Ingrown Hairs. What are the causes and can Hairaway Canada provide a remedy with its hair removal service?

Following the most recent blog on facial hair removal, the writer is now faced with several spots on the face where the hair has ingrown, causing a lot of irritation and some transient un sightly marks. A photo is attached to show one such spot. Apologies if undue stress is caused.:) You can see that I have not shaved for a couple of days to try and get the skin to heal itself, which from past experience is the outcome. It can take up words of three to five days for the ingrown hairs marks to disappear and for another shave.

Thinking about what the causes are for the ingrown hair on the face, the writer scoured the internet for answers and more often than not pointed to main cause. Shaving too close

Thinking that ingrown hairs are a problem that is faced by a plethora of people, What is an ingrown hair?  

According to Medic On Line, an Ingrown hair is a very common skin condition in adults and they tend to be more common in areas with coarse hairs, like the bikini area in women, and beard and neck in men. Individuals with thicker, coarser hairs, such as African Americans, tend to have the highest rate of problems with ingrown hairs, particularly of the beard area. This is called Pseudofolliculitis barbae.  Rarely, an ingrown hair may also appear in other skin parts, such as the eyelid. Generally, an ingrown hair is medically harmless, yet it may become cosmetically disfiguring and lead to scarring, skin discoloration (referred to as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation), skin infection and rarely a scar. The photo of the writer of this blog shows the outcome. An ingrown hair happens when the sharp tip of the hair curls back or grows sideways into the skin of the hair follicle. It is a benign condition, which usually appears as a small tan or sometimes pink bump under the skin. Often, a small pinpoint (often dark) part of the underlying hair may be seen under the skin bump. In more extensive cases, multiple small red or pink little bumps ( see photo above)  around hair follicles may be seen on any skin area that has been frequently shaved, such as the face, neck, armpits, legs, and pubic region.

• Ingrown hairs are a benign skin disorder commonly seen in teenagers and adults.
• Ingrown hairs more frequently occur in adult men with darker skin or African-American skin.
• Ingrown hairs commonly occur on shaved areas, such as the face, neck, armpit, legs, and pubic region.
• Ingrown hairs look like scattered, pinpoint tan or red bumps.
• Ingrown hairs can be cosmetically disfiguring.
• Ingrown hairs are often caused by shaving too closely.
• Ingrown hairs may resolve on their own without treatment.
• Infection of skin can occur.
• Avoid close shaves to prevent ingrown hair.

The medical laser hair removal service provided by Hairaway Canada at its hair removal clinic in Markham is the best option to prevent ingrown hairs. One treatment can typically provide immediate remedy.

As my face has been exposed to the sun over the course of the past month, I am not a candidate for medical laser hair removal and therefore unable to provide you with a before and after photo following a treatment. 

Thanks for Medic On Line for providing the information on ingrown hairs.