly a few hours later. And even with the electric razor I end up with some ingrowns but this method certainly provides the least amount of them. Any suggestions? I’m all out.

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