ingrown whiskers

[ezekiel8910]

When I get an ingrown from shaving or any irritated follicle for that matter, i pull the hair out by the root with tweezers. This seems to relieve the skin and make the red mark go away. However, for the longest time I have been wondering if this constant plucking of the whiskers has any adverse effect. Specifically, I have wondered if it is the cause of my hairloss on the top of my head. I have been balding since the age of like 20.

So, here's my question. Does anyone else do this? Are you balding? Does anyone specifically NOT do this? Do you experience hairloss? Thanks for any replies. Yes, i realize I may have a mental problem. Thanks again.

 

[John Von Wuggz]

I have been told to never pluck the hair. Expose the tip and just leave it until you shave again. You can trim it down if its noticeably long. Never pluck it.

 

[Go West Young Man]

Plucking has nothing to do with baldness, I've been doing my unibrow for 30 years and it keeps growing back strong!
You might not want to pluck an ingrown because it opens up your skin to infection, but the general advice is that as long as you wash afterwards you'll be fine.

The real question is why you keep getting ingrown hairs. They're overwhelmingly caused by bad shaving technique, you need to figure out what you're doing wrong and how to fix it.

 

[Wingnut]

Plucking has nothing to do with baldness, I've been doing my unibrow for 30 years and it keeps growing back strong!
You might not want to pluck an ingrown because it opens up your skin to infection, but the general advice is that as long as you wash afterwards you'll be fine.

The real question is why you keep getting ingrown hairs. They're overwhelmingly caused by bad shaving technique, you need to figure out what you're doing wrong and how to fix it.

+1, Chris hit this one out of the park.

 

[jkingrph]

I had bad ingrown hairs back in the early 70's when I was in my mid 20's. I think the problem was the Techmatic I was using a the time. I got a pair of very fine splinter tweezers and some small hypodermic needles ( to use as micro scalpel) and would pluck them from under the skin then pull out with tweezers. Once I removed one over 8" . I have no idea how it formed that long without irritating me, but when I first noticed it started itching rather severly. It must have turned over and grown straight down then it circled in loops judging from the way it came out. I finished up with some peroxide and bacitracin oint, the USAF standard and no problems.

 

[bemiller]

I've also always heard you should never pluck ingrown hairs out but rather bring them to the surface of the skin.

 

[bocefus]

If the ingrown hairs are on top of your head...this could be a cause of your hairloss

 

[parapaul]

I've always plucked ingrown hairs - I figure by the time I've messed and broken the skin getting it to the surface it's not going to do any more damage by getting the curly bugger right out.