How To Remove Ingrown Hairs From Under The Skin

They are irritating and even painful, and if you do not know how to remove ingrown hairs, they can become infected. The hair twists and grows under the skin instead of getting out through the skin pores.

Instructions To Remove Ingrown Hairs

Ingrown hairs can become unsightly, red and cause irritation. If you remove hair follicles properly, you can keep them under control.

1. The Things You Need

There are 5 things you’ll need to remove ingrown hairs from your body:

Warm water;
Towel;
Alcohol;
Tweezers;
Hydrogen peroxide.

2. Cleanse Your Skin With Soap And Warm Water

When you remove ingrown hairs, you leave open pores, which means there is a risk of infection if the area is not clean. To avoid that, cleanse your skin with warm water and soap. This step is very important, so don’t even think about skipping it.

3. Sterilize The Tweezers

Sterilize the tweezers by placing them in alcohol for several minutes. This way you’ll avoid more unwanted irritation that could occur.

4. Apply A Warm Compress

If the hair is still under the skin, but the area is not infected, avoid “digging” after him. What you need to do is to keep a warm compress on the area for a couple of minutes. This should make the bulge to let the ingrown hairs get out.

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5. Remove Ingrown Hairs

WARNING: Perform this step only if the hair is still under the skin and the area is infected and/or even bleeding.

Press on the ingrown hair with the sharpest tweezer’s side. Do it easy and carefully, until the skin cracks and allow the ingrown hair to come out of the follicle.
Don’t yank the hair, but let it grow above the skin.
Apply hydrogen peroxide on the area and cleanse it.

Don’t freak out if you’ll see blood or pus when the treatment is done. This is normal, and it will heal itself if you’ll keep the area clean.

Prevention

The best way to remove ingrown hairs is to don’t have them in the first place. So the easiest method for prevention is to cleanse your skin really well.

But sometimes it’s not your fault, it’s genetics, climates or environment. So apply this treatment immediately you see a bump on your skin, because now you know how to remove ingrown hairs and get rid of those bumps.