Risk Factors for Hair Bumps
Most of us already have two big risk factors for developing hair bumps–or “folliculitis”–which is due to irritated hair follicles.
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What Causes Hair Follicle Bumps?
You cleanse your skin. You moisturize. You use shaving cream. You even clean your razor with alcohol. Or maybe you don’t even shave. So why are you still getting hair follicle bumps?
Hair Bumps and Hot Tubs – Bacterial Folliculitis
Bad news. We definitely have cooties.
Some studies have shown we may have more than 200 kinds of bacteria living on our skin. One of the most common types is staphylococcus aureus, or “staph.”
What Causes Hair Bumps?
For many of us, when it comes to what causes hair bumps, shaving is the biggest culprit–because of this, they’re often called shaving bumps, razor bumps, or razor rash. But there are other plenty of other causes besides shaving.
Hair Follicle Bumps
What exactly is causing your hair follicle bumps?
It helps to start with talking about what the hair follicle is, and what it does.
Hair Bumps Gone Viral – Folliculitis and the Herpes Type-1 Virus
Like a cold sore isn’t already enough fun…
Cold sores can be the source of a whole new batch of hair bumps. Read more »
Hair Bumps Gone Wild – Boils and Carbuncles
Hair bumps. This can be a deep subject.
Often times, hair bumps are superficial–or surface–because only the part of the hair follicle closest to the skin’s surface has been irritated or become infected.
