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Symptoms of an ingrown hair

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Ingrown hairs can look like raised, itchy bumps on the skin.

On white skin the bumps may look red. Redness may be harder to see on black or brown skin, but they may look a different colour to the surrounding skin.

Sometimes you can see a hair trapped under the skin.

You may be more likely to get ingrown hairs if you have coarse or curly hair.

Close up of a small, round, red bump where a hair has grown into the skin, shown on white skin. Credit:

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Infected ingrown hairs can be painful. You may see pus in the bumps.

You are more likely to get ingrown hairs in areas you shave, such as:

  • face and neck
  • legs
  • armpits
  • chest
  • back
  • your pubic area

Waxing, plucking and threading hair can also lead to ingrown hairs.

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