ingrown hair
Curled-back follicle problem
An ingrown hair is a hair that curls back or grows sideways into the skin instead of rising up from it, causing a small, often painful bump.
Ingrown hairs commonly result from shaving, waxing, or tight clothing, and frequently appear in areas with coarse or curly hair: She developed ingrown hairs along her bikini line.
- razorBlade for removing hair
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
- follicleSkin cavity growing strands
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- shavingRemoving hair with blade
razor burn · irritation · infection · pus · swelling · skin · redness · inflamed · cyst · bikini · bikini line · leg · beard · waxing · pluck · curly · coarse · painful
- hair anatomyroot, shaft, bulb, strand, dermal papilla
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- shavingrazor, razors, shave, blade, blades
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- hair issuesdandruff, split ends, frizz, bald spots, breakage
- skinepidermis, dermis, skin, cutis, pores