| CAUSES1. Coarse curly hair growing in a curved hair | | | | prevented from exiting the skin properly. Ingrown |
| follicle | | | | hair is the result. |
| 2. Stiff beard | | | | EFFECTS |
| 3. Embedded oil in the hair follicles | | | | 1. Tingling |
| 4. Hair removal methods such as shaving, waxing, | | | | 2. Trapped, ingrown hairs cause inflammation which |
| tweezing, electrolysis, often irritate the hair follicle. | | | | result in the body forming papule - a small, raised, |
| 5. Skin suffering from lack of moisture | | | | abnormality on the skin commonly known as a bump |
| 6. Improper shaving technique with a blade such as | | | | giving rise to the term \'razor bumps\' |
| too close a shave | | | | 3. Hard, prominent, irregular scar tissue in the skin in |
| 7. Build up of dead skin cells in the pores and on the | | | | chronic cases |
| surface of the skin can cause ingrown hairs - some | | | | 4. An infected pustule can become ruptured resulting |
| are more prone to this than others due to genetics | | | | in bleeding |
| Dead cells can accumulate at the site of the irritation | | | | 5. Itching |
| and form papule which can also contain pus while the | | | | 6. Constant tenderness |
| skin heals.While this process continues any hair in the | | | | 7. Pain - mild or severe |
| area can get trapped under the formation and is | | | | 8. |