How to Treat Ingrowing Hairs Shaving Rash Razor Burn

Ingrown hairs, razor rash, razor burn, and other skin / hair removal irritations are common on both men and women after shaving, waxing or other hair removal method. The irritations can be painful as well as being unsightly, embarrasing especially on areas like the face, underarms, bikini line and legs. The clinical term for ingrown hairs is: pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB). A large majority of PFB sufferers are African American / Caribbean men and women. The reason for this is that very curly afro hairs are
most inclined to grow inward or curl around to form razor bumps. What Causes Ingrown Hairs? Pathological Disease Manifestations of Ingrown HairsInflammation: The bodys response to injury. Skin tissue is damaged after the shaving process and it usually causes pain, heat, redness, and swelling. These symptoms occur because blood vessels in the area dilate to bring in extra white blood cells to eat the bacteria and other foreign particles gathering at the site of injury. As a result, dead cells begin to accumulate thus forming papule that turn into pus during the healing process. Any hair in the area gets bound under this formation, cannot exit the skin properly, and worsens the affected area. The hair must be removed to ensure proper and complete healing.Papule Formation: A small superficial raised abnormality or spot on the skin commonly known as a bump.Pustule Development: A blister on the skin containing pus.Bleeding: The rupture of an infected pustule and surrounding blood vessels due to their dilation and close proximity. These vessels are present and in a dilated condition to promote healing.Micrococci: Colonies or clusters of bacteria that cause abscesses in affected tissue. Their presence cause the body to begin the healing effort by both collecting these harmful bacteria and also by building a wall around the bacteria to prevent further spreading throughout the bodyLeukocyte Count Increases: - The presence of white blood cells increases in a damaged or infected area to protect the body against foreign substances and to help produce antibodies.Hypertrophy and Keloidal Scarring: Skin tissue begins to multiply in response to injury caused by the act of shaving, especially in sensitive areas (e.g. bikini line) thus causing Keloidal scarring. Keloid development is common in a small percentage of the population and is clearly defined as a hard, prominent, irregular shaped scar tissue, in the skin, often increasing in size. Keloidal scarring also usually occurs where healing injuries, burns, or surgical incisions are under tension.Epilation: The removal of a hair by its roots. This process is normally done by pulling the hair(s) with tweezers, using wax to strip an area of hair, or by electrolysis.How can I Treat and Prevent Ingrown HairsA few years ago, the treatment for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (ingrown hairs), would be to use Antibiotics, Retinoic Acid, or to discontinue shaving all together. Today however, there are other treatments available, the most effective of which we have found to be Priva Shave Post Shave Gel (created by a former Estee Lauder Master Formulator). Priva Shave is 100% guaranteed to prevent the following problems commonly associated with after shaving: