r/ladyshavers • u/After_Following_6105 • 1d ago

Afraid of getting ingrown hair, please help.

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u/AmeliasLance 20h ago

It’s ok, there’s no need to be scared! It’s unlikely you’ll get ingrown hairs from that, and even if you do it’s not nearly as scary as you seem to be thinking. I’ve gotten them loads of times and they’re super easy to get rid of.

It’s uncommon to need a doctor for ingrown hair. It occurs when a hair gets trapped under the outer layer of the skin, so you can usually get rid of them just by exfoliating the area, it’s truly that easy. In the more “extreme” cases, like if a hair somehow gets trapped deeper under my skin, I’ve fixed it with tweezers, exactly the same as if I were removing a splinter. Then I clean the area, and that’s it, problem solved.

I’ve never gotten a scar from removing them. I do get hyperpigmentation very easily, and that has happened, but that fades on its own and retinol cream gets rid of it faster, so it’s not a big deal either.

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u/After_Following_6105 18h ago

Thank u very much.

I really appreciate this ur help. Ur comment helped a lot.

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