Hannah Orenstein

Bikini season is upon us, which means it's time to bare (just about) everything. While it's entirely possible to go too long without regular bikini area upkeep during the winter – hey, it's okay! – it's a different story during the summer. The more often you shave, like when you're heading out to the pool, the more likely you are to get ingrown hairs. As unsightly as they are, it's easy to keep them under control. Her Campus talked to board-certified dermatologist Dr. Jeff Donovan to get the scoop.

What causes ingrown hairs?

Hair becomes ingrown when it grows sideways and curls back into the skin. “Even though they are harmless, they can result in tan or pink bumps and become infected,” explains Dr. Donovan. Translation? They aren't pretty – Google at your own risk! The site of the ingrown hairs can also become painful.

“Shaving causes the tips of hairs to become sharp and may prevent hairs from properly exiting the skin,” says Dr. Donovan, but any type of hair removal can lead to ingrowns. Accordingly, ingrown hairs often appear on the underarms, legs, and bikini area in women and the face and neck in men. The coarser, thicker, or curlier your hair is, the more likely you are to develop ingrown hairs.

How can they be treated?

1. Hair chalking

Rainbow bright hair has been everywhere lately, gracing the heads of Dakota Fanning, Lauren Conrad, January Jones, and the Spring 2012 runway models at Peter Som and Thakoon. Chances are you've probably seen the coolest girl in class rocking subtle pink streaks, too. Isn't it time you tried out the look? Before you go running for permanent dye, experiment with hair chalking, a method of “dyeing” your hair with wax chalk that's completely safe and washes out after just one or two days. Here's how it works:

Few things are more depressing than staring at an empty Word document at midnight. When your essay is due in just a few short hours and exhaustion is settling in, the last thing you want to do is muster up the energy to write five flawless pages on the role of globalization in China's economy, or whatever the topic du jour happens to be. Besides, all-nighters wreak havoc on your body.

Don't give up! Her Campus compiled tips on how to avoid all-nighters. Syncing your study schedule and sleep cycle in harmony takes a little planning – so follow our guide from how to prep weeks in advance to what to do during crunch time. You'll be fast asleep, work completed, in no time.

Far In Advance

1. Plan out your semester from the start

Glamour knows that college women aren't just about going to frat parties and living it up on spring break. College women are so much more than that: future leaders, scientists, philanthropists, artists, and more. For the past 56 years, Glamour has paid tribute to their Top Ten College Women -- a prestigious club that includes Martha Stewart and Kate White. I had lunch with this year's ten winners on behalf of Her Campus and had a total blast. Not only are these girls whip-smart and crazy ambitious, they're also seriously down to earth and fun to talk to. Ready to meet the big winners?

Margaret Gilroy - United States Naval Academy: She oversees 1,000 sailors- and Marines-to-be in the workouts and inspections every morning at dawn, and is the captain of the Naval Academy's women's marathon team. 

Simone Bernstein - St. Bonaventure University: Simone and her brother founded VolunteenNation.org, a site that matches teen volunteers with community service opportunities around the country.

Grace Young - Massachusetts Institute of Technology: This science whiz builds marine robots to explore oceans in order to combat climate change, pollution, and overfishing.