Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD An ingrown hair cyst looks like a small red bump and often causes no pain.You can ...

Folliculitis is a common skin condition that occurs when hair follicles become inflamed due to infection, irritation, or blockage. The most frequent cause is a bacterial infection, though fungi and ...

Scalp folliculitis is a skin condition that occurs when the hair follicles on the scalp become inflamed. This results in pustules, whiteheads, or other pimple-like bumps on the scalp that can be ...

Have you ever found yourself dealing with an ingrown pubic hair in your nether regions? If so, you’re not alone. Ingrown pubic hairs are very common, especially for those who frequently shave down ...

Ingrown hairs are hairs that have grown back into the skin. They can cause small round, and often itchy or painful, bumps. Ingrown hair bumps can happen anywhere hair grows, including your scalp and ...

Some remedies, like applying benzoyl peroxide or a warm compress, can help relieve hair bumps on your butt. Exfoliation can also help prevent ingrown hairs from forming. Share on Pinterest An ingrown ...

Finding an ingrown hair a few days after shaving, waxing or epilating is frustrating. It’s caused by hair curling into and getting trapped underneath the skin, and it can be itchy and painful.

As anyone with a vagina and vulva can tell you, sometimes the odd lump or bump can develop on your nether regions. While it’s never a good idea to panic at the first sign of some unusual lumpiness, it ...

As Liu explains, when trauma to the follicle occurs during hair removal, this can lead to ingrown hair, or inflammation that occurs as the hair is growing back. This can happen whether you tweeze, wax ...

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 ...

A skin fungus that can spread via poorly sanitised combs or towels in 'dirty' barber shops could cause permanent hair loss, dermatologists have warned. Cases of ringworm, which is spread through ...