You've most likely experienced an ingrown hair at some point; you're not alone, they're incredibly common. But while you may ...

Ingrown hairs are a common nuisance but rarely serious. They can develop on frequently shaved body parts such as the legs or pubic area. You might also get ingrown hairs after other forms of hair ...

If the site of the ingrown hair acquires an infection with Staphylococcus aureus, it can cause itchy bumps, pain, flushed skin, and pus. Staph infections come from a bacterium called Staphylococcus ...

The ideal end result to shaving or waxing should be smooth, hairless skin — at least, that's what one hopes for. But if you're not careful, what could happen instead is a red, swollen, and utterly ...

Between the tools (which are all either extremely sharp or extremely hot), the setting (which can be anything from your own slippery shower to a dimly-lit salon room), and the looming risk of actual ...

What Ingrown Hairs Actually Are Ingrown hairs happen when a strand curls back into the skin instead of growing ...

For our inaugural column, we had a question from a reader concerned about a suspicious bump along her bikini line. I’ve had an extremely large and inflamed bump here for several days now and it ...

An infected ingrown hair can in rare cases become life-threatening. Learn how to make sure this never happens to you. An infected ingrown hair may have led to a rare bacterial infection that ...

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