You know you have had them. We all have had them. At least once in your life, you've had one. They appear when a single hair has become trapped under the surface of your skin after hair removal. The dreaded ingrown hair is what we are talking about here. Though, I do realize no one wants to talk about them.
| Ingrown hairs can be itchy and uncomfortable, especially if you've got a lot of them. You may notice pus inside the bumps. They are not serious. It is not acne. But they are not pretty. They can be embarrassing. I mean come on they are gross! Sometimes, dead skin can clog up a hair follicle. That forces the hair inside it to grow sideways under the skin, rather than upward and outward. Cutting naturally curly hair too close can result in the sharpened end of the hair piercing the skin. In men, ingrown hairs often pop up as a bunch of little bumps on the chin, cheeks, or neck after shaving. And yes, if you "manscape", you'll get them in the pubic area also. |  |
In women, ingrown hairs are common on the legs, as well as in the pubic area and armpits. You can also get ingrown hairs on your buttocks. Many African-Americans, Latinos, and people with thick or curly hair may have it worse. They can develop a type of ingrown hair called pseudofolliculitis. These are best known as "razor bumps." The little bumps are common around the beard and pubic area. They will appear after you've shaved, waxed, or tweezed to remove unwanted hair. Anyone can get an ingrown hair. But the problem is more common in people who have curly or coarse hair. Curly hair is more likely to bend back and re-enter the skin, especially after shaved or cut.
But one thing we likely all have in common is the fact that out pubic hairs tend to be just that. Thick and curly right on our most sensitive of areas. We like to maintain a groomed look to our pubic area, but doing so often results in these awful bumps.
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Ingrown hairs can affect anyone with curled hairs who shaves, tweezes or waxes to remove hair. Signs and symptoms include:
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| I've known many people in my life that go on stage for a living. I've known ballet dancers, strippers, line dancers, bodybuilders, bikini models, nude models, and even porn stars. What do they all have in common? The fear of having their audience see the ingrowns that embarrass them. Bodybuilders with ingrowns on the underarms, stomach, pubic area and back. Why? They depend on a completely smooth skin surface when they apply oil. They need to be shiny on stage when they are flexing and posing. And then guess what. The oil makes them worse by clogging the pores even worse! Ballet dancers with ingrown hairs on the pubic area? They can become irritated, inflamed and worse when tights are worn. Strippers, bikini models, lingerie models, nude models and porn stars? Well, you can just imagine. You see what I'm getting at. An ingrown hair usually develops several days after hair removal as the hair is growing back. |
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Have you tried sugaring? Have you ever heard of sugaring? Most people I've talked to have not heard of it.
Before moving on to learning about sugaring, let me prefix with this. I've been sugaring for two years now. On my own, in my home with organic sugaring paste with no signs of ingrown hairs. Why? Because sugaring removes the entire hair (including the follicle) in the same direction of growth. The hairs grow back thinner and in the correct direction. With exfoliation between sugaring sessions, you will have success also.Read
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