Pseudofolliculitis barbae aka ingrown hairs

[BvB]

New member here and I've searched the forum for anything related and got a couple of hits but nothing with my problem. So here goes
I am suffering from Pseudofolliculitis barbae aka ingrown hairs on the back of my head. It started years ago when I was in my early twenties when I used to get fades and tapers on the neck line. I had to stop when they started to pop up. Doctors are not helping me, they'll just throw some antibiotics and creams, all failed. Even though after looking at them carefully they don't seem like the traditional ingrown. Sorta like zits and bumps. I've even had the hairs pulled out (which had me crying) The only thing that really worked to control the inflammation of the bumps is Tend skin.
Friends tell me to grown my hair out and it will go aways, I've done that countless times. I even stopped shaving my head with any type of blade and stuck to clippers with a #1 attachment so I don't touch the skin. I considered to take a single edge blade and slowly shave them off.

Thanks for reading.

Here is a pic.

 

[kingfisher]

That looks kind of like real folliculitis to me, although it's hard to tell from just seeing the picture.

Have you been to a good dermatologist? The derm docs I know around here would be able to get you fixed up.

 

[BvB]

That looks kind of like real folliculitis to me, although it's hard to tell from just seeing the picture.

Have you been to a good dermatologist? The derm docs I know around here would be able to get you fixed up.

I've been to a couple dermatologists and 1 kept on giving me antibiotics. I just stopped going to him. Then went to another one and he gave me a cream i forgot what it was, it didn't do much to help the problem.

When you say you've had them pulled out, do you mean the whole hair plucked out? Because the new hair that follows it will also be ingrown. Have you tried using warm compresses and then "teasing" the ingrown hair out? Maybe a shampoo with tea tree oil or neem, if antibiotics and the corticosteroid creams haven't worked for you? Try to find one without SLS or SLES.

I had my brother pull out the hairs. (he wasn't gentle at all) I used tea tree oil spray after a hot shower which worked but only temporary until I ran out and the bumps came right back. I've been using Tend Skin which only keeps the inflammation down. I'll try a new shampoo with tea tree since that worked before. I'll shave my head tonight (clippers only) retake some pictures.

 

[Clay]

I've battled PFB (ingrown hairs and "razor burn") for years. Using a DE helps alot, but I still have to use a product a few days a week to keep it at bay.

I can highly recommend the following products -

Tend Skin
Bump Patrol Original Formula
Bump Stopper 2
Shaveworks Cool Fix
PFB Vanish

One of these products should work great for you. Just follow the directions exactly and you'll be well on your way to clear skin.

Clay

 

[Sir Jammy Fishpaste]

I had a little breakout a while ago when I tryed a Fusion. I made up a concotion of Aqua Velva with a few soluble aspirin and twice daily applied it to the affected areas.

Not only did it clear up the bumps, it also left my skin feeling amazing!