Thread: Prone to ingrowns

MMM-

Also good advice... as I think has been mentioned a few times each face/beard is different, the brush thing seems to help me a lot... but for some it could make things worse.. just something to try.

Also, I'm trying this stuff... was highly recommended by a style guy on another website.. just got it yesterday so not enough to say if it works or not
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Originally Posted by MMM

Here's what I do--
I do not use brushes or other abrasives to free the entrapped hair. It is my highly unqualified opinion that such irritation only makes the problem worse. My understanding of ingrowns is that they result from the hair being cut so short that its end sits below the rim of the follicle. When the hair grows it grows into the side of the follicle instead of through the opening. Though not a doctor, I do have some basic understanding of physiology. One of the body's stock responses to to abrasions (brushes, exfoliating scrubs) is the inflammatory response. This includes swelling of the affected area. This would, I propose, raise the rim of the follicle higher relative to the hair, putting one at risk for more entrapments. I trust that the razor will exfoliate enough.