Ingrown Pubic Hair - Causes, Solutions, and Treatment

As summer and bikini season arrives, so too does a prevalence of ingrown pubic hair. This is often caused by shaving, waxing, or cutting the hairs way too short.

These practices change what is typically a tapered and pliable hair into a hair with a blunt, sharp end. So, when this hair tries to grow, it can irritate and aggravate the skin. In defense, dead skin is built up which then covers and entraps the hair. Eventually, the hair will curve around and grow inward and back toward your body instead away from it.

The result can be either razor bumps, pimples, or severely infected ingrown hairs which are typically angry looking and red, pus filled, and very painful.

Add in the fact that most times your bikini or undergarments rub right into that area, and these ingrown hairs can be a seriously painful and inconvenient situation. Not only that, they're unsightly and noticeable which is probably not the look you were going for when you waxed or shaved in the first place.

Some people have this problem without waxing or shaving. Pubic hair by nature is coarse and curly so sometimes this texture of hair can irritate, curve, and grow inward without any help or stimulus. No matter the cause though, the treatment is the same.

Ingrown Pubic Hair Treatments / Solutions: Treatment will depend on how severe the problem is. Of course, the best way to treat this is to avoid it in the first place. Try to cut off as much hair as you can prior to shaving or waxing so that you can go with the grain. Prior to these procedures, gently exfoliate the area to remove dead skin. (Gently is the operative word here. If you irritate the skin, you'll only make the problem more likely.) There are bikini pads made just for this purpose.

If you only have razor bumps or an area that isn't angry or infected, there are creams and lotions made to gently dissolve and exfoliate the skin that is entrapping the hairs. Examples are Princereigns and Nisim Kalo.

If you have a very deep or ingrown hair that is infected, you'll probably need to get it out. First, place a warm, clean wash cloth onto the area to see if this will open the pores and release the hair. Try this over a half hour period or jump in a sauna or hot tub.

If this doesn't work, there are tweezers designed especially to gently remove the hair. (I like the Tweezerman model.) These allow you to gently penetrate the skin, hook and uncurl the hair, and gently pull it out. Don't reshave over the area. Pluck out the hair instead. Try to avoid tight clothing if you can and soothe it with a bit of aloe vera gel or anti-inflammatory lotion.

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