Shaving is the number one cause of ingrown hairs. These small, yet annoying and ugly imperfections can have disfiguring effects on our skin. They are usually flesh colored, red or pink skin bumps that are likely to form a scar if squeezed. Another unsettling fact is that they can get infected turning ingrown hairs to another condition: folliculitis.

Ingrown hair infection or folliculitis appears as small, pus-filled zits around one or more hair follicles. Folliculitis is usually itchy and can in some cases cause a lot of pain. Medical treatment to fight bacteria is needed if your skin condition is severe. If you do not treat severe folliculitis, you might end up with the following complications:

- Furunculosis (painful boils filled with pus)

- Raised keloid or hypertrophic scars

- Permanent hair loss caused by the destruction of the hair follicle

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