India, July 28 -- Hair removal is one of those beauty routines that often feels like a trade-off. Waxing and epilators can feel like willingly signing up for torture, while shaving has earned a bad reputation of its own, blamed for everything from thicker hair growth to darker skin and stubborn strawberry legs. But here's the catch: most of these shaving horror stories have more to do with how you shave than the razor itself. With the right technique and a few tweaks, you can get silky-smooth skin without the irritation, bumps or ingrown hair that often comes with it.

Dr Neera Nathan, a dermatologist and skin cancer surgeon trained at Harvard, has shared four simple shaving hacks to help you get silky-smooth skin while avoiding razor bur...