Ingrown Hair

Everyone will get an ingrown hair at some point in there life. An ingrown hair is when a hair grows or curls back sideways into the skin. It does not always cause an infection. Ingrown hairs are commonly found where an area has been shaved on the body. Symptoms of an ingrown hair include: inflammation, rash, itching of the skin, and sometimes it is accompanied by pus.

Treatments:

• If you can see it thru the skin, take a warm compress to it. This will soften the skin. Then take sterilized tweezers and tweeze the lil sucker out. Once it is out apply alcohol or an astringent and pat area. NOTE: if you cannot see it thru the skin do not go digging for it. It's a possibility it is not an ingrown hair.

• One easy way to prevent them is to use an electric razor

• When shaving, try shaving toward the grain instead of against it And don't pull the skin while shaving

• Putting a warm damp cloth on your face after shaving for just a few minutes will help soften the hair. Use an aftershave lotion. This will soften the hair as well and is less likely to turn into an ingrown hair.

• Exfoliate on a regular basis. This removes the upper layer of dead skin