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How to Get Rid of Ingrown Hairs

March 7th, 2006 by admin
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1. What causes ingrown hairs?

Ingrown hair is the result of hair getting cut or broken below skin level and then growing into the side of the hair follicle instead of out. This results in painful red bumps that usually turn into pustules. The curlier the hair, the higher the risk.

2. How to treat ingrown hairs

There are two basic strategies for treating existing ingrown hairs: You can free them or remove them. Either route should be coupled with the prevention techniques discussed in the next section. The swelling and redness can be lessened by using astringents containing witch hazel, allontoin or azulene.

Free the ingrown hair from the skin

Depending on the location of the hair, you have two options for freeing it:
  1. Allow it to continue growing and eventually free itself. This method works best when combined with daily moisturizing and gentile exfoliation to remove any dead skin that could be blocking the hair's escape. If a pustule forms, gently squeezing it can cause the hair to pop up to the surface.
  2. Using a freshly sterilized pair of tweezers or a needle, you can fish the tip out from underneath this surface of the skin.
Freeing the hair holds the advantage of allowing the skin to heal before another hair removal attempt, when coupled with the prevention techniques in the next section it will offer you the best chance of eliminating ingrown hair completely.

Removing the ingrown hair

Another option is to completely remove the hair. This will work as a temporary fix, but there is nothing guaranteeing that it will not grow back exactly the same way as it did previously. This can be done by fishing the hair out from under the skin's surface with a sterile needle and then plucking it with tweezers. If a pustule has formed, the hair can often be made to pop up to the surface by gently squeezing. If you're interested in a permanent hair removal process such as laser treatment or electrolysis, see your dermatologist for advice on what will work the best for you.



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  1. December 17th, 2011 at 8:19 pm    Rae Says:

    I have ingrown hairs on my bikini line after I shave with a blade. Like Shelby, when I use the electric shaver I have no problems. The hair is cut extremely low and I cannot see it at all. No bumps, no irritation, nothing. If I do get ingrown hairs (from razors of course), I pluck with a tweezer and use salvon, rubbing alcohol or something of the sort. The black spots heal after a while thankfully and skin goes back to normal :)

  2. September 1st, 2011 at 1:33 pm    Shelby Says:

    I have been getting ingrown hair in the pubic area since I was 13. I have bad scars from it also. What has been helping me is to use an electric razor only. It leaves a tiny tiny bit of hair left after you shave and I have hardly gotten any ingrown hairs. Only a few small ones in the past few months. Not shaving to baby soft skin is worth not getting ingrown hairs. Try it!!

  3. June 8th, 2011 at 3:05 pm    mary Says:

    I’m wondering why this article says when you’re done shaving your face and not mention any other body part? Why would this be written for men, and not women, or assumed that only men are reading about this? Ingrown hairs are a problem for women, too and they can be problematic in many parts of the body…

  4. March 28th, 2011 at 7:32 am    beebee Says:

    I have watched many video and articles and this one helped me the most

  5. February 7th, 2011 at 11:50 pm    Ishan Says:

    Hovans Medicream also Known as the Bikini Saver and the Hovan’s Gold are the perfect NON invasive way for a LIFELONG prevention of In-Grown Hair.Works for Men and women on any area or the Face and Body.

  6. January 5th, 2011 at 12:01 am    Callie Says:

    Ive had the same thing, this is the second one and its on the inside of my thigh close to my genital region. Of course it had to be right where it was painful to walk! I had it for a few days, and tonight the pain was just too much so I took a look on the internet and came across this site. The ones who say a hot compress is the trick are right! It took about 10 minutes and soon my blister burst slightly and then after gently squeezing, what i thought was a small dot of pus came up. I was wrong, this was several curled hairs encased in white. when I plucked the hairs, out came a considerable amount of pus and watered down blood. I just cleaned it out with hydrogen peroxide and put neosporin and a bandage over it. It still hurts, but only because I was poking at it. Now after my second one I think I’m going to look into permanent hair removal.

  7. November 6th, 2010 at 9:50 am    T. Jake Says:

    4 words for all ingrown hair problems: PrinceReign Ingrown Hair Serum!

  8. November 4th, 2010 at 3:17 pm    Grooming Says:

    Try a product like “Neat”

    It is a hair removing cream you buy from a store that will remove and loosen hairs without irritation.

  9. September 27th, 2010 at 9:16 am    Maegan B Says:

    I also get ingrown hairs. I used to wax all the time but only lately it seems i get ingrown hairs. It seems they start as a bump then get bigger and sore. Which makes me self conscious to wear revealing clothes or for my partner to see. There is a black dot in the middle and hard around the outside… lately ive been using rubbing alcohol and any salicic acid (facewash) to them and trying not to irriate them anymore by touching them. From my experience It seems to help when you let the bump do its course so the hair grows longer underneath more or less. Once the bump gets bigger it helps to pop them to “drain” the blood and puss out of them. I want to let people know that if you do this and keep squeezing around the hard part it does come out. Its painful but feels better after hair comes out. Definitely pluck the hair- do not pull the hair out. Once i did this i placed rubbing alchol and neosporin the next day. it seems to be healing a lot better now. However the waiting for the ingrown to do its course is the worse. I have stopped waxing and shaving in order for the hair to heal up. This has helped!

  10. September 9th, 2010 at 5:16 pm    renee Says:

    I HAVE HAIR BUMPS ON MY ALL OVER MY BODY WHAT CAN I USE TO GET RID OF THEM. I CAN GET THE HAIR OUT SOMETIMES BUT SEEM TO BREAK OFF INTO THE SKIN MAKING A BUMP APPEAR AND WILL NOT UP MY SKIN AWAY. I’M SO SELF CONSIENCE ABOUT MY BODY THAT’S WHY I DON’T WEAR REVEALING PARTS OF MY BODY. I HAVE PRETTY SKIN BUT THE HAIR BUMPS ARE MESSING SOMETIMES IT LEAVES BLACK SPOTS. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP I DON’T CARE OF THE PRICE JUST HOPE ITS NOT TOO EXPESNIVE

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