06/18/2026
We all get an ingrown hair once and a while so you know how painful and irritating they can be! Maybe you are one of the unlucky ones that are really prone to them.
Shavers are at more risk of getting ingrowns as the hair is stretched by the first blade and cut with the second, (through the thickest part of the hair shaft), and then it retracts back just below the surface. You now have a hair that is thick and blunt, trying to get through that tiny follicle opening.
Waxing often breaks hair. It also causes trauma to the opening of the hair follicle as the hair is removed against the direction of growth. This leads to scar tissue forming at the opening of the follicle, distorting the follicle, making it more difficult for the hair to exit.
Over the next few weeks I am going to talk a lot more about ingrowns, prevention, and treatment. Stay tuned!