Since I started with a straight razor (and all the good prep that goes with it), the number of ingrown hairs I get has dropped dramatically.

I still get a few on the bottom of my neck left over from my Mach 3 days, but they dont really cause me many problems.

The other thing thats really helped is this stuff:

Ingrown hair treatment. PFB Vanish ingrown hair treatment official UK website

I just got some this weekend in the 4oz roll on size. You just apply it to the irritated area after shaving and it really seems to be helping me even after only a couple of days, and is soothing my neck well. Apparently you see the real results after 7 days, so I'll post and let you know..!

I also do shave sideways on my neck. Here are the passes I use in this thread:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...tml#post562331

Hope this helps!