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Yannick Sorensen

Leads the publication's coverage of ingrown hair in textured and curly hair and edits every story for accuracy and plain English.

11 stories by Yannick Sorensen

A man in his thirties at a bathroom sink in bright morning window light, leaning slightly toward the mirror and examining his jawline.

Field Notes

Counting your own bumps: a four week protocol that beats the mirror

You cannot tell whether a shaving product is working by looking at your face, because razor bumps come and go on their own and your memory of last month is worthless. The trials that test these products solved this problem decades ago, and their method fits on a phone.

July 29, 2026 · 8 min · Yannick Sorensen

A man with a close-cut beard toweling sweat from his neck and jaw after a workout in a bright gym locker room

Field Notes

Shaving and the gym: the 48 hours that decide whether you get bumps this week

The shave is not the only variable. On textured hair, the sweat, friction, and occlusion that follow it in the next two days do at least as much damage, and almost nobody schedules around that.

July 24, 2026 · 8 min · Yannick Sorensen

A barber edging up the hairline at the temple of a seated client with short coily hair in a sunlit barbershop

Field Notes

Barbershop lineups and razor bumps: how to get a sharp edge-up without the ingrowns

A crisp lineup is cut at or below the skin line, which is exactly the depth that triggers ingrowns on coily hair. Here is how to keep the edge sharp and the follicles calm.

July 21, 2026 · 7 min · Yannick Sorensen

A jar of golden sugaring paste with a wooden spatula and folded towel on a clean counter

Field Notes

Waxing and sugaring on coily hair: gentler than a razor, or a new ingrown trap?

Pulling hair from the root avoids the sharp shaved tip that drives razor bumps. Whether it helps or hurts textured skin comes down to breakage, technique, and timing.

July 7, 2026 · 6 min · Yannick Sorensen