We all know about ingrown hairs and how they can be very bothersome (to say the least!). Hair removal methods such as tweezing and shaving will cause people to experience them. For men, they usually show up on the beard area and the front part of the neck. For women they arrive at the legs, inner thighs, and armpits. While their uncomfortableness in both feeling and appearance needs no explanation, did you know that they can also cause infections? Following in this article we lay out the basics of what ingrown hairs are and what is the easiest way prevent them.
An ‘ingrown hair’ is the formal word for pseudofolliculitis barbae. The condition begins deep beneath the skin beyond our eyesite. The end of the hair shaft is cut in a way that it is left standing within with a sharpened edge. The blade will attempt to grow out of the follicle as normal, but blocked by the surrounding skin. The problem is it continues to grow, just back into itself as opposed to outside the skin pore. When the hair doubles over itself in this form, it is impossible to leave the surface. The symptoms at this stage are redness and irritation when it is growing the wrong way. The blade of hair is perceived to be a foreign body, and therefore the symptoms of inflammation. The inflammation that follows is the all too familiar bump. The bump is tiny and hard with the blade of hair barely visible. It is itching, tingling, and more or less painful.
This skin condition at this point has the potential to worsen. Further symptoms involve pus formations that form after heavy skin inflammation. An infected pustule can become ruptured resulting in bleeding. Bacteria, yeasts, or fungi infections can further exacerbate the problem. These inflammations, later on, has the potential to leave a permanent reminder of itself in the form of a small scar.
If you experience hair bumps often, take a visit to the esthetician or simply your general doctor to ask tips about how to pluck the ingrown hairs out of your skin with the point of a needle. Always be sure when shaving legs or armpits, you should shave in the same direction in which the hair grows. This will help train the hair to grow out straight which helps prevent the starter problem of curling back around.
Ingrown hairs can be all to easily experienced on sensitive skin. Each individual case will vary in degree, but if you feel that the inflammation could be of the potential for ultimate scar formation, visit your doctor at their nearest availability. For all other degrees of severity, learn about today the ingrown hair cream BIOSKINCARE from the line of skin products at BIOCUTIS. It has a biologically designed serum from the garden snail that is proven in a 2007 peer reviewed skin pharmacology medical journal to prevent the skin from inflaming. In addition, the rich organic components of this serum accelerate the immune system on the skin where it is applied. This eliminates much quicker the dead and dying skin cells within the follicle to usher in a regeneration of healthier cells. Learn all of this skin care cream at our informative website from BIOCUTIS. You will be happy with what you learn.
- Jen Glancer