Relief for minor cuts/scratches?

[plasticpepper.livejournal.com]

Howdy, VPers! Sorry to post with a question that I'm sure has been asked before, but I went back a ways and couldn't find anything similar and didn't see anything in the tags either.

I've got some minor cuts/scratches around the area of my fourchette/perineum, and they're driving me crazy. I've got some general irritation of the entire area going on due to, er, overuse (:P), which for a while was just soreness but then eventually started to turn itchy, and I'm pretty sure that's where the cuts came from - I checked multiple times and didn't see them back when everything was just sore/irritated, so I think I did it myself scratching the itch. Oops. Anyway, now that I have these scratches, the area is SUPER itchy and it's driving me bonkers. I'm trying my darnedest not to scratch it and make it worse, but it's so itchy!

So, any suggestions as to anything I could do to relieve the itch and/or help speed up the healing process?

Electric Shaver Questions

[shi-sha-hariken.livejournal.com]

Hello, all. I'm thinking about switching to an electric shaver (for all areas of my body, but particularly my bikini line), and I have a couple of questions that I'm hoping the awesome people here can answer:

* What's the difference between a regular electric shaver and an Epilator?
* Does it matter if I use a general electric shaver, or should I get one specially made for bikini lines? Also, I'm looking to get rid of ALL the hair down there, so I'm thinking that the regular trimmers are out because they probably can't give a close enough shave.
* Do I use shaving cream with the electric shavers?
* What should I be aware of before using an electric shaver (i.e. health stuff, cleaning, etc.)?

The one I'm looking at right now is this one, but if anyone has a better suggestion I'm open to it: http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-ES2216PC-Curves-Ladies-Attachment/dp/B000G0GW6K/ref=sr_1_3?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1327979889&sr=1-3

Any help with this would be much appreciated. :)

Thanks~